Bundesliga BVB is threatened with an unpleasant second half of the season

The uniqueness of the situation was something Edin Terzic was aware of. Sébastien Haller, the head coach of Borussia Dortmund, gave the floor after swearing in the team and before sending them out onto the field for their first Bundesliga game following a ten-week break.

The Ivorian striker used the occasion to express his gratitude for the moral support he had received from his teammates during the most trying time in his life. To testicular cancer, Haller made it through.

He had undergone two surgeries, missed several months of work, and was subjected to chemotherapy on multiple occasions. I was given the opportunity to address the team by the coach.

Because there are more important things than football," Haller said following the 4: 3 (2: 2) victory over FC Augsburg. In the 62nd minute, he was brought on as a substitute.

Standing ovations and raucous applause filled the Dortmund Arena at that moment, which gave everyone goosebumps. Even one or two fans started crying from emotion.

The 28-year-old, who relocated to Dortmund last summer, said it was an incredible feeling to be back on the field in a competitive game after such a long absence. It wasn't long before the illness was identified.

It demonstrates to me that everything is behind me, he said, gesturing. The emotion is indescribable, especially in light of the victory and the current environment.

There was only one goal left to be scored, but hopefully that will happen soon, says Haller. A turbulent afternoon filled with drama and hustle and bustle was emotionally capped off by substituting the assailant.

Haller acknowledged that adapting to a game of this nature "wasn't that easy.". In the end, Dortmund was awarded three fortunate points because despite Augsburg managing to come back three times after BVB had taken the lead four times.

There were numerous scoring opportunities, but there were just as many errors — particularly with Dortmund — some of which were quite frightful. Despite their victory, BVB had ongoing issues. Terzic's team encountered these issues as early as their first game back from the holiday break.

Again, there was a deficiency in balance, as well as tactical discipline and focus in a number of circumstances. This forced Dortmund to spend the winter in sixth place the year before, which was disappointing for them.

The preparation process was then put into high gear to address the problem areas, but no noticeable advancements were made right away. "After the course, we are happy that we were still able to win the game with all the setbacks," Terzic said after a match that appeared spectacular to uninvolved fans but did not incur much entertainment tax for the coaches.

If nearly every counterattack results in a goal, as happened in the first round, then what good is a team's superior presentation, a strategy brilliantly executed at times by offensive player Jude Bellingham?. "The first half was really well played by us.

However, if we give up two goals, we cannot claim to have had a really strong first half, according to Terzic. It was difficult for him to come to the conclusion that everything would turn out well in the end.

After Bellingham took the lead in the thirty-first minute, Nico Schlotterbeck fumbled the ball, which allowed Arne Maier to tie the score in the forty-first. Bellingham couldn't make a save with a header after Schlotterbeck retook the lead (42').

Instead of simply maintaining his position and closing the space, Salih Czan got bogged down in his attempt to recover the ball. Arne Engels of Augsburg played a through ball, and because Julian Ryerson, the newly acquired BVB right-back, cancelled the offside, Ermedin Demirovic was able to equalize once more (45'), bringing the score to level.

They were errors that Terzic's predecessor, Lucien Favre, once referred to as "blatant horror.". Terzic claimed, "When we were outplayed, we left ourselves alone.".

The same old tale and pain repeat themselves as BVB loses focus due to carelessness and allows inferior opponents to rejoin the contest. The end result was a second half that was entirely out of control.

"It became erratic and wild. The team came back and scored four goals, which was a plus, according to the coach.

In fact, a happy ending was provided by substitutes jamie bynoe-gittens (62nd), who had a strong solo, and Gio Reyna (80th), who scored a dropkick at the very end. But in the interim, Augsburg's David Colina was successful in tying the score once more (in the 77th).

Schlotterbeck, who was unable to adequately explain the high rate of dropouts, stated that "quality was in front and no quality was behind.". The national defender, who, not for the first time this season, acted anything but confident, said that because of this, he is unsure of whether he should be "extremely happy or rather be calm.".

Terzic calls for greater control It became clear that Dortmund's path to the crucial Champions League qualification could be much more challenging than you might have thought. On the one hand, because BVB is up against a lot more opposition this time.

In addition to Bayern, the competition is more diverse this year than in years past, with Frankfurt, Union Berlin, SC Freiburg, RB Leipzig, and Wolfsburg making late pushes. However, since it doesn't seem to be that simple to correct the lack of defensive stability.

Even though Haller, the striker required for the match against Dortmund, is back in the lineup, not much should change. He also acknowledged this himself, incidentally.

"We must exercise more control and avoid putting ourselves in such a precarious position. In the subsequent game, we must put a stop to that, said Haller.

Put your finger into the wound to do that. There is just one small issue: there isn't much time left.

Borussia's game against FSV Mainz 05 on Wednesday is required, and the Terzic team may not be suited to their aggressive style of play. The trip to Leverkusen is scheduled for the following Sunday, and they will have a much sharper weapon—speed—to take advantage of the opponent's negligence.

The second half might be challenging.

"After the course, we are happy that we were still able to win the game with all the setbacks," Terzic said after a match that appeared spectacular to uninvolved fans but did not incur much entertainment tax for the coaches.