It's the 98th minute, the final whistle is blown, and the Signal Iduna Park erupts with a deafening flood of boos and whistles. BVB have once more fallen short of their expectations in an uninspired 1-nil defeat to FC Augsburg. This marks the 10th Bundesliga loss of the season for the Black-and-Yellows, as they have officially set up shop in the middle of the table. In times of such adversity, many teams look towards their leader(s) for guidance and stability.
Having now been at the club since 2019, Julian Brandt is supposed to be one of those leaders, but in recent times, Dortmund's No. 10 has failed to deliver a steady creative output. The 28-year-old essentially encapsulates the current BVB season as a whole: the talent is there, but it rarely shows up. The game against Augsburg strengthened this sentiment...