“Compared to last year, I’d say we’ve taken another step forward in our attacking play,” Maximilian Beier said. Borussia Dortmund are not just leaning on optimism, either. They have 13 Bundesliga points from 5 matches, have scored 11 goals and conceded 4, which fits the feeling around a stronger start.
Dortmund's cleaner start under Niko Kovač
Beier also tied that progress to the mistakes Dortmund want to leave behind. “We simply gave away too many points last term,” he said, adding that the target is to “take that extra step this season.” He pointed to home and away slips against Stuttgart, St. Pauli and Hamburg as the kind of matches that cost them last season, even after Dortmund recorded their biggest points haul since 2018/19 and finished runners-up to Bayern München last season.
The forward's own output is part of the same picture. Beier has 1 Bundesliga goal and 2 assists in 5 appearances this season, so his value is not just coming through goals. His comments about attacking improvement also line up with Borussia Dortmund's recent numbers, while Niko Kovač's side have kept the defensive base Beier praised.
Bayern and the next checkpoint
Beier did not play down Bayern München either. He said they have “world-class players throughout their attack” and can “make something happen out of nowhere, and at any moment.” That comes with extra edge because Dortmund are above Bayern in the Bundesliga table right now, even if Beier's answer to that was only, “We'll see.”
The more relevant test is whether Dortmund can keep turning a strong start into steady points. Their next league run will tell that story better than any early praise, and the gap between good spells and a proper title push is usually measured over weeks, not one bright October.
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