As we said earlier, we are in the Bundesliga in the middle of winter break and is a good time to take stock of what has been the first lap and detailed performance analysis of each team. First
see the status of the current classification:
10. - Schalke04: team Felix Magath has experienced this first round almost like a real roller coaster. Of absolute crisis that has engulfed the several months it seems that the S04 to be already out, and with astonishing speed. At the time that Schalke's most pressing problems that were solved in the defense were met "die Königsblau" keys to success, and is stuck with having the Schalke back with balloons fill the men of attack many parties should suffice. Magath also seems to have found its 11 fixed and has stopped rotating players constantly. Obviously it is not yet powerful Schalke fans waiting in the preseason, but at least it is not authentic calamity that we have seen in many parts. Stand out among their players to the phenomenal goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (a true No. 1 in the sticks) and the four attacking players: Jurado, Farfan, Raul and Huntelaar. Special mention deserves the veteran English striker we've seen fight like a true wild boar, and that with the passage of days he has also noticed more comfortable in the Bundesliga. His 9 goals attest to this. 
11 .- Nürnberg: The "Club" has garnered an almost unbeatable first round and is now with 7-point lead in the fight, which is none other than the fight to avoid relegation. Almost without a little noise, but has been away from his pursuers conisderablemente. The reasons we find especially in the exceptional performance of a handful of players. Without them, NGF is a team of the bunch but the coolness displayed by the trio of attack Gündogan - Ekici - Schieber has been decisive in many games. Interestingly the latter two are assigned (Bayern and Stuttgart, respectively). Along with these youngsters have to fireproof Schäfer and Pinola. Hecking will cross our fingers that these key players stay healthy, because in them is the goal of permanence. 
13 .- Wolfsburg: Steve McClaren's team has been one of the disappointments of the first round. With the team's base Magath was champion two seasons ago and signings such as Diego and Kjaer I expected much more from the "wolves." But the result is a totally bland, which is neither fish nor fowl and with a shocking lack of ambition. Be able to overcome a 3-0 and unable to overcome their own side marker. That has led to the famous English coach and look at cherry, so the first days of the second round will be decisive in this regard. The VW will pull the checkbook and a couple of new signings appear to Wolfsburg in January. It seems to me that what the Wolfsburg needed is more than a few tweaks, is a progressive renewal of the template, where I think there are players who need a change of scenery (starting with his star Edin Dzeko) and see their stage Wolfsburg is exhausted. Among the most prominent players in the first round by "die Wolfe" find the keeper Benaglio front pair and Dzeko (10 goals) and Grafite (7 goals). 
14 .- Werder Bremen The Betis have been the worst first round that I recall. Its characters problems in defense of all seasons (the left-back is still a disaster) has been added an alarming lack of clarity in attack. The decline has been noted Özil much more than they expected the duo Schaaf-Allofs and the signings have not contributed anything at all (especially the Austrian Arnautovic). This brings us to a computer resulting blunt in attack and defense gives many facilities, ie a rival quite affordable. It seems that the signing of the team now in the winter market will come to fill this gap and that the team has plenty of individuals to avoid the fight for relegation, but the goal of enter European competition appears too difficult. And that in itself would be a great failure for the Hanseatic. His best men in the first round have been the goalkeeper Wiese and Pizarro (until his injury). Marin or other expectations and Hunt have only met expectations intermittently. 
15 .- St. Pauli: Reeperbanh Those of having done a very good start to the season have been gradually falling in the standings. Attitude and effort you can not berate the team one iota of Holger Stanislawski. Unfortunately the team is very limited in all his lines and although give 120% all the games, sometimes that's not enough to get something positive in many meetings. I sincerely direct permanence for Hanseatic quite complicated. For now have 5 points over VfB but should not neglect even one meeting and especially to avoid a crisis as long and go so far: to fight for every ball and never lose no arms. Although primarily highlight block St. Pauli, in my opinion his best man is the center midfielder Mathias Lehmann. 
16 .- FC Köln: FC goes already heavily involved in what will be your constant until the end of the season, fighting by relegation. Soldo's dismissal seems to have given a little boost to the team, at least moral. Computer problems especially in attack has been decisive in many games, to which we must add some weak side defense. The team sincerely Nothing more and that has filed a change of hands of new coach Schäfer, assuming that the stay will be difficult and will have to grit their teeth at each meeting. Idiosyncrasies own club and the city not to be optimistic as further reinforcements will depend on the potential and performance of their best men and Podolski, Geromel or Petit. 
17 .- Stuttgart: Disappointing can be termed the first round of the team of Swabia. The team is now the coach is the third so far this season, Bruno Labbadia. On the numerous problems of VfB I think we've spoken several times, but we can summarize that the team has failed to renew and quality has been losing season after season. The signings have not only strengthened the team and the outputs have been noticed more. Also I did not recognize any clear pattern of play, but a mere improvisation game after game. To which we add an address of the club too nervous, so we have a combination anything positive. They have computer anyway to get out of slump but should not lose many more opportunities because the nerves are raw skin in Stuttgart and we have seen in other seasons as systems have good potential , pushed the second for not knowing how to adapt to the fight against relegation. Highlight the positive that has become the team leader, Christian Träsch. 
18 .- Borussia Mönchengadbach: The team led by Frontzeck has done a miserable first round and is the red lantern Bundesliga with 10 points. The relegation is now 5 points and 7 points automatically salvation. Borussia defense has the worst problems, with a doorman in bad shape and a defense from the level required for the Bundesliga. Above all are the feelings which gives Gladbach not encouraging. The team looks dead and her only Frontzeck is supported by the athletic director Eberl, which incidentally has been saved from dismissal until now. In my opinion it is an error that has kept him in office. Much has to change the Gladbach in the second round to break away because of the decline today is meat second. Several signings seems likely with the objective of working that shift. Highlight the positive midfielder Marco Reus, by far the best player in the current squad. 
