Bundesliga Team of the Week: Week 2 | OneFootball

The second week of the Bundesliga provided fans with 30 goals across the nine games, with some surprising results, including 10-man Werder Bremen’s sensational comeback against Bayer Leverkusen which resulted in the dismissal of Erik ten Hag, as well as St. Pauli’s comfortable performance in the Hamburg derby, the first in top flight in 14 years.

Every week, the Get German Football News team will give you our Team of the Week.

GK – Alexander Nübel (Stuttgart)

Stuttgart picked up their first points of the season with a 1-0 win against Borussia Monchengladbach, and they have Alexander Nübel to thank. Commanding in the box when it came to claiming the ball, Nübel also registered 6 saves with an xGOT (Expected Goals on Target) of 1.61.

RB – Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig)

With Lutsharel Geertruida gone and Benjamin Henrichs sidelined, Ridle Baku is RB Leipzig’s undisputed first choice right-back, and he repaid head coach Ole Werner as his side picked up their first win of the season. His run into the Heidenheim penalty area ended with an assist for Rômulo’s first goal of the season.

CB – Eric Smith (St. Pauli)

Because Eric Smith plays for St. Pauli, he’s perhaps one of the Bundesliga’s most under-appreciated players. A commanding performance against Borussia Dortmund on the opening weekend was followed up with another excellent display against Hamburg. He made the most defensive contributions (18) of any player.

CB – Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig)

The Frenchman struggled defensively against Bayern Munich in the curtain-raiser on MD1, but improved tenfold against Heidenheim, as did the whole of Leipzig’s defence as they registered a first clean sheet of the season. Castello Lukeba completed the most passes (79) in the match, and registered 7 defensive contributions.

LB – David Raum (RB Leipzig)

A marauding left-back, David Raum assisted Christoph Baumgartner for RB Leipzig’s opening goal of the afternoon. No player created more chances than Raum (5), who was also strong in the duels and was excellent at progressing the ball.

CM – Nadiem Amiri (Mainz 05)

A wanted man in the summer, Nadiem Amiri could have had a pick of clubs. His performance against Wolfsburg was a carry-on from last season and established himself as one of the club’s key players. He showed composure to score the equaliser against Wolfsburg from the spot with two minutes remaining, but also registered the most dribbles (2) and chances created (5) between Wolfsburg and Mainz.

CM – Joel Chima Fujita (St. Pauli)

Anything that St. Pauli seemed to do well against Hamburg on Friday night went through Joel Chima Fujita. The 23-year-old only joined the club in the summer but already looks like a promising signing. His vision and weight of pass to find Andréas Hountondji for St. Pauli’s second of the night was magnificent.

AM – Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Many had questioned whether or not Ritsu Doan had peaked at Freiburg, but the Japan international is already repaying Eintracht Frankfurt’s €21m spend on the attacking-midfielder. His opening goal against Hoffenheim is an early contender for goal of the season, cutting inside from the right and curling one with his left-foot from over 20-yards. Doan scored a brace and provided an assist on MD2.

AM – Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln)

Lukas Kwasniok’s side spent €1m to bring a 32-year-old Marius Bülter to the club this summer, and he’s already paid that off. The Billy Goats have two wins from two against European participants Mainz and Freiburg. Bülter scored Bülter’s second of the afternoon and provided two assists in a 4-1 win.

ST – Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)

There’s no doubt that Serhou Guirassy is one of Europe’s best strikers, and because he plays in the Bundesliga, is probably under-appreciated. He scored a brace against Union Berlin on Sunday afternoon and although he’s known for his clinical finishing inside 10-yards, Guirassy played with so much fluidity against Union.

ST – Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen)

In truth, Bayer Leverkusen’s performance against Werder Bremen was woeful, but Patrik Schick was a standout player with his brace. Was is not for the Czech forward, then it’s difficult to see where the goals would have come from.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder