Julian Ryerson. The player with a mentality that lifts teammates and intimidates opponents. In the Norwegian media, it is Bayern Munich with Kane and Olise who hijack the big headlines, but after four league rounds, it is Ryerson and Borussia Dortmund who sit on the Bundesliga throne.
Ryerson showed the whole of Germany last season that he was dangerous when he got the ball. The right-back is steeped in offensive DNA, a total of 18 times the Norwegian international delivered the penultimate touch before Dortmund scored. 15 of them came in the Bundesliga, only Michael Olise did it sharper. In the World Cup, Ryerson also showed what a defensive/attacking asset he is on the biggest stage.
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There were some breaks with injury, but clubs that were interested in signing the Norwegian before the World Cup were no less convinced throughout the championship. Ryerson stayed, at Borussia Dortmund the right-back has a strong position, a given in the starting eleven of Nico Kovac.
On Saturday, Dortmund travelled to Stuttgart, the match venue where Viking had their first football session in the Champions League, but for Ryerson and Dortmund, the journey home from Stuttgart was marked by celebration.
Borussia Dortmund go into the international break with perfect Bundesliga statistics after a narrow but strong win over Stuttgart. Maximilian Beier scored the only goal twenty minutes before the end in a game with few chances.
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Ryerson was on the pitch for 82 minutes and was able to celebrate with the visiting Dortmund supporters a victory that gives the club a full point pool of 12 points, compared to Bayern Munich’s 10 points after four games.
This season, it looks like Ryerson and Dortmund themselves intend to control the table development in the Bundesliga, where a lead will be built up – and kept all the way to the trophy table.
Ryerson comes to the Nations League and Ullevaal as king of the Bundesliga.
