Bundesliga : Stock Report, Week 2

This is going to be a short report, I was only able to watch two Bundesliga games this week (Schalke 04-Hannover 96, and Stuttgart-Dortmund), only one of them with a team in the running.

Side note : I just flat out do not understand the German trend of having the name of the team on the back of the jersey. So many teams have the team name across the back where the player's name normally goes, and the players name under the number. I'm less annoyed when the player name is up top and the team name is down below, but I still don't understand the need for the team name.

Borussia Dortmund : UP. One of the games I was able to watch this week, won 3-1. Played well with the help of a nutty OG that started as a cross and deflected off Khalid Boulahrouz.

Werder Bremen : NO CHANGE. Beat FC Cologne 4-2 after getting stomped on by TSG Hoffenheim last week. I wish I could have watched this game since Marko Marin started, good to see them bounce back after a humiliating loss.

Bayer Leverkusen : DOWN. I may need to add Borussia Monchelgladbach after this week. Leverkusen was crushed by Monchengladbach 6-3, which is never a good thing. It might be better for Leverkusen that I didn't watch this game, but still, 6 goals is pretty bad.

Kaisersluatern : UP. Kaiserslautern is top of the league, and not just because of the alphabet. They beat FC Cologne in week 1, apparently not a difficult task, but they followed it up by knocking off Bundesliga juggernaut Bayern Munich 2-0 at home. I wish I had been able to watch this game, the highlights were pretty impressive. Kaisersluatern's first goal (Ilo Ilcevic) was awesome.

There was a Youtube video of Kaiserslautern's goals but the Bundesliga has pulled them.

VfL Wolfsburg : DOWN. Lose 3-4 to Mainz, oh and what a loss it was. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but Wolfsburg was up 3-0 at one point and managed to lose this game. Not a good sign.

Eintracht Frankfurt : NO CHANGE. Lost 1-3 to Hamburg SV. They led the game 1-0 and had a complete meltdown at the 60' mark when Hamburg drew even, eventually allowing two goals in a span of 7 minutes to close out the game.