TSG Hoffenheim

What is the story of the Bundesliga campaign so-far? To me, along the return of Christoph Daum leading FC Köln, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's stunning play to-date out-distances the rest of the league combined. With regards to Hoffenheim, the emergence of their squad from promotion to the top of the league is a beautiful tale of dreams come true and one we rarely see in professional sport where so many leagues are dominated by a select group of clubs. The story of Hoffenheim takes still another turn as Tobias Weis and Marvin Compper were honoured with the selection to die Mannschaft by Joachim Löw, thus reminding us of the extraordinary competitive nature of the Bundesliga and why it continues to grow in popularity worldwide.

In approaching Ralf Rangnick's Hoffenheim club, Wolfsburg will need to deal with their punishing attack that has littered the nets and at this stage the best attack in the league. Their attacking front of Demba Ba, Chinedu Obasi and Bosnia and Herzegovina international Vedad Ibišević possess pace, guile and the confidence to take on the best the Bundesliga have to offer. Fellow Bosnia and Herzegovina international Sejad Salihović is a brilliant whirlwind who will be one of the deciding factors of the match because if not marked properly, his play could re-direct the tempo of the match. While Wolfsburg has shown an ability to score on a consistent basis, they haven't shown a consistent commitment to defending and against Hoffenheim they will be wise to batten down the defensive side. On the other side of the pitch Grafite has been scoring at an electrifying pace but as a further twist in this interesting match-up, Wolfsburg's own Bosnia and Herzegovina combination of Edin Džeko and
Zvjezdan Misimović have proven to be unstoppable.

Enjoy this great match on Saturday which will undoubtedly leave you a fan of the Bundesliga but additionally appreciative of the great Football talent in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I will report on the match Sunday evening CET due to a series of travel issues.