Terrible defending, but that is an exceptional header. Maybe, just maybe, he has a future in the first team.
Really hope this kid doesn't spend another year in the reserves, hopefully he can get a loan to a 2.Bundesliga side
I remember asking around after his two U-20 call-ups. He didn't perform well, according to several accounts. When I asked why, they said his footspeed is just very, very slow. I've never really seen him play but that is just what I've been told. The slow speed is not something that can improve but there are ways you can read the game and compensate for it. I think it'll prevent him from getting to a very high level, but maybe he can get pretty far. On the other hand, everyone I spoke to said Maloney is like the nicest guy in the world. When I interviewed him, that was the truth. He's a great guy. You can't help but pull for him.
Last minute change.➡️ Kleine-Bekel⬅️ Maloney#BVBBologna 3-0— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) July 30, 2021
Staying with the first team for now: Antonios Papadopoulos and Lennard Maloney will stay with the first-team for the time being. As will Göktan Gürpüz, who Marco Rose wants to watch more closely [Ruhr Nachrichten] #BVB— BVB Buzz (@BVBBuzz) August 1, 2021
I don't like the vagueness of 'for the time being,' but I'll accept this promotion as rewarding positive performance.
You should. We all should. Football is an unsentimental business and if he's being kept around with the first team it's because the new coach sees something in him. The odds are still very much against him making it to the BVB first team for any length of time, but he clearly has at least some qualities that a run-of-the-mill 3 Liga defender whose only purpose is to provide a platform for the Fatis of this world to rise on doesn't have. If they see him as an asset to be developed and sold to the likes of Augsburg, that's great for the lad
Well, there's no better place than Dortmund to be mentored on makibg up for speed deficiencies as a CB. Hummels is the GOAT of maximizing a career while being a very slow CB.
On the bench for the DFB Cup: 🚨 BVB STARTING XI VS. WIESBADEN 🚨 pic.twitter.com/vOGQDVtPkg— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) August 7, 2021
Back with the U23s. Started in yesterday's 3.Liga win: So spielt die #BVBU23 gleich gegen die zweite Mannschaft des #SCF. #SCFIIBVBU23 #SCFBVBII #BVB pic.twitter.com/mKxeFs3MrM— schwatzgelb.de (@schwatzgelbde) August 13, 2021
Starts for U23s: So spielt die #BVBU23 gleich an der #BremerBrücke gegen den VfL #Osnabrück. #BVBII #BVB #OSNBVBU23 #OSNBVBII pic.twitter.com/xQSIMqgG1b— schwatzgelb.de (@schwatzgelbde) August 25, 2021
Picked up a red card in a little German-American x2 action: 70' Rote Karte für den BVB. Maloney sieht als letzter Mann die rote Karte. Heider war auf dem Weg alleine Richtung Tor.#OSNBVB #vfl1899— VfL Osnabrück (@VfL_1899) August 25, 2021
On the bench for the 1st team in a friendly: 🚨 BVB STARTING XI 🚨 pic.twitter.com/V48JwhYkxS— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) September 1, 2021
Sounds like he scored a goal in the 2nd half: 8⃣:0⃣! Freistoß aus halblinker Position, den @JulianBrandt reinbringt. Lennard #Maloney verlängert per Kopf ins Hohenlimburger Tor.#BorussiaVerbindet pic.twitter.com/1z0RqLHDAj— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) September 1, 2021 Free kick from the left-hand position, the @JulianBrandt brings in. Lennard #Maloney extended by head into the Hohenlimburger Tor.
Started & went 65' in a 2-0 win: 65' Erster Wechsel beim BVB II. Für Maloney geht es nicht weiter. Für ihn kommt Bornemann in die Partie. 2:0— schwatzgelb.de (@schwatzgelbde) October 3, 2021 That puts them at the top of 3.Liga (at least for the day).
Starts Um 14 Uhr trifft unsere #BVBU23 auf @EintrachtBSNews. @WDR und @ndr übertragen das Spiel live. [emoji122] Die Startelf: Unbehaun – Maloney, Dams, Papadopoulos, Pohlmann, Pfanne, Viet, Pherai, Raschl, Taz, Tachie Um 14 Uhr trifft unsere #BVBU23 auf @EintrachtBSNews. @WDR und @ndr übertragen das Spiel live. 👏 Die Startelf: Unbehaun – Maloney, Dams, Papadopoulos, Pohlmann, Pfanne, Viet, Pherai, Raschl, Taz, Tachie pic.twitter.com/XT0YMqMyOa— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) October 16, 2021
And I think you can watch the game here at 8:00am ET https://www1.wdr.de/fernsehen/livestream/index.html Or here https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/livestream/livestreaminternational100.html
🪑 Unsere Bank: Hitz – Reinier, Tigges, Witsel, Passlack, Knauff, Maloney, Papadopoulos pic.twitter.com/Gn97HdwX3d— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) October 23, 2021 He's on the bench for a Bundesliga match! Anyone know if this is the first time?
Played as the left back on a three man backline. Did a fine job of the time-wasting passing as Bielefeld looked too gassed to really chase Dortmund down by then. Not much to praise or critique, but interesting that Dortmund wanted to give him a debut.