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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Brassell

New faces, new names, new season but some Bundesliga things never change

Jamie Gittens playing for Borussia Dortmund
Jamie Gittens, formerly known as Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, helped new Dortmund manager Nuri Sahin to an opening win. Photograph: Lukas Schulze/Bundesliga Collection/Getty Images

Sometimes less is more. “I think in recent years he would have done another jink and another, after the two stepovers,” reflected Nuri Sahin. “This moment describes his development. No frills, stepovers, just straight into the box.”

In his decisive half-hour cameo for Borussia Dortmund on the season’s opening day, Jamie Gittens showed that he is following his new coach’s instructions to the letter.

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