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Question for the BL experts by montroy28

I've been watching the Premier League for a long time. Cantona/Setanta-at-the-bar era. You get used to watching a certain style and standard.

Thanks to Liverpool, that is somewhat boring these days. And since YTTV can record just about anything easily, I threw all Bundesliga matches into my library even though I've never really followed the league closely. My question is: was it a bad couple of matches I watched for defenders/goalkeepers, or are howlers really commonplace?

In the Dortmund v. Leipzig match, there were a couple of stunning gaffes. Then, this past weekend, Leipzig were the defenders gifting a goal to Monchengladbach. That match was tense as hell otherwise, a real spectacle.

I've found myself more entertained watching random Bundesliga matches where I really have no rooting interest than I have been in watching the PL lately.