"'Second season syndrome' is one of the many sayings that probably every football fan knows - the phenomenon where the second year after promotion is much harder than the first. When the euphoria has faded and expectations are higher, it's said that many teams also lose some of their easiness. That's pretty much what is happening to FC St. Pauli in the second season following their return to the Bundesliga: having proved many supposed experts wrong last season and stayed up pretty comfortably,"
"In mid-September, it looked as though the Hamburg side might seamlessly pick up from where they left off in the 2024/25 campaign. With seven points from the first three matches, St. Pauli recorded their best ever start to a Bundesliga season. Since then, however, they've not added to that points tally, suffering eight defeats in a row - the club's worst losing run in the German top flight."
FC St. Pauli began the season with seven points from three matches, their best-ever Bundesliga start. The team has since failed to add points and endured eight consecutive defeats, the club's worst top-flight losing run. Many defeats were narrow, including tight 1-0 losses and a 2-1 loss to Leverkusen, showing defensive stability but offensive impotence. Head coach Alexander Blessin praised the players' efforts and emphasized the need to earn a scrappy draw or narrow win to regain confidence and start a positive run. Goal-scoring remains the primary unresolved issue.
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