""We were very dangerous from set pieces. The second half was less spectacular, but all the more secure for it. We place a lot of importance on set pieces, and we knew after the first half of the season that we still had potential to improve in this area. Both the target players and the corner takers are doing a good job at the moment. Goals from set-pieces often unlock the game for us. Today [versus Mainz], against Wolfsburg, and also in one or two other games before that.""
""4 - Julian Ryerson is only the fourth player since detailed data collection in 2004-05 to register four assists in a Bundesliga match. For Borussia Dortmund, only Pascal Groß had achieved this before, against Union Berlin a year ago. Masterpiece. pic.twitter.com/QrdlD1Ukrb""
""It was nice to take an early lead again, quickly score the second, and then the third before half-time," Ryerson told Sky. "Four goals feel very good. I have to put the ball on target, and the others have to run ther"
Borussia Dortmund used improved set-piece delivery to secure a clinical win over Mainz, with three of the goals arriving from set plays. Julian Ryerson registered all four assists in the victory, becoming only the fourth player since detailed data collection began in 2004-05 to record four assists in a Bundesliga match; only Pascal Groß had previously done so for Dortmund. The win extended Dortmund’s Bundesliga winning run to six matches and moved them within three points of leaders Bayern Munich. Julian Brandt credited focused set-piece work, praising target players and corner takers for unlocking games. Ryerson highlighted the team’s finishing after providing early assists, and he ranks second in Bundesliga assists behind Michael Olise this season.
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