So I just checked the Bundesliga table and noticed Red Bulls Leipzig is at 3rd, just 2 points behind Bayern. Is it just good form or do they play great football? I have seriously never heard of this team before.
Many analysts had RB Leipzig as a top6 team prior to the start of the season, and they're looking like the second best team in the Bundesliga right now according to their performances, the fact that they're 2nd in the table as well is definitely no fluke.
Some people have said that they have spent a lot in transfers, and that's true (though it must be noted that half of the transfers came from RB Salzburg, so I wouldn't count that), but the money they spend is usually in young players. They're also known as being at the vanguard of clubs spending money in new training and analytics systems, which is also part of their success, plus they have a very talented coach.
As for the popularity thing, the 'traditional' media has been keen on trying to make them a 'villain' because they're a new club, and so they try to exaggerate headlines to give them a bad image. However, the fanbase of the club has been steadily increasing (their average attendance has more than doubled in the last 2 years), and it's worth mentioning that Leipzig is the only team from the former East Germany to be in the Bundesliga.
So yeah, they receive far more hate than they deserve, I am rooting for them.
