Niko Kovac's unspectacular tactics may not be to everybody's tatse but are effective as Borussia Dortmund top the Bundesliga tbale with 12 points Credit: THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is defying his critics so far this season, having guided the team to their best start to a Bundesliga campaign in over a decade.

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