BVB played desolate in the 0-2 defeat against Union. The two goals they conceded came from individual errors.
First a goalkeeper buck from Gregor Kobel (24), then a hair-raising hoe misstep from Karim Adeyemi (20). After the game, Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels (33) nudged his teammates.
Social media accusation from the BVB star!
► 21. Minute: Dortmund’s Adeyemi wants to play the ball on the center line with the heel instead of just clearing it – it goes terribly wrong. The ball lands on Schäfer, Becker and Siebatcheu at Haberer, who inserts it from 18 meters to make it 2-0. Kobel-Klops had previously provided the Union lead (8th).
Hummels after the game: “With the 2-0 win, we can see in which areas risk is appropriate and when not. When to send and when not! (…) Sometimes the simple 20-meter back pass is better, even if it doesn’t appear on social media afterwards.”
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Hummels is primarily referring to Adeyemi, but basically means all Dortmund stars. Tenor: You don’t win a flowerpot with football for the (Instagram) gallery.
After the 1-1 draw against Seville in the Champions League on Tuesday, the 2014 world champion burst: “Some people have to get the idea that football has to be sexy, that successful football doesn’t have to be heel, toe, one, two, three five meters, but that a player always does the right thing and not sometimes just the special.”
Niklas Süle (27) also becomes clear: “The alarm bells should be ringing for us. We can’t go on like this! We don’t go by name. We have great footballers, but we make it too difficult for ourselves. We have to analyze that hard.”
Hoe, tip, fickleness!
Karim Adeyemi (r.) in a duel with Unions Sheraldo Becker
Did this way of playing ensure that Dortmund lost against Union? When asked about this, Adeyemi said after the game: “No, I wouldn’t say it now. Today we played a different formation, maybe that was the reason.”
