Borussia Dortmund humiliation for ex-captain
BVB coach Terzic brings in an unknown 19-year-old and leaves Reus on the bench
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BVB is farewelled with whistles after the 1-1 draw against Mainz. Things are getting tight for Edin Terzic. The coach makes controversial personnel decisions during the game. Instead of veteran Marco Reus, he substitutes a 19-year-old who has never played in the huge arena.
Marco Reus sat stoically on the bench. The 34-year-old followed his BVB’s game almost motionlessly, but when his team played bad pass after bad pass against Mainz in the second half and came into more and more trouble on defense, the former Borussia Dortmund captain had no choice but to do so to shake your head. Reus was not allowed to intervene in the disappointing 1-1 draw against the relegation candidate, the offensive player sat on the bench for 90 minutes – the game against Mainz was a humiliation for Reus.
After the equalizer, BVB collapsed shortly before half-time. In the second half nothing worked against the guests, who were limited in terms of play. In the 45 minutes the shot on goal ratio was 6:8 from Dortmund’s perspective, before the break it was 14:3 shots on goal for Borussia. Nevertheless, coach Edin Terzic did not substitute the offensively strong Reus.
Samuel Bamba made his home debut for BVB against Mainz
Quelle: picture alliance/Eibner-Pressefoto/Bahho Kara
Instead, in the 63rd minute he brought on Samuel Bamba – a 19-year-old who came on as a substitute in the 1-1 draw at Augsburg last Saturday and played his first 18 minutes in the Bundesliga. The winger, who actually plays for BVB’s U19 team, made his home debut against Mainz in front of 80,000 fans. Reus, who has scored 153 goals in 378 Bundesliga games and has already scored three times this season, remained on the bench.
This is how Terzic explains the change
After the game, Terzic tried to explain the change. “We had the feeling that Mainz offered us something, especially on the wings, and we were very dangerous. We wanted to create one-on-one situations. We know that Marco’s position in the center is strongest,” said Terzic. Marcel Sabitzer, and also Giovanni Reyna and Julian Brandt could cause a lot of danger in the position: “That’s why we decided to try again after Sammy came in very well against Augsburg.” The plan didn’t work, Bamba couldn’t not giving any impulses after being substituted on. Like the rest of the team.
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After the final whistle, which was the sixth game without a win in a row, Terzic was combative: “I have signed a contract until 2025, and in doing so I have documented how much and how long I would like to stay at this club. How long I am here is not up to me. Of course, the leadership and the result decide that. And the results in the last few weeks just haven’t been good, we know that.”
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