Dortmund’s Success: Nurturing, Not Forcing, Talent

Borussia Dortmund has completed its contract without forcing its talent by beating the South Koreans of Ulsan 1-0 to climb in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup on Wednesday in Cincinnati. In the furnace of the TQL Stadium with a temperature approaching 39 °, the German formation was satisfied with the strict minimum but gave itself the right to continue its career in this competition, finishing at the top of the F group in front of the Brazilians of Fluminense, and will face the second of the hen E in the next round, on July 2 in Atlanta.

Dominators from start to finish in the face of a very limited Ulsan team and already eliminated, Nico Kovac players made the difference on a goal by the Swedish Daniel Svensson (36th), obtaining a second success in a row after that against the South Africans of Mamelodi Sundowns (4-3).

But the addition should have been much heavier for Ulsan without the huge failures of Borussia, especially those of Serhou Guirassy. Difficult to believe that the Guinean has finished this season best scorer of the Champions League, tied with the Brazilian of FC Barcelona Raphinha, as he multiplied the awkwardness before the opposing cage (2nd, 14th, 18th, 24th, 27th, 45th+1). Julien Duranville also had a big opportunity after the break but without success (67th), just like Yan Couto (83rd).

Nothing very glorious for a club that completed the Bundesliga season in fourth position at the end of a jet of saw, a year after reaching the final of the C1. But the main thing has been reached for Dortmund who will have a good week to get back the ideas at the place and to blow after the fatigue accumulated in the heat of American summer.