Marcel Sabitzer is currently an integral part of Borussia Dortmund’s team. The Austrian, who experienced a complicated pre -season, has bitten off at BVB – and is extremely important for coach Niko Kovac.
Provides strong form: Marcel Sabitzer.
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From Dortmund’s perspective, candidates for the Man-of-the-Match Award were plentiful after the deserved 4: 1 success in the Champions League home game against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday evening. Daniel Svensson, for example, who not only scored the goal to 1-0, but also retained his team in the only problem phase of his own game with his rescue act before 2: 2. Or Karim Adeyemi, who had decisively prepared Svenssons 1-0 and was difficult to stop that evening, from his opponents. The choice of the UEFA fell on Marcel Sabitzer immediately after the game – and there were also very good arguments for that.
The Austrian, who said many before the farewell from Dortmund after a complicated pre -season in the summer, has secretly, quietly and quietly developed in the past few weeks to an indispensable part of the Dortmund team. If you like, then the midfielder is the face of the Dortmund Konstanz – and not only for this reason an important contact for coach Niko Kovac, who signaled early on, on Sabitzer. Even though the competition in Dortmund is huge. In addition to Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Pascal Groß, Jobe Bellingham or Salih Özcan can also play there.
“As a six -person, Sabi brings a lot of experience and a very aggressive way of playing with us. This is something we need,” Kovac explains his sitting on Sabitzer, who in the games plays a crucial role: “He is our clock in terms of counter press and duel hardness. For us, Sabi is the one who holds the center together.” And thus takes on a key role for the defensive stability and increased ripening of the BVB under Kovac.
“I took the gas in preparation”
“That there is personal ups and downs. The past year was not an easy one. I always tried to see the positive, always staying about it. I accelerated in preparation – and as you can see, it brought something,” said Sabitzer even after his strong idea against Bilbao, in which he was also able to set offensive exclamation signs.
In the creation of the 2-0 creation, a large proportion of Carney Chukwuemeka’s goal could be taken over to the Austrian international, who had given the attack to the attack with a strong sprint and a good timing. At the decisive 3-1, he also had his feet in the game: Although the Serhou Guirassy gate was awarded, since he had decisively deflected the ball, but the shot was from Sabitzer.
No circle should close on Saturday
On Saturday – for Sabitzer as for BVB – the strong form against one of the top competitors in the Bundesliga must be confirmed. Against RB Leipzig, the ex-club of the Austrian, the Kovac team had lost 0-2 in a curious game on match day 26. It was the last defeat for BVB in the Bundesliga so far – and on Saturday this circle should not close. On the contrary: the Dortmunders not only want to distance the Champions League aspirant with a home win in front of a home crowd, but also keep them further step with Primus FC Bayern.
Sabitzer is likely to have a key role again, even if Kovac announced on Thursday: “We have to be able to find the balance. Because I know that he is also a national player and will probably play in the two international matches.” In view of its current value, it is difficult to present that the BVB trainer does not use Sabitzer in the top game against Leipzig.
