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” Good News,” Dortmund involved in civil war ahead of Celtic Champions League match
Dortmund’s camp did not appear to be happy ahead of their Champions League encounter with Brendan Rodgers’ men.
While everyone at Celtic appears to be on the same page, Borussia Dortmund appears to be troubled by internal strife ahead of their meeting on Tuesday.
Brendan Rodgers sends his squad to Germany for their second Champions League match of the season, where last year’s runners-up are waiting. However, this Dortmund team appears to be significantly different from the one that reached Wembley Stadium last season under Edin Terzic. Nuri Sahin, a former player and assistant manager, is now in charge, but recent evidence suggests that the transition has not been easy.
A 5-1 thrashing at the hands of VFB Stuttgart was a huge blemish on Sahin’s record, and they weren’t exactly convincing in winning the Ruhr derby 4-2 against Bochum over the weekend. Sahin has also had a public spat with Austrian talent Marcel Sabitzer. Sahin has used the midfielder as a right winger, but the player prefers to play as a No. 6. That has led to Sahin publicly informing Sabitzer that he will continue to employ him out wide, prompting a warning from great German coach Peter Neururer.
“Sabitzer is certainly a player who can play in several positions in midfield,” he told Der Westen. “An outstanding guy, an outstanding footballer. However, I think it is fundamentally wrong to announce his claims in public because it brings with it a certain touch. The players have to perform to their potential. Players also have to be heard, that is absolutely right. But ultimately there is someone who makes the decision and that is the coach.”
Neururer drew parallels between a similar situation with Terzic and Mats Hummels last season, which Nahin had a front row seat for before the duo both left the club. “He saw last year how things were going at BVB. After all, he was the assistant coach. That could really become a problem if he is not careful. That is why he is required as head coach to react to it.”
Meanwhile, sporting director Lars Ricken has revealed that club executives “argue like tinkers” after a summer of transfer disputes. Club officials apparently clashed on sanctioning moves for Yan Couto and Maximilian Beier.
It is believed Ricken, along with other directors Sven Mislintat, Sebastian Kehl, and transfer advisor Matthias Sammer, did not agree, which the 1997 Champions League Final hero has openly confessed. “We can all argue like tinkerers.” “If that has an impact on Borussia Dortmund, I don’t really care,” Ricken added. When asked who may be the loudest, he responded: “If he is emotionally charged, I believe Matthias Sammer. He’s simply swearing the whole time.
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