After the 6-0 win against Union Berlin – and thus his fifth game as head coach of Borussia Dortmund – it comes to which player Niko Kovac is relating to – and which are not. Prominent BVB stars are his “victims”, or could become.
For a few hours on Saturday around Borussia Dortmund, puzzle rates around Julian Brandt.
The 28-year-old was surprisingly not appeared in the team hotel before the home game against Union Berlin. Only an hour before the evening game kicked off did BVB provide clarity in the course of the constitutional announcement: Brandt was missing due to muscle hardening. The BVB had to play the pioneering game without the vice captain.
Brandt was not missing in the following and surprisingly brilliantly brilliantly fulminant 90 minutes from Dortmund.
An own goal of Union Diogo Leit brought BVB to the winning road in the 25th minute. Then followed an offensive fireworks in black and yellow, with four goals from Serhou Guirassy (40th, 75th, 80th, 83rd) and the final point by Maximilian Beier (89.).
“It feels good, of course I’m happy. The first 15 minutes it didn’t go as we imagined. Then the boys really played into a frenzy today,” said a visibly solved Niko Kovac after that Departure at “Sky”.
BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl added: “Everyone is relieved. 6-0 at home, the spectators were no longer so euphoric, emotionally and solved. The team played a very good game.”
BVB Kanters victory against Union “not good” for Julian Brandt
Brandt was naturally not an issue in the moments of the jubilation at BVB. Nevertheless, the question arises as to why Kovac should rotate the low -shaped playmaker for the upcoming tasks in the past few weeks and months.
“Yesterday was such a game that was certainly not good for Julian Brandt,” said “Sport1” expert Stefan Effenberg on Sunday morning in the “Doppelpass”.
Brandt’s nominal substitute Gio Reyna played inconspicuously against Union. For this, summer newcomers Pascal Groß showed his best performance in the BVB jersey in a more offensive role.
The 33-year-old prepared four (!) Hit, Kovac paid “a big compliment”.
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And then there was Carney Chukwuemeka, who was substituted in the 69th minute at 2-0 for Reyna.
The loan from FC Chelsea immediately cranked the offensive game. Chukwuemeka had his feet in the game in two of the following four BVB goals.
“We have seen what skills he has. How he takes the ball and takes on how he immediately turns in the direction of play. This is unique. He has a good acceleration and technology. He will enjoy us when he stays well “Kovac enthused from the English U21 international.
BVB: Extension with Julian Brandt put on ice?
How it will continue with Brandt in the short and medium term is open. The extension of his contract, which was previously planned by the BVB bosses, is said to have recently been put on hold.
| Competition | Missions | Gate | Templates | Yellow cards | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1552 |
| DFB Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| Champions League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 610 |
| In total | 30 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2372 |
Stand now could even ask the fundamental question in summer to sell Brandt in order to last the chance to redeem an adequate transfer fee for the 48-time national player.
Also expensive BVB duo outside
With other well -known professionals, it is now clear that they have a difficult stand under Kovac and will probably continue.
Waldemar Anton was once more on the bench against Union, braised there over the entire season.
In the central defense, Kovac prefers to trust the regular six -man Emre Can in addition to defense chief Nico Schlotterbeck than on Anton, for whom BVB still transferred a whopping 22.5 million euros to VfB Stuttgart in summer.
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Once again around 2.5 million euros was more expensive, Yan Couto, who initially switched to Dortmund on a rental base from Manchester City, for whom a buying clause now grabbed.
The 22-year-old Brazilian from Kovac has not yet received a starting eleven mandate. Against Union, he only came into the game after 85 minutes, so when it had long been in favor of BVB.
No wonder, but Couto’s blatant weaknesses in reverse do not fit into Kovac’s approach to strengthen the defensive stability of his team.