Bellingham, bad words and quarrels with teammates: nerves in Dortmund

Borussia struggles: out of the Cups, at -8 from Bayern. And in the locker room tensions are growing with the 18-year-old British in the crosshairs

Voltage. Borussia Dortmund are not having an easy season. Eliminated from the national cup at the hands of a second division club (St. Pauli), relegated from the Champions League to the Europa League, he was thrown out of European competition by Rangers, and in the league finds himself 8 points behind Bayern first. Something more was expected. And in the locker room there are clutches. Last Thursday, during the game in Scotland with Rangers, 2003 class Jude Bellingham was caught insulting team mate Nico Schulz. Something similar happened against Augsburg on Saturday, but the Englishman had a quarrel with Witsel. And the tension rises.

The situation

In Scotland Bellingham took it out on Schulz for a wrong pass: “You can’t even pass a pass – he shouted at him in front of the cameras -. You play shit *, every time”. According to what reported by Sport1, the Englishman would have had a tough argument with Witsel during the interval on Saturday. The Belgian was giving him some tactical explanations, to which Bellingham would have reacted with annoyance. According to what emerges, the locker room leaders would greatly appreciate Bellingham for the technical contribution he gives to the team, and they do not digest his attitude. Too often there would be real lack of respect. Mister Rose commented on the episode between Bellingham and Schulz: “Jude comes from a place where we talk a little rougher. He’s part of him. He wants to win games, when we can’t he gets angry. And this is it. what makes it special, and that’s what we need. ” Yet in the Dortmund locker room the tension increases …

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