To Augsburg-bank
BVB boss is approaching its own team: “Not acceptable”
09.03.2025 – 10:41 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Borussia Dortmund had to take the next setback against FC Augsburg. Sports director Lars Ricken is now working on the team.
Borussia Dortmund’s sports director Lars Ricken, after the renewed sporting setback, takes on the players in 0-1 against FC Augsburg. “The whole team is challenged to finally show the fighting spirit on Wednesday in Lille, then against Leipzig, Mainz and Freiburg, and not only for a half as in the first leg against Lille, but until the referee whistles,” said Ricken of the “Bild” newspaper.
This Wednesday (6.45 p.m. in the live ticker at T-Online), BVB is making a guest appearance to the Champions League at OSC Lille. The first leg had run out 1-1. The weak appearance against Augsburg gave little hopes to progress in the premier class. In the Bundesliga you are “disappointing tenth” and “wanted to start a catch -up”, says Ricken: “So it is not acceptable that the team was not mentally there.”
There was a backing from the head of sports for coach Niko Kovač. This could “make this inconsistency, which was unfortunately also there under Edin Terzić and Nuri Şahin,” said the ex-professional and added: “There was already an upward trend under Niko. This was seen in the 3-0 in Lisbon, 2-0 against Pauli and also in the 6-0 against Union. It is definitely not the coach!”