Sebastian Kehl, who will succeed the previous sports director Michael Zorc at Borussia Dortmund from the summer, will be answering the most pressing questions about BVB in a “double pass” on “Sport1” this Sunday afternoon. In particular, the trainer topic burns under the nails of the observers. After all, Kehl himself opened up this barrel on Saturday. sport.de follows Kehl’s performance from 11:00 a.m. in the live blog.
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+++ Kehl on his way of working +++
“Involving people, handing over responsibilities, giving people the feeling that they are contributing something. It’s clear that BVB is also getting serious and someone is hating. But people should and want to be challenged. We’re trying to do that right now , to break new ground. It’s not easy because we’re also driven by success every weekend. It’s a big task to live up to expectations. The most important task will be to improve the connection with the fans.”
+++ Kehl before a new job as head of sport +++
“The transfers that are made are my transfers, yes. But as always at Borussia Dortmund, it’s also teamwork. I was involved in all processes at Michael Zorc. But I was in charge. Of course, Hans-Joachim Watzke is always there. But we have a team that trusts each other. And this is my phase now.”
+++ Kehl on the necessary sales of players like Haaland +++
“It’s part of the philosophy to develop young players and then hand them over to the few clubs that are above us. That’s normal. You move on, there are other things that the players care about.”
+++ Is Adeyemi an adequate Haaland replacement? +++
Effenberg: “I’m assuming that Haaland will leave the club. In Adeyemi they have a top man. The question is: how do we want to position ourselves at the front. A Luka Jovic would still be a good alternative, and Patrik Schick also has the right level . But those are names that I’m throwing in, which I really don’t want to do. I think they need someone up front who can guarantee 25 to 30 goals.”
Kehl: “It will be worth considering to say at the end: which components are we still missing. With Karim Adeyemi we will gain speed, but if Erling Haaland leaves, a certain physicality will also do us good. But that is also a question of the system. ”
Mintzlaff praises BVB for the Haaland transfer: “There was a lot of imagination and expectation during the transfer. No one knew that he would become THE most interesting striker in Europe. You can be proud of that. The truth is that we are not FC Bayern to keep such a player in the long term.”
+++ Kehl about Mats Hummels +++
“Some contracts expire in 2023. We have a responsibility to hold these talks in the coming weeks and months. Mats in particular and Marco Reus are important players. I spoke to Mats when we brought in Nico Schlotterbeck, that’s normal, that you get the players on board. And Mats was happy. In the end we are all at Borussia Dortmund to want to be successful.”
+++ Kehl about Erling Haaland +++
“We are contractually bound to the exit clause at Erling Haaland. But then came the death of Mino Raiola, who hadn’t really been able to work in the last few months either. That’s why talks have been delayed. But I think we’ll be there next week have clarity with Haaland.”
+++ Kehl repeats reasons for Süle and Schlotterbeck +++
“Niklas and Nico could have earned a lot more money at Bayern. But they came to Borussia Dortmund and the coach was also important there, emotionally charged, to convince the players. And they were.”
+++ Kehl about transfer duels with RB +++
“Leipzig does an excellent job with the young players. We sometimes fight for the same youngsters. We compete again and again. That will also be the case in the future.”
+++ Kehl on the upcoming transfer from Karim Adeyemi +++
Kehl: “Attention – I assume – that we will make progress with Karim Adeyemi in the coming week. As long as Salzburg and the player are not finally signed, the thing is not yet certain. So there is still room for interpretation. But we are want to be honest.”
Oliver Mintzlaff, managing director of RB Leipzig, on Adeyemi’s transfer to BVB: “It’s no secret that we were also interested. You can assume that it was too expensive for us. That’s why we left Adeyemi. It was for us financially unfeasible.”
+++ Kehl on the Bensebaini rumors +++
“There’s nothing to say about that, but I have a few other issues at the moment. We’ve made two central defenders for now. We’ll make progress in attack next week.”
+++ Are Schlotterbeck and Süle enough? +++
Effenberg: “That’s really good. They’re the players with the strongest tackles. That’s a pound. BVB have strengthened there. But defending starts at the front. Everyone has to be ready to go this route.”
+++ Effenberg: BVB has disappointed internationally +++
Effenberg: “The way BVB represents us internationally, the good Bundesliga result is a bit blurred. They failed in an easy Champions League group and also in the Europa League.”
+++ Why is the mood so bad despite the runner-up title at BVB? +++
Kehl: “Identification is an issue in the Ruhr area. When it came to transfers, we made sure that the players didn’t switch to BVB because of the money, but because they wanted to go to Dortmund. That was the case with Süle and also with Schlotterbeck. We’re trying something Establishing new connections with the fans. Unfortunately, we lost two of the last sold-out home games. We have to win back the fans, they don’t give you that for free, we have to work for it again. It’s the team’s duty.”
+++ What progress do you expect from Marco Rose, Mr. Kehl? +++
“Yesterday we finished runners-up, well ahead of Bayer Leverkusen. But we still have 21 wins. The report was just too critical for me. But we can improve in other areas.”
“We had some issues this season, we had an inconsistency. These are things that shouldn’t happen to us in the new season. We still want to see that we keep playing attractive football. We’ve lost players like Jadon Sancho, who has we don’t get adequate replacements. We’ll analyze and critically approach everything after the season.”
+++ Vice champion BVB disappointed +++
Early exit from the cup, early exit from the Champions League: what does Kehl say about the problems in Dortmund? Now the BVB topic.
+++ Büskens about Kehl’s words +++
“We don’t need a declaration of war from BVB. They really made us bleed in the last Bundesliga season. But I can also remember moments when we were in a difficult sporting situation, when we beat them at Signal-Iduna-Park . That’s what the district lives on.”
+++ Büskens in an interview +++
Promotion coach Mike Büskens comments on “Sport 1” about his future at Schalke and the misunderstood report that he would remain head coach. “If that was breaking news … how the media landscape has changed,” Büskens said of his continuation as assistant from the coming season. “If it’s breaking news that I’m staying on as assistant coach, then respect,” said the 54-year-old ironically.
+++ The future of Schalke interim coach Mike Büskens is also an issue ++
In addition to BVB, the talk is also about FC Schalke 04. Moderator Florian König incorrectly announces that “Bild” reported that Mike Büskens will also be head coach in 2022/23. However, the tabloid “only” reported that Büskens would definitely remain on the bench, i.e. will sit further down the field near the new coach who is still to be hired – mind you again as an assistant to the Revierklub. Büskens will be connected live later and will express himself.
+++ Kehl on Schalke’s renovation work +++
“Rebuilding this squad was a mammoth task. It was hard work. A sign of quality for Schalke. There is nothing better for BVB than celebrating derby victories,” said Kehl with a wink.
+++ Kehl to Schalke promotion +++
“I’m looking forward to the derbies, the real derbies. Congratulations to Schalke. They belong in the 1st division. I hereby congratulate Schalke’s sports director Rouven Schröder as BVB official.”
+++ Kehl becomes clearer +++
Right at the beginning, Sebastian Kehl has to comment on his statements on “Sky” yesterday. So what exactly does Rose’s future look like? “I can clearly say that I phrased it very poorly. It wasn’t on purpose. I can clearly say that I’m planning the season with Marco Rose, that we’ll discuss the transfer issues together. But we also have a few critical things to do discuss.” When moderator Florian König asked if that was confirmation that Rose would remain a coach, Kehl said briefly: “Yes!”.
+++ Kehl statements overshadow BVB runners-up +++
Everything could have been so nice at Borussia Dortmund: A 3-1 win in Fürth, the runners-up bagged. But the questions after the game were more focused on Marco Rose’s future. The current licensed player manager Sebastian Kehl, who will soon be sports director at BVB, could not confirm with conviction that he will also be on the bench in 2023/23.
When asked clearly whether Rose would still be the coach of Borussia Dortmund in the coming season, Kehl only said to “Sky”: “I’m assuming that’s the case today.” An answer that leaves room for interpretation.
When asked again, Kehl repeated that he “assumes” that Rose will also be the head coach of the Black and Yellows in the 2022/23 season and thus avoided a clear commitment to the coach at the second attempt.
+++ This is how Marco Rose reacted to the BVB vortex +++
After the victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Marco Rose was asked about Kehl’s words. The coach said:
Marco Rose on “Sky” about his job: “What can I say about that? You’re trying to conjure something up out of something again. Sebastian Kehl, Michael Zorc and Aki Watzke and I work together very trustingly. But it’s football and there are people who say that I might not I’m the right coach, but there are also a lot of people who say that the path and the circumstances have been difficult this season.I’m still the coach of Borussia Dortmund next year and I’m really looking forward to it because I have a great relationship with my team and I want to get some things off the ground. I think it happens relatively quickly in football, if you lose two games you’re actually gone again. But I take it all relatively relaxed. We’re runners-up and have 66 points. But we have disappointed badly in all cup competitions.”
TV expert Dietmar Hamann on “Sky” about Rose: “I often lack this fire to defend myself against resistance and to come out of it stronger. I like to see him fighting.”
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