Matthias Sammer counts Borussia Dortmund among Bayern Munich’s challengers in the new Bundesliga season alongside RB Leipzig, Bayer 04 Leverkusen “and a surprise team”. Among the players, a BVB newcomer could exceed expectations, according to the BVB advisor.
Matthias Sammer sees Borussia Dortmund with coach Edin Terzic and new sporting director Sebastian Kehl in the best possible position for the new task. He is also optimistic that newcomers such as Sébastien Haller (Ajax Amsterdam), Karim Adeyemi (RB Salzburg), Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg), Niklas Süle (Bayern Munich) and Salih Özcan (1. FC Köln) will improve the level of the team and improve their mentality.
Özcan in particular could “be the biggest surprise,” Sammer told the TV station.picture“. “He brings qualities that are important. I’ve always liked this attitude of always wanting to win, plus his sporting stabilization, especially over the past year.”
At the same time, Sammer demands more stability from the German runner-up. “The club wants nothing more than continuity for the future. We will do everything for that,” said the 54-year-old.
The Bundesliga club’s advisor believes that BVB has hired the right coach in Edin Terzic. “When Edin became technical director, we exchanged ideas a lot, about football and everything else. It really convinced me,” added Sammer.
At 39, Terzic is a man for the future. “We want to initiate a process. There will certainly be setbacks, but how we react to them will be decisive. We want to set something in motion that makes it clear: This is the club and this is the team. That was, without wanting to assign blame, recently not the case.”