“Tomorrow we will send a team onto the field that I assume will perform differently. We know that we have a home game and we absolutely want to win it,” said Rose before the explosive derby against his former club Borussia Mnchengladbach Sunday (5.30 p.m. / DAZN). BVB” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>BVB lost the first leg 0-1.
Top goalkeeper Erling Haaland, who only took part in part of the training, is still not there. In addition, Manuel Akanji will be out for around three weeks due to a torn muscle fiber in his calf. “We have to look at Marius Wolf in the final training session, he could become an option,” said Rose on Saturday. Thomas Meunier, on the other hand, has to pass due to muscle problems.
After the bankruptcy against the Rangers, Rose had announced a more consistent approach to his professionals. “I stab into the wasp’s nest, I was uncomfortable and will remain uncomfortable,” said the 45-year-old, who denied an alleged crisis meeting after the Rangers game between him, managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke, sports director Michael Zorc and license player Sebastian Kehl. “That didn’t exist,” said Rose of the German Press Agency.
Rose admitted that the performance in the cup competitions so far has been an absolute disappointment. “We’re doing really well in the Bundesliga, but we play almost 50 percent without our top goalkeeper. If you’re missing such an important player for half the season, that does something to a team,” said Rose, but pushed that his afterward The team should have survived against Glasgow even without Haaland. Now others would have to step into the breach.
“There’s a lot of talk about mentality and attitude in our country. It’s a phase in which we’re being particularly questioned there. When the phase of strife is over, then we’ll definitely have made a step forward,” said Rose.
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