After leaving Werder Bremen in the summer, Niclas Füllkrug has been wearing the Borussia Dortmund jersey for a month and a half. Now the BVB striker has assessed his start with the black and yellow.
Seven games across all competitions, two goals and one assist: on paper, these are Niclas Füllkrug’s first tangible performance data since his move to Borussia Dortmund at the end of August this year. But how does the attacker, who recently played his way into BVB’s starting eleven, rate his start? Apparently pretty positive.
“I signed for three years and not for six weeks, so I can only fully evaluate it at the end,” said Füllkrug to “kicker”, but then added clearly: “I admit: I expected it “It takes longer until I get there and it slips.”
He “really enjoyed the last two Bundesliga games against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (3:1) and against Union Berlin (4:2), in which Füllkrug scored a goal each, because of the way I was involved and was able to get involved in football,” continued the BVB attacker, who recently had things going even better for the German national team, at least in terms of statistics.
Füllkrug has already scored eight goals in ten appearances, and he also scored again in the 3-1 win over the USA. Unlike under Hansi Flick, where he wasn’t given much playing time overall, the new national coach Julian Nagelsmann immediately went for the nine. The 30-year-old wants it to stay that way.
Füllkrug wants to be “the first option on the nine”
“I scored eight goals in these ten appearances and did everything in my power to be in the starting line-up more often. It was sometimes the case that the coach decided against it, but I was still always able to have an input.” said the attacker.
His goal: “I want to be the first option on the nine, at least when you think of a striker like me, and help the team with my style. That has worked out quite well so far, as long as I was on the pitch.” , emphasized the Hanover native.
After the international trip, the BVB striker will continue in the league next Friday evening (8:30 p.m.) against his former club Werder Bremen. To ensure that Füllkrug and the other three BVB stars (Mats Hummels, Julian Brand and Niklas Süle) are as match-fit as possible, the Dortmund team is bringing their stars back to Germany separately in a private jet away from the rest of the DFB team.