Coach legend Friedhelm Funkel commented on the title fight between FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund and also compared BVB shooting star Erling Haaland with FCB striker Robert Lewandowski.
Even though Borussia Dortmund is now nine points behind front runner FC Bayern Munich, BVB still has a chance to pose a threat to Munich, Friedhelm Funkel said on “Sky”. “It’s mainly the defensive, because everything else is done well,” said the long-time Bundesliga coach with a view of the black and yellow players.
BVB are playing “tactically variable” under Marco Rose and are convincing with “a quick switching game,” said Funkel. “They scored a lot of goals, even if they missed one chance too many in one game or another.”
The problem is clearly to be found in the defense work, said the 68-year-old. “They just get too many goals conceded and they have to change that. If they succeed, they can also close the gap to FC Bayern,” said Funkel, who last coached 1. FC Köln.
Funkel does not believe in BVB Haaland’s whereabouts
The iconic coach observed an offensive dependence on Erling Haaland, but did not go as far as some others. “Without him they won games in the first half of the season. I don’t want to say that they are totally dependent, but if a player is of course in top form and is well used, then that is of course a bargaining chip,” said Funkel.
The Norwegian will also be good for up to 28 goals this season. “You need a player like that to attack Bayern up there,” emphasized the 68-year-old and drew a comparison: “With Lewandowski, Bayern have a player who has scored 25, 28, 30, 40 goals in the past few years BVB has such a player in Haaland. “
For the courted 21-year-old attacker to stay in Dortmund beyond the summer, Funkel lacks “a bit of faith”. Nevertheless, of course, the ex-coach would like things to turn out differently.
“We can count ourselves lucky if we can see him in the Bundesliga for another year after this season. It’s always a pleasure to watch him when he has scored a goal or when he looks grim or angry when he doesn’t succeed is “, explained Funkel. “It’s an attraction for the entire Bundesliga.”
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