In the Bundesliga classic between BVB and FC Bayern, the home team lost at the weekend. Ex-national player Mario Basler doesn’t say anything good about Dortmund’s performance.
“It was a top game – but only by one team, Bayern Munich,” said the 54-year-old in his podcast “Basler ballert” after the 4-0 defeat at Signal Iduna Park. BVB’s performance “had nothing to do with football” and was “subterranean”.
Coach Edin Terzic’s team was completely overwhelmed against unleashed guests who competed with a lot of anger in their stomachs after the embarrassing cup exit at third division team 1. FC Saarbrücken.
Basler made it clear: “This game clearly showed that Borussia Dortmund will not play a role in playing for the German championship this season.” Too many BVB professionals are “average Bundesliga players” and the team is “simply not good enough to be at the top.”
Due to the home clap, the Westphalians lost touch with the top of the table. FC Bayern are five points away, Primus Bayer Leverkusen are seven points away.
Basler sees “Week of Truth” for BVB
On Saturday evening, Basler saw “the whole defense as bad” at BVB; he found the performance of national player Nico Schlotterbeck particularly annoying, who made several crucial mistakes and fell flat with goal scorer Dayot Upamecano before the first goal was conceded.
“I don’t know how you can laugh with your opponent after four minutes in a standard situation like this in a game like this. I don’t even know what they’re talking about,” said Basler, who said Schlotterbeck was “really giving it some serious thought “should do”.
Marco Reus and Mats Hummels are also on the decline, which would be normal given their age. With new signing Niclas Füllkrug, however, Basler questioned his fundamental quality.
In general, Borussia Dortmund “did not recognize the signs of the times,” added the 1996 European champion. Now the club is facing a “week of truth,” and the remaining program until the winter break (including Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig) is also a high hurdle .
“Now maybe people in Dortmund have opened their eyes a little bit to the fact that they might not be such a big top team after all,” decided Basler.