Talking to Sky Germany (by way of @bvbnewsblog), Borussia Dortmund Sporting Director Sebastian Kehl spoke on the membership’s objectives for this season.
Final season, Dortmund reached the Champions League last earlier than dropping to Actual Madrid 2-0 in London. Nonetheless, domestically the membership have been underwhelming as they completed fifth within the Bundesliga after which have been knocked out of the DFB Pokal on the spherical of 16 levels by VfB Stuttgart. This resulted in Edin Terzic stepping down as supervisor on the finish of final season.
Nuri Sahin, who was Terzic’s assistant for the second half of the season was introduced in as the brand new head coach, on working with the previous midfielder, Kehl mentioned:
“I actually get pleasure from working with Nuri. He’s a really competent coach and has an ideal character. We’ve constructed one thing right here. I’d actually get pleasure from persevering with that.”
The arrival of Sahin additionally noticed a brand new type of soccer which had been missing underneath his predecessor. Attacking-wise, the change was the perfect season in Dortmund’s current 4-2 win in opposition to Heidenheim on Friday evening.
On Dortmund’s objectives for this season, Kehl revealed:
“We need to play a very good position. It could be good if we may deliver a title again to Dortmund.”
After three video games, Dortmund are nonetheless unbeaten within the Bundesliga with two wins and a draw they usually at present sit second within the league, two factors behind Bayern Munich. Within the Champions League, their first sport is in opposition to Membership Brugge on Thursday evening.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
