Dortmund rewarded for off-the-ball work in Heidenheim win, says Sahin


Borussia Dortmund’s work charge out of possession was key as they went high of the Bundesliga by beating Heidenheim 4-2 on Friday, in line with coach Nuri Sahin.

BVB moved onto seven factors from their first three league video games underneath Sahin with their victory at Sign Iduna Park, as Karim Adeyemi scored twice in between strikes from Donyell Malen and Emre Can.

Since dropping 1-0 to Schalke in 2004, Dortmund haven’t misplaced any of their final 37 Bundesliga dwelling matches performed on a Friday, tying the Bundesliga report.

Solely Werder Bremen had beforehand remained unbeaten at dwelling on Fridays by 37 Bundesliga matches in a row, doing so from 1984 to 1991.

“It was a deserved win and an excellent begin for us however then we shut the door and I instructed my gamers that Heidenheim won’t quit. So we needed to hold stepping on the gasoline,” Sahin stated in his post-match press convention.

“We had a number of probabilities and we might have completed it off earlier however we dealt properly with the stress.”

Dortmund, who had new signing Serhou Guirassy within the lineup for the primary time following his restoration from harm, rapidly took a two-goal lead within the first 17 minutes, Adeyemi teeing up Malen for the opener earlier than getting his first of the encounter shortly after.

“We measure our gamers additionally on assists and objectives however we are able to solely defend properly if the gamers press. Karim took the momentum from his Germany Beneath-21 performances with him,” Sahin stated.

“The primary half was our greatest efficiency thus far however we wish to develop additional.”

Champions Bayer Leverkusen journey to Hoffenheim on Saturday whereas Bayern Munich, on six factors, will look to make it three wins from three video games once they tackle newly-promoted Holstein Kiel.





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