“Pointless, sloppy, completely unnecessary”: BVB star beside himself after embarrassing bankruptcy

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Frustration, disappointment, helplessness – after Borussia Dortmund’s first defeat of the year, Julian Brandt (27) does not mince his words. “It was an absolutely pointless match, it was completely unnecessary. We brought an opponent back to life with sloppy balls. That’s crazy,” said the national footballer after the unnecessary 2:3 (2:1) against TSG Hoffenheim, who had previously won in eight games.

Instead of consolidating their place in the Champions League, BVB are still only one point ahead of RB Leipzig and have a much tougher schedule in the eleven remaining games. «I don’t like defeats and draws. We have to win as quickly as possible,” Brandt demands.

To do this, Dortmund must correct a number of mistakes and avoid negligent actions. “We have to make a difficult decision when we want to play and when it makes sense to take the long ball. That irritates me the most, it just irritates me and is difficult to accept,” the attacking player complains.

Hoffenheim accepts BVB invitation

BVB carelessly relinquished the lead during halftime thanks to goals from Donyell Malen (21′) and Nico Schlotterbeck (25′). “In the second half we double or triple our individual mistakes,” says Brandt. Double packer Maximilian Beier (61st/64th) coolly punished this. Ihlas Bebou (2nd) had already given the guests the lead once before.

Criticism of Edin Terzic will probably increase again. The coach criticizes deficiencies in “remaining defense and protection”. It was entirely BVB’s fault for “letting the opponent get back into the game. This is extremely frustrating.” They “invited the opponent and created scoring opportunities with little effort.” Hoffenheim accepted the invitation and BVB was left with frustration, disappointment and helplessness. (AFP/che)

Source : Blick