BVB goalkeeper Kobel jokes about Denis Zakaria: “Brutally annoying!”

BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel has admitted to being “brutally” annoyed by national team colleague Denis Zakaria. The reason is curious.

“In the last few laps, a Swiss guy always knocked me in. Sometimes Andi Zeqiri from Augsburg, sometimes Denis Zakaria from Gladbach. Especially Denis, he gave me one last year. It feels like his only goal of the season, always against me. It’s brutally annoying.” said Kobel in an interview with the Swiss daily view.

Kobel, who was seeded in his first season at BVB after his move from VfB Stuttgart in the summer, but had already conceded 21 goals, admitted that Dortmund are still “too often involved in drama”. “We’re trying to change that,” said the Swiss goalkeeper. On the other hand, it is “fun to watch” on the offensive, which in the opinion of the 23-year-old is particularly due to Erling Haaland.

“A great striker,” stated Kobel. It is “unbelievable what he can do and how far he is at his age. Fast, strong in his degree, tall, strong.” And he enthused: “If you had to carve a striker, he’d come out of it. And he’s a good guy next to the field. It’s great fun. It’s a shame that we’re currently missing him.”

Haaland will be out for weeks due to an injury to his hip flexor, which could endanger the Dortmund team’s ambitious goals, even though the Black and Yellows won the last two league games and in the cup without the Norwegian.

Despite the four bankruptcies in competitive matches in the current season, the first interim conclusion for Kobel is accordingly “okay”: “We could have won more often, we missed a few points. But we are at the forefront in the Bundesliga and are in the Champions League overall well on the way and in the DFB Cup. “