Referee Deniz Aytekin has defended himself against the allegations from Borussia Dortmund. Stefan Effenberg believes that Erling Haaland will take a better path than Jadon Sancho. All news and rumors about BVB at a glance.
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BVB: Referee Aytekin defends himself against allegations
BVB sports director Michael Zorc also interfered in the debate about the dismissal last Saturday. In the 1-0 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mahmoud Dahoud was thrown off the field with yellow-red.
“I like Deniz Aytekin and basically consider him a very good referee, but he just had a bad day in Gladbach,” the 59-year-old told the image-Zeitung and stated: “Mo Dahoud’s misconduct is undisputed, and yet the proportionality was not right in this game. Lars Stindl hacks in three times and gets away with it.”
Already on Sunday, managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke had sharply criticized referee Deniz Aytekin in a one-two and accused him of having acted “like a bandmaster”. Also opposite the image Aytekin has now defended against the allegations. In a serene way.
“The statement of Mr. Watzke that I am a bandmaster, I do not weigh gold. Of course, after such a decision, many emotions are involved. I appreciate and respect him very much and have a good relationship with those responsible for BVB,” he said 43 year old.
Watzke had also suspected that when the second yellow card was drawn, Aytekin was not aware that Dahoud was already charged. The FIFA referee denied the allegation and stated that he was aware of the previous warning.
In addition, according to the Dortmund camp, Dahoud paid for the fact that Raphael Guerreiro had previously received yellow due to a complaint. “Aytekin can not punish Dahoud with yellow-red if he has been upset about a wrongdoing by Guerreiro. That is almost kin!”, Explained Zorc.
Aytekin reacted calmly again: “It is important to see the situation in the overall context. That is why I openly stated that I had previously warned Guerreiro about complaining.”
Dahoud himself had already apologized for his behavior on Instagram after the game. Despite the criticism, BVB officials had also emphasized that the main culprit would lie with the midfielder.
BVB: Effenberg criticizes Sancho – and praises Haaland
Stefan Effenberg has criticized Jadon Sanho, who has migrated to Manchester United, for his behavior.
He had left BVB “for the devil to earn more money,” the former national player wrote in his Sport1-Column. “But is he happy where he hardly plays? If he had stayed with BVB,” he added.
He does not see a similar danger with Erling Haaland, who has long been associated with several top European teams. “It’s also about being loved by the fans,” said Effenberg and added: “And he’s already further in development than Robert Lewandowski at 21, no question about it.”
He also noted that BVB is “a long way” not as far as FC Bayern. “How many games do Bayern usually lose in a season? Three, four? If things go bad, five, and then they still become German champions,” wrote Effenberg.
Dortmund now has two bankruptcies on the account. “There must be no difference if you want to be dangerous for Bayern Munich,” said Effenberg: “Bayern play in Barcelona, Leipzig, against Bochum – and take them all away, even though they weren’t easy games. Now you have Fürth and do it the same way. Not with glamor and spectacle, but they can do it, even if they are outnumbered. “
