Sebastian Kehl jumped aside in the strife about Marco Reus’ renunciation of the international match from BVB sports director Michael Zorc. National coach Hansi Flick spoke about the future of Julian Brandt and Mats Hummels in the national team. All news and rumors about Borussia Dortmund at a glance.
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BVB – Reus-Zoff: Kehl jumps aside Zorc
Sebastian Kehl jumped to the side in controversy about Marco Reus’ renunciation of international matches and defended his criticism of Hasan Salihamidzic.
“It was a big topic in the aftermath. Michael Zorc chose the right words, I won’t start again,” said Kehl Sky 90.
Zorc had recommended the Bayern sports director to “shut up” after he had described Reus’ behavior as “strange”. At Reus it is “not the first time. Our players stay there and always play.”
The offensive man had left the national team prematurely due to knee problems and was back on the field for Dortmund shortly afterwards. Kehl explained that Reus “smiled a bit” after the dispute, “because you can classify it quite well as a player. Actually, Brazzo should do it at that point.”
The BVB licensed player boss also expressed praise for the 32-year-old. “Reus has an incredibly high priority here and I have not seen any injury susceptibility at all in the past few months. Marco is incredibly important because he always goes ahead and scores goals and stands for Borussia Dortmund,” explained Kehl.
BVB – News: Kehl praises Brandt
Sebastian Kehl is more than satisfied with Julian Brandt’s current development. This is “positive”, although he still has a lot of potential “that he can still exploit”, as the BVB licensed player boss in an interview with kicker explained.
The midfielder, who scored the winning goal in the 2-1 win against Augsburg, was “much further” in his game, said Kehl: “Julian has worked hard in preparation. It shows that he has plans for this season.”
Brandt had returned to the team after a two-week break against Augsburg and was promptly in the starting line-up. He had already scored a goal in the 4: 3 win against Leverkusen, just before his muscle injury.
But it was not enough for a nomination in the DFB squad. “No one,” said national coach Hansi Flick, was “retired” kicker-Interview. Only Marco Reus is at the upcoming international matches from Dortmund.
BVB, News: Flick talks about Reus and Hummels
In an interview with the kicker emphasizes how important Marco Reus could be for the national team. “We are convinced that we need his skills,” he said.
Reus, who voluntarily waived the 2021 European Championship in view of his many injuries in the past, is under constant observation. “I’m in close contact with his club coach Marco Rose,” explained Flick.
Besides Reus, no other BVB player was nominated for the upcoming international matches. Mats Hummels, who had already missed the first three games under the new coach, is again not in the squad.
Definitely not a retirement, as Flick explained: “Basically, he is of outstanding quality. I spoke to him for a long time and told him that we would always be open and honest with one another. The players have this guarantee with me. I want to be authentic and others treat as I would like to be treated myself. “
