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November 23, 2022

Borussia Dortmund's Thomas Meunier avoids a clear statement about the World Cup in Qatar.

Borussia Dortmund right-back Thomas Meunier avoids a clear statement on the situation in Qatar because he benefited from it at his former club. Nevertheless, he made a small statement. Hans-Joachim Watzke wants to bring Michael Zorc back to BVB. All news and rumors about the black and yellow can be found here.

Here you can find more news about BVB from the previous days:

BVB, News: Thomas Meunier “can’t spit in the soup” for Qatar

Right-back Thomas Meunier spoke in an interview with the French L’Equipe on Qatar, but avoided an assessment. The reason: he himself played for Paris Saint-Germain for four years and benefited from Qatar’s financial investments there. “I’m in a difficult position there,” said Meunier. “I knew that when I signed my contract with PSG.”

So he was neutral. “I can’t spit in the soup and say ‘The Qataris are assholes’. I can’t afford to take a stand,” admitted Meunier. However, he made his position on the World Cup clear: if he had had to make the decision to boycott himself, he would have chosen to compete in Qatar.

He sees the situation differently with the “One Love” bandage: “That’s a pity. We wanted to use the bandage, we agreed that among ourselves,” he explained, “we all know how things are here. But we also know them Rules. There are many differences between here and European culture. We have to accept that.”

But Meunier made a small statement: “If we wanted to do everything right, we wouldn’t have come to Qatar at all.” But it’s too late for that now. “Qatar and FIFA are working together. European federations have accepted FIFA’s decision,” he said.

BVB, rumor: New attempt at Nico Schulz sale

Left-back Nico Schulz still has no future in Dortmund. Big winter transfers are “not our plan”, reported Sebastian Kehl at a general meeting at the weekend. But a sale of Schulz is still being considered. After no buyers were found in the summer, it is also an issue for the winter, they report Ruhr news.

The problem: The current salary level of the left-back, who came from TSG Hoffenheim for a reported 25.5 million euros. “Sometimes even a free transfer isn’t enough,” admitted Hans-Joachim Watzke, without referring specifically to Schulz. According to the report, the ex-national player earns up to six million euros a year.

It doesn’t get any worse: That was the BVB flop of the first half of the season

1/23

Borussia Dortmund has played a very mixed Bundesliga season so far. And the individual ratings are correspondingly different. Here are the average SPOX scores for the first half of the season for the BVB pros.

2/23

Goalkeeper – GREGOR KOBEL: The Swiss is one of the few Dortmunders who consistently put their maximum on the pitch. Kobel only received a five in the defeat in Berlin against Union, otherwise he was in top form. GPA: 2.8.

3/23

ALEXANDER MEYER: The substitute couldn’t match Kobel’s performance, but he left a solid impression in his four appearances. Three times the 3.5 and one grade 4.5 make a grade point average of: 3.7.

4/23

DEFENSE – FELIX PASSLACK: Played against VfB Stuttgart and Bochum, didn’t stand out much either positively or negatively. GPA: 3.2.

5/23

MARIUS WOLF: Fluctuated between good and decent performances, but was only really weak against Leipzig (grade 4). In his eight evaluated assignments, he achieved an average grade of 3.2.

6/23

THOMAS MEUNIER: The Belgian has not had a good season so far. He was rated eight times, twice he got a three, mostly he was significantly weaker. GPA: 4.2.

7/23

RAPHAËL GUERREIRO: In addition to Meunier, a second permanent scapegoat. Offensively with strong performances, but defensively a constant risk factor. He also conceded a few goals. GPA: 3.9.

8/23

NIKLAS SÜLE: His ten evaluated missions were very mixed. For a 1.5 against Stuttgart, there is also a 5.5 in Gladbach. But was rarely fit at the beginning and had to play as a right-back in the end. GPA: 3.7.

9/23

NICO SCHLOTTERBECK: He was also a great hope in central defence. And he actually started the season properly, even delivering a two-man performance against Bayern. Then the burglary. GPA: 3.6.

10/23

MATS HUMMELS: A clear A student on the microphone, on the pitch with ups and downs. Been very consistent, especially towards the end of the first phase of the season. However, he does not go to the World Cup. GPA: 3.6.

11/23

MIDFELD – EMRE CAN: The good news is that it doesn’t get any worse from now on. Because whether in midfield or in defence: the obligatory can blunder was always there. GPA: 4.4.

12/23

MAHMOUD DAHOUD: Only had two evaluated missions and then dropped out for a long time. A good performance against Leverkusen (2) and a less good performance against Freiburg (4) makes an average of… *drum roll*: 3.

13/23

SALIH ÖZCAN: A good transfer from BVB, because the former Cologne player hardly had any highlight games, but he only got a few very bad grades. GPA: 3.6.

14/23

JUDE BELLINGHAM: Made a five at Union, which presses the cut as well as the four against Bayern, Wolfsburg, Gladbach and the 4.5 against Bremen. The fact that he still got an average grade of 3.1 in the end speaks for him.

15/23

OFFENSIVE – JULIAN BRANDT: There were phases in which the knot seemed to have burst. This was often followed by two or even three weak performances. At least manages to get an average grade of 3.6.

16/23

GIOVANNI REYNA: Eight rated appearances for the BVB professional who is plagued by injuries. And often he even showed appealing performances, with which he at least had more impact than some other players. GPA: 3.4.

17/23

JUSTIN NIJNMAH: Was substituted on against Leipzig and still got a grade of 3.5 – so it was neither positive nor negative. You can imagine the cut.

18/23

JAMIE BYNOE-GITTENS: Was well on the way to becoming BVB’s shooting star, but then injured his shoulder. Got the only top mark against Freiburg. His return is eagerly awaited. GPA: 2.9.

19/23

DONYELL MALEN: Rarely was very weak and in his ten rated missions collected some ratings around the grade of three. You could say: Doesn’t really help, but it’s also rarely a big flop. GPA: 3.6.

20/23

THORGAN HAZARD: “It doesn’t really help” is perhaps simply the slogan of the BVB offensive. However, the Belgian collected significantly more bad grades and hardly any good ones. Average grade: 4.1.

21/23

KARIM ADEYEMI: The newcomer often had to play on the right wing, where he doesn’t seem to feel very comfortable. Travels to the World Cup for Germany, but has not shown for BVB what he was brought in for. Average grade: 4.1.

22/23

YOUSSOUFA MOUKOKO: When a 17-year-old is the hope of a whole offensive, something goes wrong. But in his twelve rated appearances, the striker was able to make many good impressions. GPA: 3.2.

23/23

ANTHONY MODESTE: Came after Haller’s failure, but never found one in BVB’s system. The highlight was the goal against Bayern. Otherwise he often sank into insignificance on the pitch. grade point average: 4.

BVB, News: Hans-Joachim Watzke wants to bring Michael Zorc back

Less than six months ago, Michael Zorc left Borussia Dortmund. But BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke would like to have the manager legend of Borussia back in Dortmund. As the sports picture reported, Watzke is said to have a place in the supervisory board for Zorc in mind.

An official offer from Watzkes is planned for the coming summer. Until then, Zorc enjoys his private life – on golf courses, on Mallorca and traveling around the world with his wife. So far, Zorc has stayed completely out of BVB’s day-to-day activities.