BVB-PK: Marco Rose with a clear announcement to Donyell Malen

Borussia Dortmund has to do without offensive player Julian Brandt in the Bundesliga home game against Union Berlin. In addition, BVB coach Marco Rose made a clear announcement to newcomer Donyell Malen.

“We will miss Jule for a while. He has a muscle injury that may take two weeks,” said Rose before the match on Sunday (5:30 pm).

It looks better with Mats Hummels and Thorgan Hazard. “Mats kept his knees cool. I assume this will work,” said Rose. Even with striker Hazard there is “hope that we may be able to take him back to the bench”.

After three competitive victories in a row, BVB is the favorite in the game, but Rose warned against the Berliners. “Union is an unpleasant opponent, very strong, very compact. We have to watch out for the transition moments. But now they also have a clear plan with the ball. They are a really good team,” said the Dortmund coach.

Rose also commented on the previous achievements of 30 million euro purchase Donyell Malen: “Donny shows again and again what he is capable of. With a feint he was completely gone in Istanbul, he almost had there too get an assist. “

The BVB coach made a clear statement to the Dutchman: “He has to be stable for 90 minutes, to have the performance for 90 minutes, to get used to this higher level again. He has to get better against the ball. That is a clear requirement from me, who he has to face if he wants to become a regular here in the long term. We are working on that, we will also give him the time, but it is a clear requirement. “