Goalkeeper Alexander Meyer criticizes the lack of team spirit

Borussia Dortmund’s goalkeeper Alexander Meyer has criticized the team’s lack of team spirit. Jude Bellingham is proud of the captaincy despite the defeat and Dortmund’s opponents in the Champions League are in a crisis. Here you can find news and rumors about BVB.

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BVB, News: Alexander Meyer criticizes team behavior

After the disappointing 2:3 defeat against 1. FC Köln, BVB goalkeeper Alexander Meyer criticized his team’s lack of team spirit. “If we don’t all fight it together, it will be difficult, you don’t get any points that way,” Meyer complained after the game. “We have to act together, as a team to defend everything that was missing. Many were busy with themselves – that’s not possible,” said the 31-year-old annoyed.

Meyer saw the Cologne team at an advantage. “If we had defended it as a team, it would have been much more difficult for Cologne. We were too passive. You could tell that Cologne had more grip and were disgusting even after the 1-1 draw. We have to work on that, fight back more as a team. Some teams come over the combative – we have to fully counter that,” he appealed to his team-mates.

The goalkeeper was particularly upset about the weaker second half. “If you don’t decide and kill the game in the first half, then we know that Cologne will do everything after half-time. If we don’t all fight it together, it will be difficult and you won’t score any points. Our behavior after half-time works Not at all. We played great in the first half, so we can’t really blame ourselves for that,” said the substitute for the injured Gregor Kobel.

However, Meyer does not want to use the black and yellow list of injuries as an excuse. “We’ve got good guys who’ve recovered: Adeyemi, Malen – Tony has put his heart into it too. We’ve got a solid squad, that’s no excuse for anyone missing. We had enough guys on the pitch who made the game for we could have decided,” he is certain.

BVB, News: Jude Bellingham proud of captaincy

One of those guys is Jude Bellingham. But the youngster also acted paler after half-time (SPOX– Rating: 3.0). The 19-year-old was allowed to lead his team onto the pitch as captain for the first time. A task that filled the Englishman with pride. “Obviously I’m very upset about the outcome of today’s game but it was a special honor to captain this great club for the first time,” Bellingham wrote after the game Twitter.

He also had a suitable motivational speech in his luggage: “No time to hang your heads. There will be plenty of opportunities to correct today’s mistakes in the next few games.” Substitute Tom Rothe was able to feel the leader qualities on his own ears. Not going fast enough, Bellingham yelled at the 17-year-old, “Play the damn ball!”

Bellingham was allowed to slip on the captain’s armband because the actual team captain, Marco Reus, was out with a lateral ligament injury and his replacement Mats Hummels had to recover from a cold.

BVB, News: Severe criticism of Anthony Modeste – “play with ten players”

TV expert Dietmar Hamann practiced sky harsh criticism of Anthony Modeste. “They’re playing ten at the moment,” analyzed the former Bayern professional: “He doesn’t come into the room to attack the ball anymore.” It is therefore “high time” that 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko gets his chance.

Hamann doesn’t like the basic attitude at BVB either. “I already said two weeks ago that they lack self-criticism,” explained the 49-year-old: “If they win and don’t play well, then it’s okay. And if you lose, you try to talk yourself into it.”

You can read more about this topic in our insights into the BVB defeat in Cologne.

BVB, News: CL opponents FC Sevilla in crisis

The next opponent is called FC Sevilla. The Spaniards are currently in a sporting crisis. On Saturday, the Andalusians lost their home game against Atlético Madrid 0-2. This puts you in 15th place in the table. The advantage over a relegation zone is only a single point.

Julen Lopetegui’s team wants to make up for the poor season in the premier class with just five points from seven games. Sevilla meets Dortmund for the first time on Wednesday, October 5th. The second leg in Dortmund is then already on Tuesday, October 11th.

BVB, News: Second team with a draw against 1860 Munich

BVB’s second team has already reached the bottom of the table in the third division. Two wins in ten games are only enough for eight points and 18th place in the table. After all, there was a draw against TSV 1860 Munich with a 1-1 draw at home. But the guests could also be happy: the draw was enough for the lead in the table.

After Albion Vrenezi had put Munich 1-0 ahead after a penalty kick, Marco Pasalic was able to equalize the game again. The game was later interrupted due to a hailstorm. After the restart, Dortmund managed to dominate the game more and more, but a goal was no longer possible.

The table before the Sunday games