Borussia Dortmund’s former crowd favorite Kevin Großkreutz has become in the ran Bundesliga web show among other things, expressed about the game of BVB against FC Bayern. He found clear words about the referee discussion and Jude Bellingham.
Großkreutz took Bellingham with him in conversation ran in protection, who, according to his statements about Felix Zwayer, had received a heavy fine from the DFB. “Bellingham is young and it was a hot game in the game, things like that happen. You can argue about the statement, maybe he’ll be sorry in retrospect,” said Großkreutz.
The 33-year-old continues: “But football needs players who speak their minds and are types. The DFB should look the other way. Anything else means that at some point nobody says anything anymore. That is not good for football.”
Großkreutz, currently active in the Westfalenliga 2 at TuS Bövinghausen, also found clear words in relation to the controversial scene in which Marco Reus went down after a contact from Lucas Hernandez in the Munich penalty area: “I can’t understand that Something come out of the basement in Cologne. At least one should watch the scene again. The video referee doesn’t make football fairer, but rather unjust. “
On the other hand, FC Bayern was awarded a penalty after a handball by Mats Hummels. Großkreutz explained that he had perceived the scene as a 50:50 decision: “This is a 50:50 thing. Mats knows himself that he is going there unhappy. With a little tact you can possibly let it continue.”
He himself suspected “a certain respect the referees had for FC Bayern”. The result: “The 50:50 things are already going in the direction of Bavaria. That shouldn’t be the case, but it is.” Großkreutz also stated: “In the end, it is BVB’s own fault if you make two such big mistakes that lead to goals conceded.”
Großkreutz on championship races: “Bavaria is a little weak”
However, Großkreutz did not want to know anything about a preliminary decision in the championship match. “Bayern is also weak, there has been a lot of unrest in the past few weeks. The injured are now coming back at BVB. The season is still long and there is still a second leg. Four points are nothing when you consider that.”
When asked about the two star strikers Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland, Großkreutz said: “I think they both embody world class. I’ve played together with Lewy and I know what he’s capable of. At the moment he’s still the more compact center forward, but if Haaland continues like this, he will replace him at some point. At 21, Haaland is further than Lewandowski was at that age. “
The former Dortmund also found clear words about the embarrassing 6-0 defeat of Borussia Mönchengladbach: “Fortunately, something like this has never happened to me. I would probably have gone nuts on the pitch and would have turned one over the other. The Gladbachers didn’t make a mark looked at the whole thing further. “
