“Not responsible for Borussia Dortmund’s crisis”

FC coach Steffen Baumgart vehemently took the side of his former protégé Anthony Modeste on Sunday, who has been criticized at Borussia Dortmund. “It’s not okay what’s hitting him. He’s a player, one of many. He’s not responsible for Borussia Dortmund’s crisis,” said the 1. FC Köln coach picture-TV.

On Saturday, the black and yellow lost 2:3 to the Rhinelanders, Modeste was again empty-handed. Baumgart continues: “To pin it down to a person, as is currently being done, is to look for excuses. I don’t accept that. He is a person who was very important to us, even if he left the club.” In his opinion, it was “personal attacks, it’s not about criticism. I have a problem with that anyway,” said Baumgart.