"Didn't fight us enough": Terzic has a lot to reproach his BVB with

Wednesday 20th January 2021

"Didn't fight us enough"
Terzic has a lot to reproach his BVB with

That is clear: Borussia Dortmund does not win again. The Bundesliga club shows a terrifying performance against Bayer Leverkusen, especially in the first half. Coach Edin Terzic is accordingly angry and makes his team serious allegations.

Borussia Dortmund's coach Edin Terzic was furious about the next low blow in the Bundesliga title fight. "Quality is the result of talent plus mentality. We relied too much on talent and defended ourselves too little," said Terzic reproachfully after the largely disappointing performance of his team at 1: 2 (0: 1) in the chase duel Bayer Leverkusen.

Good performances like a few weeks ago are "the benchmark against which we measure ourselves," emphasized the 38-year-old. Dortmund's goalscorer Julian Brandt, who met on Tuesday evening for the first time in 366 days, joined his coach's criticism. "It runs through the season that we are not able to maintain the level for 90 minutes," complained the former Leverkusen player at Sky.

Brandt did not want to write off the championship yet, even if the front-runner FC Bayern was already before his first round (8.30 p.m. in the ntv.de live ticker) at FC Augsburg was seven points away. "We're not satisfied with the number of points, but the season is long. But we should start a series. A lot can happen in 17 games, but we're a long way off," said the 24-year-old.

"Discipline, heartless and characterless"

Sky expert Dietmar Hamann also found clear words after the game. "The performance today was without discipline, heartless and characterless," criticized the former national player: "In the end, it depends on character and will. They missed that. That was too little for me for over 90 minutes."

However, there is no point in "looking anywhere. We have to look ahead and improve. The only thing we can influence is our performance on Friday," said Terzic. Then BVB will be guests in the next West duel at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The gap to the foals in seventh place is only a meager point. The fall from the European cup ranks threatens.