BVB before Seville: Terzic on the status of the staff and a possible double leadership
Edin Terzic
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BVB coach Edin Terzic commented on the PK before the Champions League game against Sevilla about the staff and the opponent after the change of coach. And thought aloud about a dual leadership.
BVB welcomes FC Sevilla on Tuesday evening (9 p.m.). After the 4-1 victory in Andalusia, Black and Yellow can already make it into the round of 16 on the fourth day of the Champions League. At the press conference before the game, coach Edin Terzic spoke about the staff, the variant with a double lead and the opponent after the change of coach.
Last season, the premier class group stage ended in disaster. BVB only crossed the finish line in third place and had to play in the Europa League after the turn of the year (where things didn’t go much better). Everything should be better this season. BVB can already draw the ticket for the knockout round on Tuesday. Prerequisite: A home win against Sevilla and a point win by Man City against Copenhagen.
At the PK before the game, coach Terzic spoke about the staff – still an ongoing topic in Dortmund. Right-back Thomas Meunier is an option again after the Belgian missed the classic due to family issues. Niklas Süle initially represented Meunier at the back right. The national player was also present at the PK and said confidently that he had shown that he could also be an option there.
Gio Reyna should be an option for the squad again. The US youngster sustained a muscle injury during the recent international break. “We hope that Giovanni Reyna can be an option again on Tuesday,” said Terzic.
Terzic leaves the use of Kobel open
It is very likely that regular goalkeeper Gregor Kobel will be between the posts again against Sevilla. The Swiss had to take a break for four weeks. First, Dortmund’s number one was stopped by a torn muscle fiber, later back problems were added. Alexander Meyer made a good impression as a representative during this time, even if he didn’t seem happy with one or the other goal. All in all, it became clear that Kobel has significantly higher potential in goal and therefore remains number one.
Terzic was still reluctant to play on Tuesday: “Gregor has been back in training for three days, but he hasn’t been in goal for four weeks. As soon as he signals that he’s 100 percent, he’ll play again. Me I’ll talk to him after final practice.”
Seville a lucky bag after a change of coach – BVB with a double leadership?
An assessment of the opponent is difficult for the BVB coach – although they only played against Sevilla last Wednesday. A week ago, however, the coach was still called Julen Lopetegui, after the game he was replaced by Jorge Sampaoli. At least it was a 1-1 draw against Bilbao on his debut at the weekend.
“Of course, some things will change with the change of coach. We have to prepare for different systems, but we want to concentrate on our strengths,” said Terzic.
He himself again reserved different system variants. Due to the absence of Marco Reus, who will still be missing against Seville, Terzic had slightly changed the system in Seville and against Bayern. Instead of a 4-2-3-1, BVB recently did without a nominal ten. Instead, Emre Can moved into midfield as additional protection.
On Monday, Terzic said that a double leadership also played a role in his considerations. These would then form the recently strong Youssoufa Moukoko and the much scolded Anthony Modeste. The latter provided an emotional highlight with his equalizer against Bayern, which could give the French a powerful boost. “Of course that’s a possibility. We want to keep all our options open. The two get along very well on and off the field,” said Terzic in relation to a dual leadership.
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