BVB: Terzic criticizes recurring mistakes – Baumgart protects Modeste

BVB criticized after bankruptcy in Cologne

In the end it’s always the same thing. “Today it was once again very visible what has been lacking for years to constantly knock at the top,” said coach Edin Terzic after Borussia Dortmund’s 2-3 (1-0) at 1. FC Köln. After every win, the highly talented team was asked “what’s in it this season,” added the visibly disappointed Terzic, “games like this show that we don’t have to think about it. Because these things happen to us all the time.”

With a win, BVB could have gone into the league summit on Saturday against FC Bayern as table leaders. After the third defeat in the eighth game of the season, the Westphalians slipped back behind the Munich team, who had the same number of points. Terzic said he had “no doubts” about the mentality that was so often discussed in Dortmund. However, his statements in detail questioned precisely this. “In a very important phase of the game we weren’t ready to defend our goal,” criticized the coach. And when asked whether that would slow down the euphoria before the top game, Terzic replied: “We step on the euphoria brakes ourselves – precisely because of games like today.”

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Even if Dortmund’s constant references to Munich’s greater sporting and financial potential are undoubtedly correct – the fact that Bayern have been champions without exception for a decade is also due to the fact that the only serious pursuer has had a complete system failure at important moments for years lies down. The fact that important professionals like captain Marco Reus (33) and defense chief Mats Hummels (33) were missing in Cologne is at best an explanation, but not an excuse.

BVB with the weakest goal tally in the Bundesliga since 2014/15

This season it is clear: Without Erling Haaland (22), who scored eleven goals in the first eight league games for Manchester City as many as the entire BVB team, Dortmund cannot overrun the opponents. Most recently, the Black and Yellows scored similarly few goals at the same time in the 2014/15 Bundesliga season. Otherwise there have always been at least 20 goals after eight match days in recent years.

It’s all about discipline. This is also proven by the fact that four of the five victories were won 1-0. That’s how it was in Cologne after Julian Brandt’s goal (31st) at the break. The appearance afterwards, as goalkeeper Alexander Meyer (31) stated, “is not possible at all. It was missing that we as a team could fight back. You have to resist it, you have to show body language. You don’t get points that way.” The reason is “that many are busy with themselves”. What Brandt confirmed involuntarily and in a bizarre way: “I didn’t pay attention to it. Of course, I was initially busy with my performance.”

Former coach protects Modeste: “It’s not okay what’s hitting him”

And one more thing became painfully clear on Saturday: the experiment with Anthony Modeste has probably failed for the time being. Even against his former employer, where he was a top attacker with 23 goals in a total of 35 games last year, the 34-year-old Frenchman lacked any connection to the game. He didn’t get a single noteworthy chance to score.

However, his ex-trainer Steffen Baumgart protected Modeste. “I don’t think it’s okay what’s thrown at him. Tony is not responsible for the crisis in Dortmund, these are excuses,” said the 1. FC Köln coach on Sunday on “Bild-TV”. The criticism of Modeste are “personal attacks”. Since moving to BVB in the summer, the Frenchman, who is to represent new signing Sébastien Haller (28), who is suffering from testicular cancer, has only scored one goal in seven league games.

Baumgart emphasized: “Strikers are dependent on the people behind them, it’s no different with us.” Even before the game, the coach hugged his ex-protégé and spoke to him. “So I told him he should stay with himself and not accept anything of what was being said,” revealed Baumgart.

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