Coach praises captain
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Borussia Dortmund captain Emre Can also expressed personal relief after the win against RB Leipzig (2-1). The public’s criticism of him recently was “not nice,” said the 30-year-old on “Sky.” “I’m only human and I try to perform.” He generally has no problem with criticism, “but if it’s below the belt, I can’t deal with it. It was below the belt, but I don’t want to complain too much. I want to continue playing football and be there for the boys.”
After the Revierklub’s poor performance this season, Can had to endure strong criticism from fans and the media on several occasions and was the target of ridicule on the Internet after failed actions. The defensive player showed a good performance against Leipzig, saving once on the line.
“It’s just good for Emre on the human side, it’s not normal what’s happening to him. He stands his ground,” said coach Nuri Şahin in the “ZDF sports studio”. “I have the feeling that if a person has a pure heart, one will eventually be rewarded. I’m happy for him.”
Şahin fears further failures at BVB: “Save for the break”
Şahin meanwhile fears further failures in the coming week. It is still unclear whether the injured Marcel Sabitzer (30), who was substituted, will be able to play in the Champions League against Sturm Graz on Tuesday. “Nothing was working for him anymore, the muscle had completely closed down,” he said about the Austrian’s calf problems.
“It wouldn’t surprise me if a few more were added now,” said the BVB coach in general about the many failures. “He’s not the only one who left the game with an injury. Ramy Bensebaini went into the game with an injury, Jamie Gittens went into the game with an injury.”
Many injuries at BVB: Şahin hopes for improvement during the international break
He was already missing ten players against Leipzig, and 13 players are currently listed as at least injured in the TM database. “We’re on the fence here. “We have to somehow save ourselves from this injury situation during the international break,” said Şahin, who is hoping for the return of defenders Waldemar Anton (28) and Julian Ryerson (26) against Graz. “We hope that we can get as many people together as possible for Tuesday.” However, there will be another loss in the Bundesliga next weekend against 1. FSV Mainz 05: Bensebaini (29) received his fifth yellow card against Leipzig.
