Jürgen Klopp highly praises the Swiss. “I think he’s a good coach,” said the German.
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7/8
Favre also receives praise from protégé Emre Can. He hopes that he can work with his current trainer for several more years.
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Manuel Akanji is against Hertha in the starting line-up, although he violated the corona rules with a haircut.
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BVB passes the Hertha test, beating Berliners undefeated under Bruno Labbadia 1-0! Right in the middle: Nati defender Manuel Akanji. He had written negative headlines before the game because he had his teammates photographed him at the hairdresser without a face mask. Before the duel against Hertha, BVB sports director Michael Zorc speaks of “wrongdoing” in the corona crisis. There are no sporting consequences. Probably also because BVB coach Lucien Favre with Mats Hummels (suspended) and Dan-Axel Zagadou (injured) are missing two central defenders.
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Praise from Klopp
Speaking of Favre: Despite a good second half of the season (the win against Hertha is the 11th in the 13th game), German media have been speculating for weeks that the time of the Swiss on the sidelines of Dortmund could soon run out. Ex-Bayern coach Niko Kovac is traded as a successor.
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Favre is now backed by the man they longed for at BVB: Jürgen Klopp. “I would recognize Favre’s from ten teams, it all fits together really well,” said the Liverpool coach in a Skype interview with Sky. Both tactically (“outstanding system changes”) and playfully (“incredible creativity”), Favre doesn’t miss anything. Klopp’s closing word: “I think he is a good coach.”
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«He is a great trainer …»
In Dortmund, Favre still has a contract until June 2021, in 87 competitive matches with yellow black so far, he scored an average of 2.06 points. For comparison: Klopp took over 1.90 points per match in 318 games as BVB coach. What also speaks for Favre: Klopp also needed time at the beginning at BVB, only got his first title in the third year.
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Will Favre get the chance? “He is a great coach who fits 100 percent with BVB and I hope that I can work with him for several more years,” says midfielder and scorer Emre Can.
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And Akanji? He is not in front of the sky camera after the game. The question of visiting the hairdresser would surely have come. He and his colleagues have to pay 10,000 euros for buses. It is arguably the most expensive haircut ever.