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Discussion about a lack of mentality: Immobile humiliates BVB
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Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio (lr.) On the ball. Photo: Gregorio Borgia / AP / dpa
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Rom Hymns of praise for Ciro Immobile, malice for Borussia Dortmund – the morning look at the media should not have given the BVB professionals much pleasure. After the embarrassing performance in the 1: 3 (0: 2) against Lazio Rome, the frustration was still deep during the return flight home.
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Even the otherwise cautious coach Lucien Favre did not feel like talking about the big false start in the Champions League: “That was too little and shouldn’t happen. I am very disappointed.”
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It suited the course of a used evening that of all things the former Dortmund Ciro Immobile was celebrated as the match winner. The goal for the 1-0 (6th minute) was scored by the attacker, who was retired from Revierclub after only one season in summer 2015, and he prepared the 3-1 for Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (76th). “Immobile’s revenge on Dortmund” was the headline of the “Gazetta dello Sport”. The attacker himself spoke of a “perfect game” and felt a “special taste”.
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With a mocking undertone, the “Corriere della Sera” referred to the advantage of Immobile compared to Dortmund’s goal scorer Erling Haaland – and brought the BVB dilemma to the point: “Immobile against Haaland ends 1: 1, but Lazio’s return to the Champions League after 13 years is triumphant because Ciro has a team around him that is full of aggressiveness and the will to win, while the Norwegian giant is on his own. “
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The playful revelation oath of the supposed group favorite in front of 1000 spectators at the Stadio Olimpico was reminiscent of similar soulless appearances in the recent past with defeats in Milan (0: 2), Barcelona (1: 3) and Paris (0: 2). The fact that the team did not learn from this and let themselves be bought off again caused disillusionment with Sebastian Kehl: “That was a desperate performance, especially in the first half. There were only a few players who even came close to reaching their limits. “
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To the chagrin of the licensed player boss, BVB is now under great pressure in the upcoming games against Zenit St. Petersburg (October 28) and at FC Bruges (November 4). “If we keep performing like this, it won’t work. Then it will be very difficult for us to reach the next lap, ”warned Kehl. Captain Marco Reus’ conclusion was similarly critical: “We slept through the first half. That is inexplicable to me and of course it is not our claim. We actually missed everything completely. “
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The appearance in Rome, which was unworthy of a top Bundesliga team, was really unsuitable for getting in the mood for the prestigious duel with FC Schalke 04 on Saturday have the derby at the weekend, a completely different fight awaits us. We have to present ourselves very, very differently. “
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After all, there are fewer personnel worries on the defensive. Emre Can, who was banned in Rome, should return to the three-man chain. In addition, Manuel Akankji, who had recovered from a corona infection, signaled readiness for action on Wednesday after the end of his quarantine: “I can’t wait to play the derby on Saturday.”
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