Referees criticism
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After his failed beginnings as a new Borussia Dortmund coach, Niko Kovac largely protected players. The 53-year-old man told the « Sky » broadcaster after the 1-2 backdrop against VFB Stuttgart: « The result is the only thing that was not good, the rest was perfectly good. »
His players « really gave everything, » said Kovac, who had taken over the office of the transition coach Mike Tallberg and was responsible for the first time against the runner. Before Tullberg, Nuri şahin had formed BVB, the collaboration ended after about half a year.
You shouldn’t have left the field as a loser, Kovac said after defeat. « The team has really implemented a lot. » In the opposing penalty area, his players would not have always made the right decisions. « We have been somewhere. »
Sports director Sebastian Kehl also underlined, according to « Ruhr Nachrichten »: « I think we played a good game in many phases today. I thought we were very dominant in the first half and That we had many options. objective.
COVAC Critic of decisions against BVB
In front of 81,365 spectators in the stadium with a closed windows of Dortmund, the former Stuttgart Waldemar Anton (50th minute) had scored the goals of the guests with its own goal and Jeff Chabot (62nd). Julian Brandt (81st) was only the connection door for BVB.
« I don’t want to look for an alibi here now, but the Waldi felt like 20 seconds, » Kovac told his own goal. « Instead of whistling it, you let him run. » Only one of the many controversial decisions of referee Daniel Siebert in the eyes of the Dortmund, who lost Julian Rerson (89th) with yellow red in a heated final phase.
