Kehl, BVB sports director: « We want to be German champions! »

Team planning is underway

According to sporting director Sebastian Kehl, Borussia Dortmund enter the final sprint of the Bundesliga season with an attacking goal. « We want to be German champions! » the 43-year-old told the « Ruhr Nachrichten » and put it so directly for the first time.

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« He is only two points behind Bayern Munich. We still have six games ahead of us, » Kehl said, noting that four of them will be at their own stadium: « We are the strongest team of the league at home and we are still capable of starting a run. We haven’t lost sight of our goal of winning the title. » At this late stage in the season, BVB are as close as « they get. » hasn’t been in years, » said Kehl. The sporting director is confident that the second most valuable team in the league has « the necessary quality ». a bit of anger, absolute greed, the unconditional will to defend our goal together and, of course, the support of our supporters. Everything is possible with this package.

At the same time, the ex-professional also pointed out that winning the league is no longer in your hands, but depends on Bayern’s mistakes (at the table).

Dortmund’s Kehl on Bundesliga title fight: ‘We want to keep the pressure on’

“But we want to keep the pressure on. This is only possible with consecutive wins. And that’s what we want to start against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, » Kehl said ahead of the game against Europa League winners Hesse. « It’s not over yet! I said it after the game in Munich, » Kehl stressed ahead of Matchday 29: « But we are well advised to take care of ourselves and not trip each other up again. » On the final matchday, the Westphalians played against relegation-threatened VfB Stuttgart squandered a great chance as they gave up a 2-0, 3-2 lead against a decimated Swabian side, while Bayern did not go beyond a draw against TSG Hoffenheim .

« We thought we had already experienced the dumbest thing this season: the home defeat against Werder Bremen. Today’s game is even better. (…) I have a hard time finding the words to explain why it happened. We missed a huge opportunity, » said BVB coach Edin Terzic afterwards, « brutally disappointed ». Kehl showed understanding for the coach’s reaction to the newspaper: « We were extremely disappointed and angry after the game. Sometimes those feelings have to come out. We missed a great opportunity. The criticism is absolutely deserved, even if it hurts. Still, there’s no point in constantly looking in the rear-view mirror. We expect to do much better in the next game against Eintracht Frankfurt. And the fans rightly expect it too.

Kehl on Reus and Co.’s BVB contracts: ‘No decision has been made’

Asked what he thinks of the recently stronger critics and expectations of leading player Marco Reus, Kehl kept a low profile: « It’s not about individuals. In Stuttgart we missed him a lot. as a team after the break. We expect everyone to subordinate everything to common success and our goals. We are on the home stretch of the season, we want to look ahead and attack! « Open contract problems for players like Reus, Raphael Guerreiro and Mats Hummels are still unresolved.

“Of course, these plans continue alongside current affairs. We have a clear vision that is not clouded by individual achievements and results. The players we spoke to know our assessments and expectations. No decision has been made so far, » said the sporting director.

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