Borussia Dortmund’s left BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl feeling relieved. In reality, the entrance workplace let loose a number of sighs when chatting with reporters within the combined zone.
“Everyone seems to be relieved,” Kehl mentioned. “One hasn’t seen the spectators so euphoric in a very long time. It’s good that spectators are going residence with a smile once more. They deserve it.“
As relieved as Kehl was, the person who actually obtained the monkey off his again was newly appointed Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac. The previous Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg man lastly has his first Bundesliga win along with his fourth prime flight membership.
After defeats towards Stuttgart and Bochum, it proved third-time fortunate for Kovac. The brand new coach made particular reference to luck on the post-match press convention. Specifically, the that obtained his tenure off to a rocky begin.
“Within the first quarter-hour we have been too sluggish, too exact, too complacent,” Kovac mentioned. “Then we had some luck with [Diogo Leite’s] own-goal. That occurred to us towards Stuttgart. That loosened us up a bit.
“We additionally wanted one other 10 to fifteen minutes to get going within the second half,” Kovac continued later. “Then it was an awesome sport from my workforce. They performed themselves right into a frenzy. We’ll hold it in perspective as we now have many vital matches arising.”
GGFN | Peter Weis