Overview
- After a 2-2 Champions League draw with Bodø/Glimt, Nico Schlotterbeck blasted the display as “really bad” and lamented a lack of winner mentality.
- Niko Kovac said a captain has the right to raise issues, emphasized keeping discussion on a factual level, and noted the comments were addressed within the squad.
- Schlotterbeck criticized the impact of substitutes, with references to Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy; Kovac added that Adeyemi was self-critical afterward.
- The result dents Dortmund’s path to the knockouts, with officials acknowledging a squandered chance and the increased risk of February playoff ties.
- Kovac expects to be without defenders Waldemar Anton and Aaron Anselmino for Sunday’s Freiburg trip, while reports continue to link Schlotterbeck to a sizable new offer and interest from top clubs.