Overview

• Coach Niko Kovac lauded the 23-year-old’s capacity to cover roughly 12–13 kilometers per match and called him a tireless worker.
• Kovac nicknamed the left-back “Daniel Düsentrieb” and dismissed suggestions that he is being overplayed.
• Journalists report that despite his work-rate, Svensson has not registered a goal contribution this season and his attacking influence remains limited.
• Dortmund currently have no like-for-like alternative on the left side, and sporting director Sebastian Kehl already exercised a relatively inexpensive purchase option in the summer.
• Recent coverage also revisited the 4:4 at Juventus, noting debate over whether Svensson or Ramy Bensebaini was at fault in the lead-up to the 3:4 goal.