Surprising failure

“A damper!” Test match defeat for Dortmund

Karim Adeyemi and Co. make a fool of themselves in the test match.(Bild: GEPA)

A heavy defeat in a friendly match for Borussia Dortmund! The top German club were beaten 4:0 by Thai first division side BG Pathum United FC in Bangkok on Sunday. "That was a damper," said a disappointed neo-coach Nuri Sahin.

The Champions League finalists suffered a severe setback in their first test match in Asia. Dortmund, who had to do without the European Championship participants (Niclas Füllkrug, Donyell Malen and co.) but were still able to call on players such as Niklas Süle, Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi, went down 4-0 against BG Pathum United.

"That was a heavy defeat. I didn't like the basics at all," grumbled Sahin. "We deal with it very openly and honestly and very critically. I can't say: forget it, just because the lads had heavy legs. No, we have to talk about it. I've been around long enough to be able to assess games like this when you have heavy legs. But the basics have nothing to do with having heavy legs, they have to be right."

"That can't be an excuse"
 After a 4-0 defeat, it's "very easy to blame everything on the journey, the sleepless night or the jet lag. But that's far too easy for me. I know that the boys are very tired, that they've trained a lot, but that can't be an excuse at this level," said Sahin. And he made it clear: "If you don't do the basics, you won't play - quite simply!"