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The bitter loss in Munich
was very disappointing for us all.
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The first half was appalling.
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You could sense in the discussions
over the following days
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DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT PLAYER DEPARTMENT
that we weren't ready for that match.
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We simply surrendered in the first half.
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It was pathetic. We analyzed the game,
but after a 5-0 loss,
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I expected the analysis to be harder.
You have to be really tough.
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We can of course try
to stay in our comfort zone,
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but I don't think
that's the route to success.
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Someone, no matter who, has to say
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that we failed as a team
in the second half, just as an example,
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that we did too little,
and weren't attentive enough,
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that we didn't make
any good runs up front,
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that some players didn't defend well
and some didn't want the ball,
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and that we can't function
as a team this way.
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If you do that,
then you're on your way.
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These factors will decide whether
Dortmund becomes a top team or not.
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You have to set
group dynamic processes in motion,
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by identifying them.
Not everyone will like that,
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but no one said success is easy.
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I hope it starts soon.
It hasn't started yet.
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You get the feeling
that the lads want to speak out,
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but are afraid of the reactions.
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You sense something is stirring,
but it's not coming out. If it doesn't,
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then it won't take priority. If it does
come out, that's the next step.
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I take a similar view.
I agree with Roman and Matthias.
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TEAM CAPTAIN
These things can be resolved quickly,
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both internally and on the pitch,
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but many players
may have a different opinion.
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This is a process in our team
that is slowly progressing.
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We're not at the stage
where we talk about it every time
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and actually highlight the issues.
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We are making progress,
but we're not yet at the point
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that Matthias knows from his experience
and has also put into practice.
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I knew Matthias as a player,
and we knew each other well.
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He has his particular way
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of dealing with things.
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And it can be productive
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when you also have players
who act as a counter-balance.
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If you have 11 Matthias Sammers,
you have complete chaos.
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In the dressing room, you must be
brutally honest, you're not friends.
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Externally, you can't overdo it.
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No one likes to be publicly criticized.
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Matthias has a very extroverted way
of expressing criticism.
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Whenever Matthias had one of his rants,
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Ottmar Hitzfeld would always try
to smooth things out.
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If the manager had argued against him,
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that would have been counterproductive.
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Matthias pushed everybody around
and Ottmar then sorted it all out.
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That was an ideal combination.
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MATCHDAY 29
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There was apprehension beforehand.
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After losing 5-0, no one knew what kind
of showing Dortmund would make.
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Would they play with the same ease
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SPORTS JOURNALIST
after the shock defeat in Munich?
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We had to play differently,
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because we wouldn't beat Mainz at home,
if we played like we did in Munich.
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We wanted to show we could do better.
We started the match well.
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We had a lot of possession
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and didn't let Mainz
play their attacking game.
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It was important that we played
as well as we did.
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Then it seemed like they'd brushed off
the shock defeat to Munich,
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and seemed unperturbed,
and that surprised me,
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because it was unlike
the end of the previous season,
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when they weren't great mentally.
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This time maybe the 5-0 loss
sparked an attitude of defiance.
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We played very well in the first half.
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It was a dominant performance,
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with accurate passing and two goals.
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It was all going in the right direction.
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If you're 2-0 up against Mainz,
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who are one of the teams that
you should be beating in the league,
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why did their legs start shaking?
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Why did a small change
made by the opposition
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make them lose their routine
and their feeling of strength?
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It was very puzzling.
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That it happened repeatedly
in the 2nd half of the season
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is even more puzzling.
I wonder where it's coming from.
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What's going on in that team?
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In the last 20 minutes,
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it felt like Mainz had
one or two extra players on the pitch.
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In our counter-attacks,
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GOALKEEPER
four players ran up,
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but then didn't track back.
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Then it's hard to win balls that way,
so that's what happened.
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I kept saying we have to play physically
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and to believe in ourselves.
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We're Borussia Dortmund at home!
With all due respect to Mainz,
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you can't be out-played like this
at the back with the score at 2-1.
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Set pieces were Dortmund's favorite
bugbear in the 2nd half of the season.
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A triple chance! It's amazing
how Bürki kept the ball out.
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Or the balls.
There were three of them
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within 1.5 seconds
from point blank range.
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With every part of his body.
Delaney said he was like an octopus.
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It seemed like he had eight arms
and somehow kept the ball out.
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That was a moment
that a goalkeeper takes a lot from.
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You feel like you're invincible.
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A moment no one forgets, which explains
why the fans cheered him so much.
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From the run of play,
Mainz were going to score
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and Dortmund were about
to blow their lead again.
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But Bürki made it clear:
You can get this far, but no further.
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I know from last year what it's like
when things don't go well.
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So it means a lot to me
that they really believed in me,
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and that I can give something back now.
I'm very happy about that.
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I'd wish it upon any other player,
that he can experience that,
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because it's a wonderful feeling.
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TRUE LOVE
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DORTMUND TEAM HOTEL
SITE OF BOMB ATTACK 2017
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The bomb attack was the worst thing
that can happen to you.
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For the club,
that was a very difficult turning point.
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Perhaps the greatest challenge,
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because the night after the attack,
we had no secure base whatsoever.
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We still had to make decisions
in a short space of time.
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You're in a panic room
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with the police asking you
not to announce any decisions,
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saying they first had to
check the driveways
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and the sidewalks for more bombs.
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A letter was found,
saying ISIS claimed responsibility,
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and they thought it was
a terrorist attack.
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When it ultimately turned out
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that someone had gambled
on causing the share price to crash...
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That was completely unimaginable.
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About an hour after the attack,
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it was decided
by a so-called crisis panel,
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comprising representatives
from the club, UEFA and the police,
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that the match would be rescheduled
for the following day.
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The evening after the attack,
Rauball argued that
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they had a social responsibility
not to give in to terrorism.
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They still thought it was terrorism.
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THERE HAS BEEN AN INCIDENT
AND ONE PERSON WAS INJURED.
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The match will be played here
tomorrow at 18:45.
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The cooperation with UEFA, with Monaco
and the police was very successful.
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But there's no alternative to tomorrow.
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We can't keep the Monacans here
till Thursday.
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They're playing this weekend
and the return leg is next week.
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It's an unfortunate situation,
but there's no other solution.
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I can understand Hans-Joachim Watzke,
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assuming that he spoke
to the players the next day
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and asked if they felt up to the task.
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I can understand him
agreeing to that decision.
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DAY OF THE ATTACK
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I think it probably still
bothers him today.
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If Hans-Joachim Watzke
had known what would happen afterwards,
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he would never have made the decision
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to agree so quickly
to the only practicable suggestion
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of rescheduling the match,
despite the pressure that he was under.
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But I think he wanted
to keep all his options open.
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We wanted the match to be rescheduled
to sometime in the future.
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Mr. Watzke told us if we didn't play,
we forfeit the win.
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GOALKEEPER
We didn't want that.
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There was a discussion
and the feeling was we had to play,
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so we then decided as a team
that we would play.
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL 1st LEG
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Then Thomas Tuchel
went on camera and said,
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"People who have
nothing to do with football
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and who weren't on the team bus
made this decision above our heads."
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I can understand Watzke
being really mad about that.
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We had a meeting at 11 o'clock
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and I said if the majority of players
didn't want to play, we wouldn't play.
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So everyone can conclude
that this wasn't the case.
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If you show 100 percent unity as a club
at a moment like that,
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you can draw great strength from it.
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But the opposite can also happen.
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I think this led to the irrevocable rift
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between Thomas Tuchel
and Hans-Joachim Watzke.
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Beforehand, they'd never really
been on the same wavelength.
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I've come on behalf
of the federal government
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FORMER MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR
to show our solidarity
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and to support this match.
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Today is about all of football
and about all large public events.
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We won't be intimidated
in our peaceful, quiet way of life.
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I'll never forget the faces in that bus.
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They'll stay with me for life.
It was horrific.
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I realize this is important
and the whole world is watching. I know.
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But we're human. You have to understand
what we've been through.
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But to make a stand with football?
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That's way beyond my comprehension,
to be quite honest.
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GERMAN CUP FINAL
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Thomas Tuchel is also very successful
in what he does.
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But there were deeper-seated problems,
that related not to events on the pitch,
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but to cohesion
and how people get on with each other.
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You have to make the characters
in a team pull together
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and you have to treat a superstar
the same way as a reserve player.
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You have to find a way
to keep the group united.
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Jürgen Klopp managed that impressively
at Dortmund for years
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and I'm sure he also set a benchmark.
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I think one of Tuchel's failings
was that he didn't succeed with that.
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It's quite clear that no other manager
will be like Jürgen Klopp.
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We deliberately chose Thomas Tuchel,
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because we thought and still think
that he's a very good and able manager.
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And our decision wasn't wrong.
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We won the German Cup
under very difficult circumstances,
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with the bomb attack and so on.
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The sporting results were good.
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It helped him.
He won his first title with Dortmund.
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There was no real sporting reason
to part ways,
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but it's always about more than that.
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And after two years,
both sides evidently felt that
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the basis wasn't good enough
for a third year.
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When I realized that the manager
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was trying out everyone in my position,
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even though I performed well
at the start of the season,
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it was difficult, especially as
I'd sought and had discussions,
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only to discover
that it didn't change anything,
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no matter how well I train
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FORMER CAPTAIN
or how much praise I get in training.
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It's hard for me to understand
why I wasn't considered at all,
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as there were several injuries,
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or there were games where that position
wasn't filled well, in my opinion.
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But it's the manager's decision
and I have to accept it.
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The fact that I don't understand it
is a separate issue.
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But it doesn't change
my attitude in general.
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I'll keep working hard,
so that when I get my chance
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I'll be ready and can take it.
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Till then, I'll have to be patient
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and help the team in a different way,
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because we have this big goal
this season, which is only attainable
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if players who aren't
getting regular games
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continue to try hard in training
and don't slack off,
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so that the lads who do play
face competition during the week.
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I'm very sorry about that,
but this isn't about pity.
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The manager doesn't have to
account for his decisions to anyone.
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It's the manager's territory.
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And if there's a player
that I really like
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and rate very highly,
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and the manager
doesn't rate him as highly, that's okay.
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It's been a hard season for Marcel,
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but I know that Lucien
considers everything carefully
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and never makes decisions
for personal reasons.
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It's the fate of any player.
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Marcel Schmelzer also experienced this
the other way around,
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when Jürgen Klopp felt that Dedê
was past his prime
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and Schmelle moved ahead of him.
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Thank you.
- Bye. Have a nice day.
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It totally helps to think of
how Dedê treated me.
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He was probably annoyed
not to be playing, too,
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but he never let it show,
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and I'll always really
appreciate him for that.
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Schmelle played 34 matches
for all 90 minutes.
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These things have to happen.
These things are God's will.
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I understood that in my time.
Schmelle...
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He's just a really nice guy.
We get on very well.
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It really makes you understand
the team concept better.
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It makes you slow down a bit and realize
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you've still had ten years
at the highest level,
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internationally and domestically.
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MATCHDAY 30
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It wasn't easy going to Freiburg
after Bayern won the day before.
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We just have to hope
that Bayern drop points now.
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DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT PLAYER DEPARTMENT
Our fate is no longer in our own hands
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and we have to accept that.
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In the run-up I thought that
Freiburg will have seen
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Dortmund had problems against Mainz,
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whose aggressive and robust attitude
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SPORTS JOURNALIST
almost brought them success.
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Of course they're dangerous.
They beat Leipzig 2-0
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and Mönchengladbach 3-1,
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1-1 against Bayern.
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They play long balls,
they're very athletic,
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they're good at winning the second ball,
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MANAGER
and they counter very quickly.
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We have to be attentive,
or it will be difficult.
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We've always had difficulty here.
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They posed a risk many times.
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They tried to keep possession
and tried to hurt us.
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It was the kind of game
Lucien Favre favors.
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He trusts in this patient build-up,
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and then Dortmund have individuals
who have the ability,
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once they have teed up the opposition,
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to raise the tempo at the right moment,
and have the ball skills
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to provide an assist
that just needs tapping in.
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SPORTS JOURNALIST
It was perfect Lucien Favre football.
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The way strikers think,
if they don't score for a while,
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they soon start to have doubts.
Alcácer is more of an introvert,
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who is affected more
than Cristiano Ronaldo,
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if he doesn't score for a few weeks.
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That was a great gesture
from Marco Reus,
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as they were vying with one another
to be the club's top scorer.
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For him to forego the penalty
for the sake of his team mate,
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that's a scene that clearly shows
what a great Marco Reus is,
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and also that
he sees the bigger picture.
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It hasn't been easy for Paco
in recent weeks.
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He could hardly join in our preparations
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as he had a torn muscle
from earlier in the season.
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He hadn't played much,
and then he broke his arm.
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It hasn't been easy for him.
He was unhappy about not playing.
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We need Paco every game,
so it was a natural thing for me
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to show him he's important for us
and that he deserved to get a goal.
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TEAM CAPTAIN
So it was an easy decision for me.
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The way we've played the last few games,
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including Freiburg, where it's hard,
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and the fact that we won by a margin,
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it does us a power of good.
Keeping a clean sheet was important too,
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for our defense and our forwards.
It's working and we were clear winners.
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We know we probably have to win
every league match.
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But we're also trying to stay relaxed,
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because pressure probably isn't
the best motivation.
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A bit of freedom
is the best thing for the lads.
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Our last win was close.
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It was hard work, a tough battle.
So that was really nice today.
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The score and the way we played
give us a lot of confidence.
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How many games do we have? Four more.
Nothing is decided yet.
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We'll try to keep up the pressure and
hope Munich slip up and we are there.
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We usually arrive
two hours before the lads
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to prepare and make breakfast.
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As soon as they finish breakfast
or their pre-training snack,
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we immediately start
preparing the next meal.
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Or they make specific requests
to take something home
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or they have nutritional requirements
and say what we have to be aware of.
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We also have players who only eat
halal meat for religious reasons.
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We always have halal food for them.
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We also have others who avoid lactose.
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Some ask us now and then
if we can make something vegan.
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We want to cater for everyone
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by providing
a selection of salads, starters,
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soup, at least two meat dishes,
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we have fish, and sometimes prawns,
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up to four vegetables
and filling side dishes,
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so there's something for everyone
and they really enjoy it.
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Particularly when there's good weather
and we switch on the barbecue,
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you can smell it from the pitch,
and when they come off
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they shout, "Hey, I'll be right there."
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"What are you doing?
We're trying to play football here!"
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Everyone appreciates it.
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When new players arrive,
they're quite amazed at what's on offer.
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So this is not the norm.
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00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,600
But there are clubs abroad
that do it even better.
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Once we signed a player from Chelsea,
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and he came to us in the morning
and said, "Send me a chef this evening."
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I didn't understand.
"What do you mean, send a chef?"
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At Chelsea they could give notification,
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and if you had visitors or were alone,
a chef would come by.
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They had seven chefs
who would go to their homes,
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who they would pay.
But that was new to us.
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Götze is a special player. He's known
for his goal in the World Cup final.
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It's both a curse and a blessing.
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When it's not going well,
they say, "He isn't even on the bench!",
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as was the case
at the start of the season.
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Many people thought
he'd had his swansong
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and his career was over.
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The first three months
of the Bundesliga season
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were definitely hard for me,
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especially when I wasn't even
in the line-up.
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ON START OF 2018 SEASON
I felt that and so did the others.
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I wouldn't say I was shocked,
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but it really surprised me
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to see that Mario Götze
didn't feature in Favre's plans at all,
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and I started wondering
how that would affect him.
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He dared to make a new start
in his old, familiar surroundings,
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where he imagined he'd be safe,
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only to lose his starting place
at Dortmund.
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00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:17,080
It must have been like having
the rug pulled from under his feet.
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Is that mine? Yes, I'll take that.
Thanks, Dennis. Great.
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Thinking back, I accepted the situation.
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I realized I had time to improve,
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to work on various weaknesses,
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to train with my left foot
and physically,
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to focus,
and to go the extra mile,
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to convince the manager and the team
that I am of value,
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and can still be of use.
It made me better and stronger.
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It made me more mature
and gave me some experience.
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Not playing in the Bundesliga
or being in the line-up was new to me.
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Lucien Favre then picked him
later in the season.
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His goal against Augsburg was important,
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when the south stand really cheered him.
It was a moment of liberation for him.
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Subsequently we saw what he can do
when he has confidence,
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when he gets some game time
and gets his rhythm.
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Perhaps he's no longer the man
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whose explosiveness
tears defenses apart,
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but technically
he's a very skillful worker.
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His strengths have shifted.
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He plays differently.
He plays in a canny way.
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He rarely loses the ball,
he always makes himself available.
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He's always one of
the most tireless runners in our team.
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He seems more dynamic again
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and has regained the confidence
to take on one-on-one situations.
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SPORTING DIRECTOR
And he provides great assists.
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THE EASE IS BACK
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Having been made fun of for two years,
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00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,560
people now say in retrospect
it was genius to bring him back.
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00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:19,840
That's football.
The truth is rewritten every four weeks.
383
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,120
But it was also hard to predict,
384
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,120
because Mario had
an extremely difficult period.
385
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:29,000
He was a precociously talented striker,
but he made a fatal mistake.
386
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:32,920
That transfer was wrong for
his development. We all know that now.
387
00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,640
In retrospect it's easy to say
it was right or wrong.
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00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,160
It was a personal development for me.
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00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,200
I understand from his point of view.
I can understand Aki.
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00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:47,200
We've known each other for 14 years.
391
00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,880
I've always felt that
Mario is a special kind of guy.
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00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,680
Sometimes he's a bit unapproachable,
393
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:59,280
because with the big career he's had
from very early on,
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00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,720
he's always tried
to keep himself under control.
395
00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:06,880
It isn't easy to get through his walls.
396
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:14,480
But once you're through, you realize
he's a good guy and he's very focused.
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00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,640
But for the game that characterized him,
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00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,920
you need a certain ease.
He lost that and it's coming back now.
399
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:26,800
So it's not just satisfied,
I'm really happy for him.
400
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:51,040
In 1997 I scored against Juve
in the Champions League final.
401
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:55,000
Mario scored the goal
that won the 2014 World Cup.
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00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,600
That's the highest pinnacle there is!
403
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,600
But then what's demanded of you changes.
You have more baggage.
404
00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:04,400
Sometimes you can pedal
as hard as you like,
405
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:08,760
and train and
be as professional as you like,
406
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:13,440
but there's little you can do
to resist it.
407
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:22,920
In the mid-90s, Mehmet Scholl and I
became the first footballer pop stars.
408
00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:27,520
Mehmet usually won the gold Otto Award
and I won the silver.
409
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:32,800
Back then I felt a little overwhelmed,
though there's no comparison with today.
410
00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:36,400
With Twitter, Instagram and Facebook,
it has increased exponentially.
411
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,160
But nowadays players have more support.
412
00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:43,560
Back then we had no idea
how to handle situations like that.
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YOUTH MEETIING
What problems are they facing?
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00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:57,200
Everything has changed since I was
a youth player, over 20 years ago.
415
00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,640
We used to play on ash pitches.
416
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,920
Now we train on
heatable synthetic grass pitches.
417
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,560
Now we have not only full-time coaches,
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00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,960
but also athletic coaches,
rehab coaches, physiotherapists,
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00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:12,000
social education workers
and psychologists.
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00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:16,080
It's become extremely
professionalized and individualized,
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
so we can take care of each individual
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and support them as best we can,
so they can turn professional one day.
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We have many positions that we filled
internally, when they were vacated.
424
00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,720
We now have a staff of over 100,
425
00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,600
and we're the biggest department
at Borussia Dortmund.
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00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,480
That demonstrates the effort
that we make.
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00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:39,960
You may have a Mario Götze,
428
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who goes on to score
the goal that wins the World Cup,
429
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but we also have players who only make
League 2, and that's still a success.
430
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:52,840
We also want the lads to get the best
academic qualifications possible.
431
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:57,000
Jacob Bruun Larsen
and Christian Pulisic recently said
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00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,840
that was one reason
why they came to Borussia Dortmund.
433
00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:03,680
The overall package,
including school, was right.
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WELCOME
435
00:36:09,240 --> 00:36:10,960
So I'll come to the point.
436
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,640
I have noticed
that we are evidently not succeeding,
437
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:18,080
and I say this
without apportioning any blame...
438
00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,440
When we give full contracts
to players from the under-19s,
439
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:27,560
it's usually to players
we have signed from abroad.
440
00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,440
Christian, or now Jacob.
441
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:34,800
What would benefit us, because
the whole region is yearning for it,
442
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,960
would be if one player,
just one player,
443
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from the Ruhrgebiet
would succeed with us,
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00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:44,400
someone we got our hands on
at 14 or 15.
445
00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,560
How do we do that again?
446
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And what, if anything,
do we have to change?
447
00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,800
Or is it just chance?
That's the central issue.
448
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,920
If you've never scouted,
449
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your youth players are competing
450
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with the most talented players abroad.
451
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:05,320
So we must keep trying to improve
our youth development,
452
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,240
so they can make the grade.
453
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,160
That is our aim.
And that is the aim
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00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:14,320
of Aki Watzke and Michael Zorc
with regard to the youth academy.
455
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:16,640
We have a similar view.
456
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,640
Everyone here is talking about
youth player Youssoufa Moukoko.
457
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,320
And it's not only here.
458
00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:30,360
Our scouts around Europa
keep getting asked about Youssoufa,
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00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:34,480
because what he's achieved
at 14 is incredible.
460
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,920
Last year he scored
more than 30 goals at under-17.
461
00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:40,160
This year it will probably be over 40.
462
00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:42,760
That's phenomenal at that age.
463
00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:50,760
What's important for us,
and I speak from my own experience,
464
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is not to get carried away
with expectations
465
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:58,520
about how many years he'll play for us,
or about what titles he can win,
466
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and instead to mentor him sensibly
and keep him out of the media completely
467
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:09,000
and not to allow any interviews.
And it's really difficult with him.
468
00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:15,320
The kids in the stands sang a song
about him when he scored a goal here.
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00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,760
It isn't that easy to handle.
470
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:23,120
We'll play six against six now,
plus three neutrals.
471
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,040
That's you three for now. Okay?
472
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,680
There is a danger.
473
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:32,720
If I imagine that happening to me
at that age? Good Lord!
474
00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:38,440
But over the years,
I've often seen players of 15 or 16
475
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:43,400
in our under-17s where I thought
476
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:48,560
they could become real greats.
I saw it in Mario and he did.
477
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:50,760
I saw it in Nuri and he did.
478
00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:55,360
But I've seen a few players with
the same ability and it didn't happen.
479
00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:03,680
MATCHDAY 31
480
00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:14,800
It's always hard to explain to people
who aren't from the Ruhrgebiet
481
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:16,760
what this match means.
482
00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,560
They say it's folklore
or marketing hype,
483
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,720
that it's not that dramatic.
Yes it is!
484
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:36,680
I don't think there's ever been
such a big gap between these two clubs.
485
00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:39,000
DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT PLAYER DEPARTMENT
42 points!
486
00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,080
Schalke are fighting to stay up.
487
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,480
But they also have a chance
of avenging something.
488
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:49,560
I remember 2007 well, when we
beat Schalke 2-0 here in Dortmund,
489
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:54,000
thus snatching their dream
of becoming champions, and ruining it.
490
00:39:55,720 --> 00:39:59,640
You could see that Schalke had
a lot of respect for us in that game.
491
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,960
Solid, compact defense.
It was hard for us to create chances.
492
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,080
Then there was that
flash of genius by Sancho,
493
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:12,280
and of course the link-up,
the run that Mario made.
494
00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:24,440
That was a top-drawer goal.
495
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:29,120
And we all thought
that's how it would continue.
496
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,080
What a brilliantly well-worked goal!
497
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,960
Jadon was hit by something!
498
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,680
A lighter hit him in the eye.
499
00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:52,520
It bounced off my finger
and went in his eye.
500
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:59,200
I spoke to the referee,
because I think it's...
501
00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:03,680
It's not okay that our player
has to go off after we've scored.
502
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:08,720
That means we're a player down
for a few minutes. That's insane.
503
00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:11,360
Had that lighter not been thrown,
504
00:41:11,720 --> 00:41:15,720
the ref would not have made the
glaring error of not pausing the match.
505
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:20,160
Any normal referee would have done so,
to calm things down.
506
00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:24,160
And then the match would have taken
a very different course.
507
00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:29,160
Dortmund were still disorganized.
508
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:32,880
Most fans weren't concentrating
on the game again yet.
509
00:41:33,240 --> 00:41:35,360
Then there was that shot by Embolo.
510
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,920
SPORTS JOURNALIST
Play continued, you followed the ball.
511
00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:43,520
Suddenly the ref blew the whistle
and at that moment nobody knew why.
512
00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,920
What had he seen?
Why had he stopped play?
513
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,880
He checked the video and gave
a controversial penalty for hand-ball.
514
00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:02,560
By the letter of the law,
with these new idiotic rules,
515
00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,120
you can give it.
516
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:08,400
Anyone with any understanding
of football would never have given it.
517
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,200
Schalke didn't protest. No one did.
518
00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,560
No one saw any reason
to take action.
519
00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:23,360
Damn it!
They can't even reach the penalty box
520
00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:25,560
and now they get a penalty.
521
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,120
It's ridiculous nowadays.
522
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,960
Football is becoming ridiculous.
523
00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:34,240
They invented this rule.
524
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:37,440
They can't look themselves
in the mirror.
525
00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:41,600
It's the biggest scandal
in football in many years.
526
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,560
Is nobody marking Embolo?
527
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:51,240
It all went very quickly.
528
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:54,400
We were still in a positive mood,
529
00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:56,840
and suddenly we're 2-1 down.
530
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:03,680
We have to admit
we didn't really recover from that.
531
00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:10,360
We changed from zonal marking to a mix.
532
00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:14,560
Some players were zone marking
and others marking specific players.
533
00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:21,160
We tried man-marking some of the team.
534
00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:24,520
That doesn't work well
and that was dumb of me.
535
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:29,800
We have a problem there,
we have to train intensively.
536
00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:32,640
With timing, and jumping as well.
537
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:35,480
Our players are not tall.
538
00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:39,600
Some of the others are six foot three.
539
00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:49,240
Then there was that scene
at the half-way line.
540
00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:54,200
Caligiuri hits the ball out of play
with his hand. The linesman is there.
541
00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:57,360
It's a throw-in.
That might not seem like much,
542
00:43:57,720 --> 00:43:59,640
but Caligiuri already had a yellow card
543
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:04,920
and he prevented a counter by Dortmund.
It could have been his second yellow.
544
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:08,080
That would have changed the match.
545
00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:15,320
I don't understand that rule anymore.
546
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:19,240
In the penalty box,
every little thing is punished,
547
00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:22,680
but outside the box it doesn't matter?
548
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:26,720
And it was such a clear-cut case.
I think that's very unfortunate.
549
00:44:29,240 --> 00:44:34,880
We felt unfairly treated,
but we didn't channel it the right way.
550
00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:36,760
Instead, we lost our nerve.
551
00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:39,120
What is he doing?
552
00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:41,000
Why?
553
00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:49,000
That was
a very unfortunate situation for me.
554
00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:53,360
I wasn't happy about my own play,
because I wasn't in the game.
555
00:44:53,720 --> 00:44:57,520
And of course I shouldn't have
gone into the tackle the way I did.
556
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:04,640
We should have kept our calm,
but we didn't.
557
00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:08,840
How many matches have we turned around?
At home or away?
558
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:13,320
We have to stick to
our system and stay patient,
559
00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:17,240
to stick to our routines
and our movements.
560
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,040
I don't know why we didn't.
561
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,480
I don't know why.
562
00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:30,280
Then Caligiuri scored a goal
from the free kick that followed.
563
00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:35,600
In two minutes everything that
could have gone wrong did go wrong.
564
00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:58,480
Bravo, Zwayer!
565
00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:02,400
Wolf was frustrated, that's inexcusable.
566
00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:07,240
That's the sort of reaction we can't
afford ourselves as Borussia Dortmund.
567
00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:09,000
He'll have to reflect on that.
568
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:25,320
They weren't the better team. We even
scored with nine men on the pitch.
569
00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:29,200
But it was a drama which -
and we have ourselves to blame for it -
570
00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:32,560
left us flustered.
571
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:46,280
Losing a derby match
is always very painful,
572
00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:51,040
but considering what happened today,
even more so.
573
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:53,400
But we have ourselves to blame.
574
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:16,720
Has the German Bundesliga
been decided today?
575
00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:19,400
Yes. Definitely.
576
00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:22,520
I have to come to his defense.
577
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:26,080
20 minutes after the match is over,
he has to provide answers.
578
00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:29,040
That was his emotional state.
579
00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:31,560
We got together after and that was
580
00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:35,200
the way everyone felt,
the supporters included.
581
00:47:35,560 --> 00:47:38,280
But you can't say that.
582
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:43,000
We talked it over afterwards
and he corrected himself.
583
00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:50,360
MATCHDAY 31
NEXT DAY
584
00:47:54,840 --> 00:47:59,040
89th MINUTE
SCORE 1-1
585
00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:03,560
We thought Bayern
would beat Nuremberg about 4-0.
586
00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:08,000
We all watched the match,
and for the first time in a long time
587
00:48:08,360 --> 00:48:11,240
I had sweaty palms
watching another team,
588
00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:14,480
because it was just that close.
589
00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:26,240
It was insane.
And then that one-on-one at the death...
590
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:29,080
I was sure that would be it. I thought,
591
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:35,000
"Okay. It's over. We did everything we
could, but it wasn't good enough."
592
00:48:38,800 --> 00:48:42,720
Coman runs towards goal all by himself
and Mathenia keeps it out.
593
00:48:43,080 --> 00:48:46,160
My heart was definitely racing.
594
00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:49,280
There was this feeling of,
"Hurray, we're still alive."
595
00:48:49,640 --> 00:48:51,960
In the team,
and in the whole city, too.
596
00:49:13,240 --> 00:49:15,840
We had hope again.
597
00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:18,480
We know it would be hard
and it was out of our hands,
598
00:49:18,840 --> 00:49:22,360
but what we could do was
win nine points. We needed nine points.
599
00:49:22,720 --> 00:49:26,000
And Bayern had to lose.
And they don't lose twice in a row.
600
00:49:26,360 --> 00:49:28,360
They might lose once. We all know that.
601
00:49:28,720 --> 00:49:32,960
We're getting another chance, even
though everyone thought it was over.
602
00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:40,800
In a phase when everything is still
possible, the team has to hold together.
603
00:49:41,160 --> 00:49:43,960
TEAM CAPTAIN
No matter what happens around us.
604
00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:49,640
That's why, as captain, I didn't think
twice about coming along with the team.
605
00:49:52,280 --> 00:49:56,600
We support that completely
and we spoke to him about it.
606
00:49:56,960 --> 00:50:00,720
He knows that his tackle
against Schalke was unfortunate.
607
00:50:01,080 --> 00:50:05,320
He wants to encourage the guys
with his presence
608
00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:09,600
and show them that we're a team
and we want to do this together.
609
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:17,480
We've actually always
traveled to Bremen by train.
610
00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:20,240
For a few players that was new,
but I knew
611
00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:23,520
that there might be a few fans
asking us for autographs.
612
00:50:23,880 --> 00:50:27,760
Normally we reserve
separate compartments,
613
00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:31,720
but as the trains were switched,
that didn't quite work out.
614
00:50:32,080 --> 00:50:35,040
But it wasn't a problem
to go sit next to someone
615
00:50:35,400 --> 00:50:37,920
who has nothing to do
with Borussia or football.
616
00:50:38,280 --> 00:50:40,080
We were very normal passengers.
617
00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:44,240
I watched my favorite series
and the trip was over in no time.
618
00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:04,640
Maybe it's not the ideal way
to prepare for a match,
619
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:07,240
but I really enjoy traveling
by train with the team.
620
00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:11,680
You spend two or three hours together
in close quarters.
621
00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:16,680
Paco and Axel sat next to me,
and we talked about some amusing things,
622
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:18,960
so the trip there was a lot of fun.
623
00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:23,640
MATCHDAY 32
624
00:51:27,240 --> 00:51:30,960
We're in Bremen today
for a decisive match.
625
00:51:31,320 --> 00:51:35,120
We know we have to win.
If we don't, it's practically over.
626
00:51:35,480 --> 00:51:39,640
But if we do win today, everything
can change. We'll have a new chance.
627
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:42,040
Because that would affect Bayern.
628
00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:46,520
Our next match is at home,
while Bayern play in Leipzig.
629
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:50,720
But our priority is to step on it today
and put in a top performance.
630
00:52:10,640 --> 00:52:13,960
In terms of quality, it was probably
one of their best away games.
631
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:16,160
SPORTS JOURNALIST
Many had already written Borussia off.
632
00:52:32,360 --> 00:52:33,920
We made a bet before the free kick,
633
00:52:34,280 --> 00:52:38,080
because both Rapha and Paco
are very good free kick takers.
634
00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:40,920
FORMER CAPTAIN
We bet on who would take it.
635
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:46,120
As it was to the right, I thought Rapha
wouldn't be denied, so I backed him,
636
00:52:47,320 --> 00:52:49,280
while Marco bet on Paco.
637
00:53:00,360 --> 00:53:02,480
That's why we laughed
a bit more than usual,
638
00:53:02,840 --> 00:53:05,200
but in the end we were just happy
we got a goal.
639
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:11,800
We're all familiar with Paco's
excellent shooting technique.
640
00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:16,160
Before the free kick,
I said to Schmelle, "It's going in."
641
00:53:16,520 --> 00:53:18,440
It was from his favorite spot.
642
00:53:18,800 --> 00:53:21,320
When you watch the ball's trajectory
in slow motion,
643
00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:24,800
you see the ball barely spins,
it drops like a rock.
644
00:53:25,160 --> 00:53:26,920
TEAM CAPTAIN
For a keeper, that's impossible.
645
00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:34,960
The match in Bremen
is still a big mystery to me.
646
00:53:35,320 --> 00:53:40,080
Until the 60th minute, it was even among
their best performances of the season.
647
00:53:40,440 --> 00:53:42,600
SPORTS JOURNALIST
They also didn't take too many risks.
648
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,680
Sure, they did not
convert enough chances.
649
00:53:50,120 --> 00:53:52,560
If we'd taken our chances,
the match would have been over
650
00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:55,280
and they wouldn't have recovered.
651
00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:58,680
But with each chance we squandered
in that match,
652
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:03,280
Bremen gained more confidence.
653
00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:11,440
That was clearly my fault.
Anyone can see that.
654
00:54:11,800 --> 00:54:15,400
I was very disappointed in myself
and I wish that hadn't happened,
655
00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:20,160
because we were in
a very difficult point in the match.
656
00:54:20,520 --> 00:54:25,920
We were under pressure and then a stupid
mistake lets them back into the game.
657
00:54:27,480 --> 00:54:30,760
An inexplicable mistake.
That was tragic for Bürki.
658
00:54:31,120 --> 00:54:35,240
It was a decisive moment.
If that ball hadn't gone in,
659
00:54:35,600 --> 00:54:37,760
Dortmund would probably
have kept control of the match.
660
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:43,040
So Bremen were suddenly in with a chance
while Dortmund looked shaky.
661
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:01,760
I feel downbeat.
We lost control of the match,
662
00:55:02,120 --> 00:55:06,120
and Bremen went all-in
by bringing on Pizarro.
663
00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:10,880
We made two individual errors today
that we shouldn't have made,
664
00:55:11,240 --> 00:55:15,000
and which cost us the points today.
665
00:55:18,040 --> 00:55:19,840
It was their last chance
666
00:55:20,200 --> 00:55:23,880
to put massive pressure on Bayern
667
00:55:24,240 --> 00:55:26,600
with a clear victory at Werder Bremen.
668
00:55:26,960 --> 00:55:31,080
I think that Bayern would have
struggled with that, but it didn't work.
669
00:55:31,440 --> 00:55:34,800
The way I see it,
Borussia Dortmund
670
00:55:35,160 --> 00:55:37,400
lost the league title that day.
671
00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:40,320
LEAGUE TITLE SQUANDERED
672
00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:44,240
SERIES OF SETBACKS
673
00:55:56,360 --> 00:56:01,800
At our last home match, we want to
put on a good display to end the season.
674
00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:05,400
Of course we'll keep an eye
on what's happening in Leipzig,
675
00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:07,640
but we don't expect anything.
676
00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:13,040
Hello, Mr. Zorc.
- Mr. Westerschulz, how are you?
677
00:56:13,400 --> 00:56:18,840
Of course it's a job that's
affected a lot by day-to-day events.
678
00:56:19,200 --> 00:56:21,920
And that affects your mental state,
679
00:56:22,280 --> 00:56:25,120
and of course it affects
your private life.
680
00:56:25,480 --> 00:56:28,040
It depends on the results
and day-to-day events.
681
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:29,480
Naturally.
682
00:56:33,400 --> 00:56:37,200
It's our job
to make the most of the opportunities
683
00:56:37,560 --> 00:56:39,200
that we get at Borussia Dortmund.
684
00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:41,560
You can't compare us to Munich,
685
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:45,720
because the economic differences
are too big.
686
00:56:46,080 --> 00:56:51,080
In car racing, you only win if you have
enough horsepower, and we don't.
687
00:57:05,480 --> 00:57:09,840
For a long time now, Markus Pilawa
has been my most important staff member
688
00:57:10,200 --> 00:57:12,920
in player acquisition
and squad replacement.
689
00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:18,600
We meet almost every day
and we're always updating each other.
690
00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:24,280
We also argue. I encourage him
to share controversial opinions.
691
00:57:24,640 --> 00:57:28,680
He shouldn't just say
what I or the manager want to hear.
692
00:57:29,320 --> 00:57:31,640
Hello. Good day.
693
00:57:32,440 --> 00:57:33,360
You called?
694
00:57:34,040 --> 00:57:36,320
I've been at the club for seven years.
695
00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:39,520
So much has changed,
it feels like 20 or 30 years.
696
00:57:39,880 --> 00:57:43,120
But in the last two or three years
things have changed even faster,
697
00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:44,800
especially since the Neymar deal.
698
00:57:45,160 --> 00:57:47,400
The transfer market
has become very difficult.
699
00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:49,800
It's a huge challenge for us,
700
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:52,800
with the means we have at our disposal,
701
00:57:53,160 --> 00:57:54,960
to get good quality players.
702
00:57:55,320 --> 00:57:58,480
I think everyone now understands how
important the scouting department is.
703
00:57:58,840 --> 00:58:02,400
There are no hidden players anymore.
Everyone knows everyone.
704
00:58:03,200 --> 00:58:05,440
That's the big challenge for me.
705
00:58:05,800 --> 00:58:10,440
We have to take more risks,
we have to pick up young talents
706
00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:13,080
and develop them into top players.
707
00:58:13,440 --> 00:58:16,760
That's always been our strategy,
but now it's more important than ever.
708
00:58:17,720 --> 00:58:19,400
Come in.
709
00:58:19,760 --> 00:58:21,720
There he is, Zorci.
710
00:58:22,080 --> 00:58:23,920
Sit down and enjoy.
711
00:58:24,280 --> 00:58:26,440
And open your coffers.
712
00:58:27,880 --> 00:58:30,480
I have to tend to
the here and now.
713
00:58:31,600 --> 00:58:34,040
I'll be right back.
- Sure.
714
00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:38,920
I prepare everything with my team.
We do the hardest work of everyone.
715
00:58:39,280 --> 00:58:42,560
We're always on the road, we sleep
very little, we're always flying places.
716
00:58:42,920 --> 00:58:46,800
That sounds nice and romantic,
but often it's back-breaking work.
717
00:58:47,160 --> 00:58:50,960
I present the results to Michael Zorc.
That's the preliminary work.
718
00:58:51,320 --> 00:58:55,480
It's then presented to the manager
and to Aki Watzke.
719
00:58:55,840 --> 00:59:00,400
In the end, Aki Watzke
has to give the financial go-ahead.
720
00:59:04,280 --> 00:59:06,560
We want to take the next step
721
00:59:06,920 --> 00:59:11,200
in the relaunch
we announced a year ago.
722
00:59:11,560 --> 00:59:14,560
We intend to find a new player
723
00:59:14,920 --> 00:59:18,760
for the left back position
in the upcoming season.
724
00:59:19,120 --> 00:59:23,680
We're also going to sign a player
we've all known for years.
725
00:59:24,040 --> 00:59:28,680
That's Julian Brandt, whose career
we've watched over many years.
726
00:59:29,040 --> 00:59:33,920
If we really get Brandt,
then we gain the option
727
00:59:34,280 --> 00:59:37,720
of playing in a 4-3-1 formation.
728
00:59:38,080 --> 00:59:44,440
Then he could play in this, this
or this position for us. - That's good.
729
00:59:44,800 --> 00:59:50,360
If we play in a classic 4-3-3 formation,
then he can...
730
00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:52,800
Here's the defensive midfielder
and the central midfielders.
731
00:59:53,160 --> 00:59:56,600
He can play in this position
or this position.
732
00:59:57,560 --> 01:00:00,120
Plus this one becomes obsolete
and the three forwards,
733
01:00:00,480 --> 01:00:04,160
except for the false nine position.
734
01:00:04,520 --> 01:00:05,880
Definitely.
735
01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:09,520
We should definitely
use him for the gaps,
736
01:00:09,880 --> 01:00:12,920
for the build-up
to creating goalscoring chances.
737
01:00:13,600 --> 01:00:18,120
With 16 assists,
he's leading in the Bundesliga.
738
01:00:18,480 --> 01:00:23,200
He completes by far
the most passes to the forwards.
739
01:00:23,560 --> 01:00:27,040
So he's definitely someone who plays
the last or second-to-last ball,
740
01:00:27,400 --> 01:00:30,480
who passes to a winger making a run,
741
01:00:30,840 --> 01:00:35,880
who can then square it
so the nine can finish.
742
01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:38,880
He's 23 years old,
so he's got years ahead of him.
743
01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:41,440
He just turned 23.
744
01:00:41,800 --> 01:00:46,400
I think he's capable,
thanks to the different surroundings
745
01:00:46,760 --> 01:00:52,480
and because we are football fanatics
and there's pressure to win,
746
01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:55,000
of getting to another level.
747
01:00:55,360 --> 01:00:58,840
In the past weeks,
we made the decision
748
01:00:59,200 --> 01:01:03,280
to sign Nico Schulz from Hoffenheim
for the left back position.
749
01:01:03,640 --> 01:01:08,880
He's developed so well in recent years,
he's become a real machine.
750
01:01:09,240 --> 01:01:15,560
And that suits our style,
the way we want to play.
751
01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:20,400
I've watched the Champions League
the past few days,
752
01:01:20,760 --> 01:01:27,560
and dynamics and pace are top criteria
for top football in Europe.
753
01:01:28,040 --> 01:01:33,520
Take a look at this:
Maximum speed with Hakimi and Schulz.
754
01:01:33,880 --> 01:01:37,040
That's definitely in the top ranks
of the Bundesliga.
755
01:01:37,400 --> 01:01:41,320
If you look at the maximum averages,
or how often he sprinted...
756
01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:45,920
He does that in every match.
On the left and the right side.
757
01:01:46,280 --> 01:01:47,880
So that means...
758
01:01:48,240 --> 01:01:52,680
We're not choosing the formation.
That's up to the manager.
759
01:01:53,040 --> 01:01:56,600
We can only build the framework.
760
01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:20,760
The match started badly for Borussia
before the starting whistle.
761
01:02:21,120 --> 01:02:25,440
Roman Bürki had gotten injured.
The old hamstring problems.
762
01:02:25,800 --> 01:02:29,400
So Marwin Hitz had to be in goal,
who hadn't played in a long time.
763
01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:35,560
You're always prepared to play,
764
01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:39,040
but if you haven't in a long time,
it's always strange.
765
01:02:39,400 --> 01:02:42,720
The routines have changed and
you have to try to get into the game.
766
01:02:43,320 --> 01:02:45,400
That's not always easy.
767
01:02:45,920 --> 01:02:47,960
It's a bit of a thankless task,
768
01:02:48,320 --> 01:02:52,280
but when it's your job,
then you have to make the best of it.
769
01:03:09,200 --> 01:03:13,840
It's a very emotional day for me.
I'm playing my last home match.
770
01:03:14,200 --> 01:03:17,480
I'm very grateful for the five years
I've spent here. It's been great.
771
01:03:18,280 --> 01:03:23,400
HALF TIME
772
01:03:26,720 --> 01:03:29,360
I always do that during half-time,
773
01:03:29,720 --> 01:03:34,920
so I don't wind down or cool down
too much and so I stay in the game.
774
01:03:35,280 --> 01:03:37,400
Unfortunately, it didn't help.
775
01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:46,800
It was grotesque.
776
01:03:47,160 --> 01:03:49,600
I was already looking away,
777
01:03:49,960 --> 01:03:53,760
because Fink's header
was so weak and misdirected
778
01:03:54,120 --> 01:03:58,280
that I was already thinking of the next
attack. Maybe Hitz thought the same.
779
01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:02,680
It was not a very dangerous header,
which you should hold.
780
01:04:03,040 --> 01:04:08,040
Which I tried to do,
but then failed completely.
781
01:04:08,800 --> 01:04:13,960
Unfortunately it went through my legs
and into the goal. An own goal.
782
01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:19,760
I was wondering,
"How could you let that one in?"
783
01:04:20,200 --> 01:04:21,680
CEO
It was slapstick.
784
01:04:22,320 --> 01:04:24,400
I've seen goals like that before,
785
01:04:24,760 --> 01:04:27,520
but I've never seen a team
have two different goalkeepers
786
01:04:27,880 --> 01:04:31,600
conceding almost identical goals
within one week.
787
01:04:31,960 --> 01:04:35,760
I've seen a lot of things
in 50 years of watching football,
788
01:04:36,120 --> 01:04:37,320
but that was new.
789
01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:53,200
You want to help your team,
790
01:04:53,560 --> 01:04:56,800
so if you hurt it by making a mistake,
that's not a great feeling.
791
01:04:57,160 --> 01:04:59,760
You also think about
the club and the fans.
792
01:05:00,120 --> 01:05:04,720
The league is very tight,
so it's extremely important to keep up
793
01:05:05,080 --> 01:05:07,240
and of course it's also a huge relief.
794
01:05:14,960 --> 01:05:18,000
We bumped into each other
and the referee blew the whistle.
795
01:05:18,360 --> 01:05:22,800
I'd hurt my head a little,
but I knew that it was a penalty
796
01:05:23,160 --> 01:05:25,960
and that I'd be obliged to save it.
797
01:05:27,920 --> 01:05:32,760
I knew he'd missed his last penalty
and wasn't bursting with confidence.
798
01:05:33,120 --> 01:05:35,600
I wasn't either,
after both of my mistakes,
799
01:05:35,960 --> 01:05:38,080
but the pressure is on the taker,
800
01:05:38,440 --> 01:05:42,000
so I tried to wait
and I noticed he began to hesitate.
801
01:05:51,240 --> 01:05:53,680
You're standing in the stadium,
802
01:05:54,040 --> 01:05:57,960
and you feel like the last ten minutes
were the worst of your career.
803
01:05:58,320 --> 01:06:01,920
There's so much at stake.
There's a lot going through your head.
804
01:06:02,280 --> 01:06:05,200
But as a keeper
you can't request to be substituted
805
01:06:05,560 --> 01:06:08,160
and say,
"I'm having a bad day, I'm going off."
806
01:06:17,040 --> 01:06:19,640
92nd MINUTE
807
01:06:22,840 --> 01:06:27,600
Normally it would be game over,
leading 3-1 at home with an extra man.
808
01:06:28,040 --> 01:06:32,680
But at the moment many things
aren't going the way they'd normally go.
809
01:06:38,440 --> 01:06:41,520
How we conceded the goals
and the individual mistakes we made...
810
01:06:41,880 --> 01:06:46,920
We were sleeping at the back.
It's a lot to digest, to be honest.
811
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:55,480
Then we heard
it was 0-0 in the Bayern match,
812
01:06:55,840 --> 01:06:58,080
and that we could move up if we won,
813
01:06:58,440 --> 01:07:00,680
so my legs started feeling heavier.
814
01:07:11,600 --> 01:07:13,800
We wanted to make things exciting.
815
01:07:14,160 --> 01:07:19,160
But after going 3-1 up, and with one man
extra, we could have made it easier.
816
01:07:24,520 --> 01:07:27,720
Of course the last few weeks
have left their mark.
817
01:07:28,080 --> 01:07:30,040
The leads we squandered...
818
01:07:30,400 --> 01:07:33,360
We're showing signs of nerves,
we're not secure anymore.
819
01:07:33,760 --> 01:07:37,200
We have no control
over the game anymore,
820
01:07:37,560 --> 01:07:40,440
especially when we're in the lead,
which should give us security.
821
01:07:40,800 --> 01:07:43,200
We'll have to analyze that
after the season.
822
01:07:43,560 --> 01:07:45,480
Right now,
I don't have an answer either.
823
01:07:50,600 --> 01:07:52,600
It was a very odd final phase,
824
01:07:52,960 --> 01:07:55,920
after which Borussia were
nevertheless back in the title race
825
01:07:56,280 --> 01:07:58,600
and still had a chance
to win the trophy.
826
01:08:04,160 --> 01:08:06,600
15:30 MÖNCHENGLADBACH - DORTMUND
16:30 THEN HOTEL
827
01:08:08,840 --> 01:08:11,480
I think it was important
for the Bundesliga.
828
01:08:11,840 --> 01:08:15,960
The tedium of the past few years
was really exhausting.
829
01:08:16,320 --> 01:08:19,920
Bayern always won the title,
usually as early as April.
830
01:08:20,280 --> 01:08:22,280
Once even in March.
831
01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:24,120
Nobody needs that.
832
01:08:24,480 --> 01:08:26,480
OK, guys. We want to win this match.
833
01:08:26,840 --> 01:08:30,200
We have no choice. Anything is possible.
834
01:08:30,680 --> 01:08:34,320
We don't know what will happen.
But we have to focus on our game.
835
01:08:34,680 --> 01:08:38,960
Don't watch what the others are doing.
Our match is what counts.
836
01:08:39,320 --> 01:08:42,480
We must win,
but we have to be clever.
837
01:08:42,840 --> 01:08:46,440
We have to be at our best in defense
and at winning possession.
838
01:08:46,800 --> 01:08:50,440
When it's difficult, we have to defend.
We have to be a team.
839
01:08:50,800 --> 01:08:53,200
We have time to win.
840
01:08:55,320 --> 01:08:59,880
The situation is such
that anything is possible.
841
01:09:00,240 --> 01:09:03,880
Of course we depend
on Eintracht Frankfurt to win,
842
01:09:04,240 --> 01:09:07,000
but after the derby it was almost over.
843
01:09:07,360 --> 01:09:10,920
I think few believed
that we'd get another chance.
844
01:09:11,280 --> 01:09:16,160
We'd gotten another draw in Bremen,
but we still had a chance.
845
01:09:16,520 --> 01:09:19,800
This year, anything is possible.
846
01:09:20,160 --> 01:09:24,120
and if there's a sensation, we might
still even be able to win the league.
847
01:09:24,520 --> 01:09:27,040
19:00 MEETING
19:30 DINNER
848
01:10:36,800 --> 01:10:39,640
He's played an incredible season.
849
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:43,800
Of course he knows he couldn't
have done it without his colleagues.
850
01:10:44,200 --> 01:10:47,040
He knows they turned
a blind eye sometimes
851
01:10:47,400 --> 01:10:52,040
and supported him
when he arrived two minutes late.
852
01:10:52,600 --> 01:10:54,240
That was good.
853
01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:04,640
To end the season, we've still got
one of the best teams to beat.
854
01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:08,040
They had a very good first half of
the season, ending it in second place.
855
01:11:08,400 --> 01:11:11,760
They had some problems in the
second half and changed their formation,
856
01:11:12,120 --> 01:11:15,880
but in the last match
they went back to playing 4-3-3.
857
01:11:26,280 --> 01:11:29,320
We expect they'll play
a similar tactic to last week,
858
01:11:29,680 --> 01:11:32,640
with Kramer as the defensive midfielder
859
01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:35,080
and Zakaria and Hofmann
in central midfield.
860
01:11:35,440 --> 01:11:40,520
But Cuisance and Strobl
could also play in these positions.
861
01:11:44,440 --> 01:11:47,120
They rotate
and constantly change positions.
862
01:11:47,480 --> 01:11:50,920
They have someone
who can initiate that well.
863
01:11:51,280 --> 01:11:53,920
Pay attention to Neuhaus and Zakaria.
864
01:11:54,280 --> 01:11:59,080
They change position.
The four forwards pull Hoffenheim apart.
865
01:11:59,440 --> 01:12:02,400
Now they've got what they wanted,
866
01:12:02,760 --> 01:12:06,640
they've created gaps between defense and
offense and play between their lines.
867
01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:09,960
They want to play,
but they make mistakes.
868
01:12:12,280 --> 01:12:14,400
They have big problems on the wings,
869
01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:18,240
they've made a lot of individual
mistakes in the past few weeks.
870
01:12:37,560 --> 01:12:41,440
Aki Watzke sent
a clear message to Munich.
871
01:12:41,800 --> 01:12:43,680
"The pressure is on the south.
872
01:12:44,040 --> 01:12:47,080
Bayern have everything to lose,
we have nothing to lose."
873
01:12:47,440 --> 01:12:49,880
So you make yourself believe that.
874
01:12:55,160 --> 01:12:59,680
That was a very clever move of his,
because it took pressure off the team.
875
01:13:00,160 --> 01:13:03,640
He told them
they'd fulfilled their expectations.
876
01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:06,800
At the same time,
he gave the Dortmund fans the feeling
877
01:13:07,200 --> 01:13:09,440
it might really still be possible.
878
01:13:10,040 --> 01:13:14,720
Many of them traveled to Mönchengladbach
feeling hopeful.
879
01:13:15,080 --> 01:13:19,560
Especially as Frankfurt had a great
season and had everything to play for.
880
01:13:20,000 --> 01:13:22,320
MATCHDAY 34
881
01:13:29,040 --> 01:13:30,840
Of course it's a little bit for show.
882
01:13:31,200 --> 01:13:35,240
Someone has to take the initiative
and spread some optimism,
883
01:13:35,600 --> 01:13:39,240
because self-fulfilling prophecies
like that help sometimes.
884
01:13:39,600 --> 01:13:43,600
And if you, as club boss,
go to the press and say,
885
01:13:43,960 --> 01:13:47,640
"To be honest, I've lost all hope."
886
01:13:48,000 --> 01:13:49,680
That would be wrong.
887
01:13:50,040 --> 01:13:55,400
I don't care how delighted people
might be when I'm proven wrong.
888
01:13:57,800 --> 01:14:03,880
It was important to get us
in the right state of mind.
889
01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:06,480
Of course there's always hope.
890
01:14:06,840 --> 01:14:11,080
but to think that Bayern Munich would
really lose at home in their last match
891
01:14:11,440 --> 01:14:14,360
when the German league title
is at stake...
892
01:14:15,680 --> 01:14:17,160
You need a lot of hope.
893
01:14:37,560 --> 01:14:39,880
No matter what happens, believe in it!
894
01:14:40,240 --> 01:14:44,000
We have to believe in it.
We've played so many matches.
895
01:14:44,360 --> 01:14:47,400
Believe in it!
We have 90 minutes for this game.
896
01:14:47,760 --> 01:14:48,600
Come on!
897
01:15:08,360 --> 01:15:12,200
The first 15 minutes were difficult.
It was a special situation, too.
898
01:15:12,560 --> 01:15:14,920
Everything was at stake
for Mönchengladbach as well.
899
01:15:15,280 --> 01:15:19,960
That's how they went into the game,
and we were barely able to make tackles.
900
01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:28,600
SCORE 1-0
901
01:15:47,600 --> 01:15:50,120
That news was welcomed
with cheers in Mönchengladbach,
902
01:15:50,480 --> 01:15:52,800
as they hoped
to qualify for the Champions League,
903
01:15:53,160 --> 01:15:57,080
while the Borussia Dortmund fans
thought, "Okay, that was it."
904
01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:13,600
That curious scene shows you the
madness of video assistance refereeing.
905
01:16:13,960 --> 01:16:16,720
Two years ago
it would have been unthinkable
906
01:16:17,080 --> 01:16:21,840
to hear that a goal has been disallowed
by the video assistant referee.
907
01:16:22,200 --> 01:16:25,120
But for Dortmund it meant
there was still hope.
908
01:16:29,040 --> 01:16:31,320
We didn't start well.
909
01:16:31,680 --> 01:16:35,440
But after 15 or 20 minutes,
you could say we were playing better,
910
01:16:35,800 --> 01:16:37,640
we had better control over it.
911
01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:41,240
And the 1-0 lead was very important.
912
01:16:49,280 --> 01:16:52,280
We went into half time leading 1-0,
with the Bayern match still tight.
913
01:16:52,640 --> 01:16:57,480
So we thought, "We have 45 minutes left.
We'll win here
914
01:16:57,840 --> 01:17:00,440
and cross our fingers
that Frankfurt help us."
915
01:17:01,160 --> 01:17:06,320
HALF TIME
916
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:21,840
That's how we went into half time.
We said to ourselves,
917
01:17:22,200 --> 01:17:26,080
"Today we're not going to
step off the gas in the second half.
918
01:17:26,440 --> 01:17:28,960
Today we want to be there
from the first minute to the last."
919
01:17:29,320 --> 01:17:32,560
It's not easy
against a 4-5 wall of players.
920
01:17:32,920 --> 01:17:36,560
We don't have much space
and we have to move around more.
921
01:17:36,920 --> 01:17:40,440
We have to play here,
to lead the game.
922
01:17:40,800 --> 01:17:43,200
To direct the match.
923
01:17:44,360 --> 01:17:47,320
Wide players,
be patient and wait.
924
01:17:47,680 --> 01:17:51,760
1-0 is perfect. We'll try to
make it 2-0, but 1-0 is fine.
925
01:17:52,120 --> 01:17:55,200
We have to try to make it 2-0.
926
01:17:55,920 --> 01:17:57,600
That's our game.
927
01:18:10,040 --> 01:18:13,040
SCORE 1-0
928
01:18:19,320 --> 01:18:21,680
We definitely felt some euphoria.
929
01:18:22,040 --> 01:18:25,280
Shortly after half time it was 1-1.
Maybe something was possible.
930
01:18:28,160 --> 01:18:29,600
I thought to myself
931
01:18:30,160 --> 01:18:33,800
that I might have work to do on Sunday,
932
01:18:34,160 --> 01:18:36,280
SPORTS JOURNALIST
reporting from Borsigplatz.
933
01:18:44,400 --> 01:18:47,400
Right after the equalizer,
they took the lead again.
934
01:18:47,760 --> 01:18:49,680
That shows you their strength of nerve
935
01:18:50,040 --> 01:18:52,360
and of course
that affected Dortmund's match.
936
01:18:52,720 --> 01:18:57,920
Bayern's response was just too clear
to leave space for any doubts.
937
01:19:09,440 --> 01:19:13,000
We put everything into it,
emotionally as well,
938
01:19:13,360 --> 01:19:16,760
to make the impossible possible.
939
01:19:36,240 --> 01:19:39,880
We're all a little down at the moment.
940
01:19:40,240 --> 01:19:42,160
We still had hope during the match,
941
01:19:42,520 --> 01:19:45,960
especially after they reported
that Frankfurt had equalized.
942
01:19:46,320 --> 01:19:50,520
We now realize that,
even though we had a very good year,
943
01:19:50,880 --> 01:19:54,040
in the end
it wasn't enough to win the title.
944
01:19:54,400 --> 01:20:00,120
Right now,
all the power is flowing out of my body.
945
01:20:00,480 --> 01:20:01,600
To be honest.
946
01:20:06,880 --> 01:20:09,520
We didn't make it,
so of course we're very disappointed.
947
01:20:09,880 --> 01:20:13,160
We believed that Frankfurt
would pull off a stunt in Munich.
948
01:20:17,440 --> 01:20:19,640
Still, we had a very good season.
949
01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:24,560
76 points, that wasn't planned.
Nobody expected that.
950
01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:30,120
The third best point score
in the history of Dortmund.
951
01:20:30,480 --> 01:20:34,840
But that's how it is.
I'm still a little bit disappointed.
952
01:20:39,320 --> 01:20:42,520
Of course, 76 points is a great result.
953
01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:46,360
That's a great overall performance
by the team in a period
954
01:20:46,720 --> 01:20:50,400
immediately after
an extremely difficult season.
955
01:20:50,760 --> 01:20:53,120
You shouldn't forget that.
956
01:20:53,480 --> 01:20:58,480
On the other hand, they could have
also won 80 points. It is what it is.
957
01:21:03,440 --> 01:21:07,920
I think it came down to a certain lack
of title-winning maturity.
958
01:21:08,280 --> 01:21:11,800
That's something we acquire bit by bit.
959
01:21:12,240 --> 01:21:14,880
And I think that's possible
with this team.
960
01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:19,800
Perhaps in the new season,
we'll approach matches
961
01:21:20,160 --> 01:21:23,680
like the one in Augsburg
or Düsseldorf differently.
962
01:21:24,040 --> 01:21:27,120
We picked up 27 out of 30 points
against the best teams.
963
01:21:27,480 --> 01:21:29,160
We only lost in Munich.
964
01:21:29,520 --> 01:21:35,040
We only got 20 out of 30 points
from the lower half of the league.
965
01:21:35,400 --> 01:21:40,680
If you want to become German champions,
you have to win those matches, too.
966
01:21:50,040 --> 01:21:51,640
Clap! Last interview.
967
01:21:58,640 --> 01:22:02,200
GERMAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 2019
968
01:22:26,520 --> 01:22:32,760
SUPERCUP WINNERS 2019
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