Defensive woes consume Dortmund ahead of Spurs return
Dortmund’s Mahmoud Dahoud and Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Winks in action during the Uefa Champions League round of 16 first leg football match at Wembley Stadium in London February 13, 2019. — AFP pic
On Friday, Dortmund’s youthful back four of Abdou Diallo, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Manuel Akanji and Achraf Hakimi, all under 23, failed to cope with an Augsburg side fighting relegation. “We practically scored their goals ourselves due to two individual mistakes,” added Reus, who will lead Dortmund’s attack against Spurs after four weeks out with a thigh strain.
The last of the nine-point lead Dortmund held in the Bundesliga last December was finally eroded on Saturday when defending champions Bayern Munich drew level. They are only second now on goal difference.“We keep conceding strange goals, which are actually easy to defend,” said goalkeeper Roman Burki, before admitting “I had to pull myself together not to tear anyone’s head off” after more defensive mistakes at Augsburg.
Goetze’s form alongside the creativity and talent of 18-year-old Jadon Sancho on the wing are two positive points.
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