In the first test, Borussia Dortmund were also not convincing because most of the talents could not impose themselves. With one small exception, thinks Edin Terzic.
The most important thing Edin Terzic deliberately anticipated. “It’s nice that we had another game, also here in the region where our fans are numerous,” was how he found Borussia Dortmund’s new coach after the 3:1 victory at Westfalenliga side Lüner SV in the first test match and was pleased “that we were able to prepare well here. “
However, he was not really convinced by what he saw in the 90 somewhat tough minutes beforehand. “Of course we would have liked a bit better performance, but you just have to admit that to the guys after a tough week of training,” the 39-year-old touted. “There were a lot of young guys there for whom it was the first time to train and play at such a level. It was a good test for that.” With the exception of Mats Hummels, Felix Passlack, Mahmoud Dahoud and new keeper Alexander Meyer, there was hardly a player on the pitch who has been of age for a long time.
“A decent phase “
So for long stretches the performance was low on chances, only the pressure phase at the beginning of the second half, in which two of Dortmund’s three goals also came, took Terzic out. “That was a pretty decent phase – not good, but decent. In the first 25 minutes we had clarity on the ball and were immediately there to win it back after losing the ball. We didn’t let the opponent breathe. I liked that quite a bit, but I would have liked that from the first second to the end. “
Other than that, only a few of the many talents were able to impose themselves on the team before all the internationals rejoin the squad from the weekend onwards, as well as Emre Can, Marius Wolf and Donyell Malen, who were given a break in Lünen. “Of course, some of them were missing. We are trying to prepare conscientiously for the coming season, to dose the load well and to create a basis. We can stand here and say that it’s a shame that 14 players were missing, but we had so many German champions from the U19s on the pitch today,” Terzic thinks: “Now we have the opportunity to get to know the boys better and for them to get to know us better. This phase is very good for that.”
In addition to Bradley Fink, who scored once and set up Göktan Gürpüz’s goal, one player in particular stood out: left winger Prince Aning, recently signed from Ajax Amsterdam’s youth team. “He was one of the most active, demanded the balls, was brave in one-on-one situations and had the finishing touches,” said Terzic, thinking especially of the Dutchman’s opening goal: “We praised him for that. What we didn’t praise him for is that the situations were far too rare today. Not just from him, from everyone. “
