Hans-Joachim Watzke (62) has spoken about Marco Rose, Erling Haaland and the Champions League exit in an interview ahead of the top match against Bayern.
On Saturday night Borussia Dortmund can move past FC Bayern with a win, and if managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke has his way, that’s possible: “If you win 17 of the last 20 Bundesliga games, then you should have enough confidence,” he said in an interview on “Sky”: “We showed in Wolfsburg what we are capable of when we are reasonably complete.”
Watzke expects BVB to be “courageous “ and “self-confident” as they were last Saturday. That is exactly how coach Marco Rose tells the team to be. “I see him fighting every day. And that’s the way it is, they should come quietly,” Watzke said in a salute to Bayern.
For his development, it would also be great if he stayed with us a little longer
Despite the “stupid” Champions League elimination and its impact on “Borussia Dortmund’s calling card “ – which he finds “worse” than the financial one – “we don’t have to let it spoil our overall view now either,” Watzke thinks and strengthens Rose in particular. “We have scored 30 points from 13 games in the Bundesliga. We haven’t managed that so often either. You can certainly say that he”, i.e. Rose, “is an excellent fit for the club. You can just tell. “
The same goes for Erling Haaland, who scored his 50th goal in Wolfsburg on his comeback in his 50th Bundesliga game. “That triggers something when you have Erling in the squad. With his positive charisma and positive craziness, it triggers something with the opponent and with your own team. “
Watzke advises Haaland to stay at BVB in summer
If it’s up to Watzke, the Norwegian, who can leave the club after the season via an exit clause, will stay at Dortmund beyond the summer: “We will hold talks, will conduct them in an unagitated manner and would like him to stay with us for longer. “
If that doesn’t happen, “we will also accept it. And we will find solutions again. That is also absolutely clear. That’s in BVB’s DNA. But it would also be great for his development if he stayed with us a little longer,” Watzke emphasised.
