Sahin: “The goals at the end were something very difficult, very bitter”

Borussia Dortmund head coach Nuri Sahin appeared at the press conference after the match.

What did he say during the break?

It’s hard to explain, the first half in which we played very well, found many solutions, scored two very good goals. We knew that the second part would be very long. There were times when we couldn’t act quickly one on one, we talked about it during the break. Conceding two goals in two minutes didn’t help us. The goals at the end were very difficult, very bitter.

What do you have left?

We played the ball well, including in the second half. Not only did we cause pain, we had the ball and were able to score the third goal when the score was 2:2. We had such hope. But everything came together, we defended poorly, and they have an individual class. Not everyone can do what Vinicius does. We were in a lot of pain, we were able to achieve something, but we have important lessons to learn.

Why did you remove Bynoe-Gittens?

He had a great first half. But we did not approach Rodrigo and wanted to prevent this. If we realize that it is behind us, we must act quickly. We couldn’t implement it well, seeing the result. But there are other reasons.

How to stop Vinicius?

Now is not the time to talk about opposing players. Obviously he is one of the best in the world, he is in the top 3 or top 5. But I’m not voting for the Ballon d’Or and I wish him all the best. I’m focused on my team and my players.

Has the move to a five-man defense hurt the team?

I admit my mistake and don’t look for an explanation. But line five is to act faster, I won’t explain that. We wanted to attack Vinicius and Rodrigo faster, they are very strong one on one.

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