All eyes on Mario Gotze as Borussia Dortmund prepare for Hoffenheim challenge – Bundesliga news
Hoffenheim manager Holger Stanislawski has vowed to beat Borussia Dortmund in their next game at Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Stanislawski pointed at Dortmund’s one major weakness and urged his side to utilise it in order to upset the reigning champions. He was upbeat
ahead of the game on Saturday and reckoned that the Borussians are very much beatable away from home.
Stanislawski believes that his side have the required flare and passion to overrun any opponent and Dortmund will certainly find life hard away from their home soil. The manager, at the same time, urged his back four to keep a constant check on Dortmund’s
attacking midfielders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 and Mario Gotze. He was all praise for the duo and counted them as a major threat to his side’s winning ambitions.
Hoffenheim lost their opening game of this year’s campaign to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485. Gotze scripted that victory for the Black Yellows with a goal and an assist to his name.
The teenager also made his first ever start for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 which the Germans won by a 3-2 margin. The 19-year-old scored his first ever international goal in that game and will certainly be expected to repeat the feats against Hoffenheim
on Saturday.
"The only thing you can accuse them of is not scoring enough goals. That is almost a weakness, but it is something which will probably amuse (Dortmund coach) Jurgen Klopp." The tactician said of Dortmund.
The club’s trainer disagreed with Stanislawski’s comments and believed that Hoffenheim will have to be on their toes from the very first minute. He further told that it won’t be easy to beat the title contenders as they have a squad full of quality players
which is a big plus for the visitors.
He concluded by saying, "I think they have developed to the same status of Bayern in the last 15 to 20 years. It does not matter whether they play at home or away, they are still hard to beat."
Dortmund, who will feature in this year’s UEFA Champions League, will play their next game on Saturday, August 13.
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