Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp insists there is tough competition for the starting eleven
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he could well face a selection headache when the season starts to name is starting eleven. He claimed that there is a lot of quality in the squad and naming the team would
surely be a difficult task as some of the players have shown real promise in the pre-season matches.
Die Borussen had a great season last term when they lifted the Bundesliga trophy after nine years and the triumph was an extra ordinary achievement considering they were the youngest side in the league.
Klopp insisted that the squad has some great players and the selection would be a very difficult decision. He insisted that the midfield is very competitive with the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215
Perisic and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 present and that he will have to make some tough decisions which will disappoint a few individuals.
“We have a lot of quality in the squad - especially in the midfield is the competitive situation great. I will have to meet tight and tough decisions that will help the team,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The manager commented on the injury to new signing Ivan Perisic and claimed that he is facing a tough time in training as he was not used to the intense preparations during his time at Belgian side Club Brugge.
“He is the classic case of a player who takes the next step and has initially brutal difficulty getting used to the pace in training,” he continued.
The tactician admitted that the training has been tough and hectic but was confident that the preparations would definitely show results in the future. He stated that no player has so far complained and the team is happy to go
through the intense process before the season starts.
“The training services are important. So far nobody has given the impression that he gives up,” the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 manager concluded.
Borussia Dortmund will face SV Sandhausen in the first round of the German Cup on Saturday, July 30.
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