Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is yet to make his mark for the team and has fallen in the pecking order since his arrival in the summer.
Ilkay Gundogan has had a mixed first-half of the season with the German champions and is yet to prove his worth at the club. The midfielder has warmed the benches mostly since the start of the season after some satisfactory performances
in the opening games and wants to comeback strongly after the winter break.
The 21-year old joined the Borussians in this year’s summer transfer window, signing a four-year deal with the Dortmund giants. The player had a great season with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 last term and was praised by many for his impressive
performances.
Gundogan admitted that he has not had the best starts to his career with the German champions and hopes for much improved displays in the second-half of the campaign. He insisted that he will work on his fitness in the winter break
so that he can fight for his place in the team.
The midfielder has had some playing time in the first-team in the last few matches before the winter break due to the injury to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sven-Bender-c34386.
“I've had highs and lows in the short time I've been here and I've learned a lot from that. During the winter break I'll try to rest, but to keep my fitness levels up so that I'm ready to go again. Then I'll be able to fight for
my place in the side once more,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The German international also expressed his satisfaction on the team’s performance so far this season. He claimed that the team is still in the race for the Bundesliga title which is great and also praised the team’s showings in
the German Cup, as Dortmund qualified for the quarter-finals.
“Overall we can be happy with the way things stand in the league as we have a lot of points. It's great that we're still involved in the cup and we know there aren't many games left before the final,” he concluded.
Borussia Dortmund will next face Hamburg in the league on January 22.
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