Jurgen Klopp: Borussia Dortmund’s Neven Subotic was rested and not dropped for Augsburg game
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp insisted that the defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Neven-Subotic-c27632 was not dropped but rested for Augsburg game. He was talking in the wake of his side’s 4-0 triumph over the newly promoted FC Augsburg.
Both teams locked heads on Saturday, October 1, at Signal Iduna Park.
Klopp omitted Subotic from the starting XI on Saturday in favour of Felipe http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santana-c32502. It was previously reported that the centre back had been dropped following a series of poor performances at the back. The Serbian international was the centre of criticism
after the Borussians were thrashed 3-0 by Olympique Marseille in the Champions League.
The manager has now made it clear that the youngster was only rested and is an important member of the squad. Further talking about Subotic, Klopp told that the youngster is an extremely talented player, an automatic selection in his starting XI.
He revealed that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 player complained of fatigue ahead of Saturday’s game, which allowed Santana to show his true skills in his absence.
While talking to local press, the manager enthused, "I spoke to Neven [Subotic] before the game about him not being selected to prepare him that the press would interpret his absence as punishment for making any errors. Before the start of the season, I
said I would rotate our two central defenders. There will come a time when we need http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Felipe-Santana-c13545."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Lewandowski-c31255 opened the scoring for the reigning champions in the 30thminute, eventually finishing up with a hat-trick. Mario Gotze scored the other goal for the Black Yellows.
Klopp concluded his talks by saying, "Thank god Roman [Weidenfeller] parried the penalty of Sankoh. After that, my team remained calm and scored two beautiful goals. All of this was good for the league table and our self-confidence,"
Following their win on Saturday, Dortmund, have made it into the top six with 13 points from eight games. The defending champions will next be in action against Werder Bremen on Friday, October 14, at Weserstadion.
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