Jurgen Klopp defends Borussia Dortmund’s rotation policy – Bundesliga news
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has defended his rotation policy after leading his side to a win over FC FC Augsburg. The Borussians have started the new season in mediocre form and Klopp’s rotation policy has been blamed widely.
There were three notable changes made to the side with the omission of Kevin GroBkreutz, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Felipe-Santana-c13545 replaced the trio for Augsburg game.
The two teams locked horns on Saturday, October 1, at Signal Iduna Park with Dortmund winning comfortably by a 4-0 margin. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-Lewandowski-c31255 bagged a hat-trick for the reigning champions while Mario Gotze scored the other goal for the hosts.
The Dortmund manager has revealed that the trio was rested against Ausberg despite it being a crucial game. Klopp praised http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santana-c32502 for his efforts, as he stood firm under pressure by keeping a well deserved clean sheet.
Klopp also told that he will continue with this rotation policy in the future games in order to keep the players fit. He was talking ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League games. The Borussians have clearly struggled on the European front. The Black
Yellows find themselves third in their group and desperately need three points in each of their remaining games to advance through to the next round.
While talking to a local website regarding his rotation policy, the manager further enthused, "We rotated because we were able to. We wanted to save some energy for what is going to be a long and strenuous campaign ahead. It wasn't always top class football,
but that had a lot to do with our opponents. We stayed calm and didn't allow ourselves to fall into their trap.”
Hat-trick hero Lewandowski hailed his side for returning to winning ways after suffering humiliation in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 at the hands of Olympique Marseille in a Champions League game. He also reserved praise for his manager on rotating the players around that would
keep the players fresh and fit for the upcoming important encounters.
Dortmund are currently sixth on the league table with 13 points from eight games and will next be up against Werder Bremen on Friday, October 14.
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