Borussia Dortmund CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke, believes his club’s players who did not get a chance at the 2012 European Championships will be motivated to do well for the club.
The overhaul in German defence saw Joachim Low dropping http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 defender who had about 81 appearances for Mannschaft was benched and the 23-year old centre-back was given the nod ahead
of him.
The coach’s decision to drop an experienced defender was not questioned, considering the fitness and form of the 27-year old. The Borussia Dortmund youngster featured in all of DFB eleven’s 2012 European Championships fixtures.
Joachim Low’s unwillingness to experiment with the started line-up meant the other Black Yellow’s players were only given a handful of opportunities. Out of the other three Borussia Dortmund players, Mario Gotze got 10 minutes
on the pitch while Ilkay Gundogan and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-Schmelzer-c23530 failed to feature at all.
The Dortmund club’s CEO believes the lack of opportunities at the European Championships will in turn act in the favour of his club and the players. Watzke insists the trio have are mature enough to not to kick up a fuss, instead
the lack of chances will spur them to put in impressive performances for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
"I can understand that they are really frustrated, but I don't believe that Gundogan, Schmelzer and Gotze will be hung up about the Euros. The three of them have strong character and will be very motivated after this experience,"
he is quoted as saying in an interview.
Watzke refused to blame Joachim Low for not giving his club’s youngsters a chance. In his opinion it is the coach’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 to decide which line-up he will play, and he thinks the quality in Mannschaft’s squad was the reason why the
trio could not get opportunities.
"It is the privilege of the coach to select the team. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 have so many great footballers, so it is normal that not everyone is satisfied with his decisions,” he added.
The Dortmund players should not be too bothered about the lack of opportunities, as they have a whole season to look forward to. Joachim Low is expected to make a few changes to his side for the forthcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
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