Klopp vows to fix Dortmund’s dire league form

Published October 27, 2014
DORTMUND (Germany): Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus challenges Hanover 96’s Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) during their Bundesliga match.—Reuters
DORTMUND (Germany): Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus challenges Hanover 96’s Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) during their Bundesliga match.—Reuters

BERLIN: Jurgen Klopp has vowed to fix Borussia Dortmund’s dire Bundesliga form following their fourth straight league defeat with leaders Bayern Munich lying in wait.

Dortmund have yet to concede a goal in the Champions League with three straight wins after Wednesday’s impressive 4-0 victory at Galatasaray and are top of Group ‘D’ ahead of Arsenal, but are in free-fall in the Bundesliga.

Hanover 96’s 1-0 win at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion on Saturday saw Dort­mund drop to 15th in the table, just a point above the relegation zone, in their worst start to the season in nearly three decades.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern host Dortmund in Munich next Saturday in Germany’s “Der Klassiker” and Borussia have a potential banana skin at St Pauli on Tuesday in the German Cup.

“We have to keep going, keep fighting — and ensure that we no longer feel like this after games,” fumed Dortmund coach Klopp. “We aren’t in a good situation in the Bundesliga and that’s something we haven’t come to terms with until now. We’ll continue to fight.”

Published in Dawn, October 27th, 2014

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