Hamann Slams Dortmund: First-Half Performances Are Always a Mess, Far Below the Level of Former Coach Terzic’s Era

On October 6th, in the 6th round of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund lost 1-2 to Union Berlin away from home. Hamann also criticized Dortmund’s performance in this match.

Hamann fiercely criticized Dortmund’s performance: “Borussia Dortmund lost to a team that narrowly avoided relegation last season. They played terribly throughout the first half. A few weeks ago, Dortmund suffered a humiliating 1-5 defeat to Stuttgart away from home, and after the game, Sahin said he did not want to face such a situation again. However, in the following two rounds, Dortmund’s first-half performances were consistently poor. In the previous round against Bochum, they were lucky not to be trailing 0-3; otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to turn the game around.”

Hamann talked about the laziness of Dortmund players on the field: “If your team runs 9 kilometers less than the opponent on the pitch, it is directly related to the team’s desire to win, their willingness to run, and the attitude of the players. If the coach cannot convince the players and make them fight for him, then the future of this team will be bleak.”

Hamann spoke up for Dortmund’s former head coach Terzic: “He was the most successful coach at Dortmund since Klopp, leading the team to win the German Cup and topping the Bundesliga standings until the penultimate round of the 2022-23 season. Last season, they made it to the Champions League final. When will Dortmund see such glory again? It might take another 10-20 years. Dortmund treated Terzic unfairly; in recent years, he was the only coach who could leave the club with his head held high.”