BVB direct hit Erling Haaland stays halfway against Werder Bremen - and Borussia Dortmund is eliminated from the DFB Cup. The fans criticize coach Lucien Favre.
- DFB Cup, round of 16 : BVB surprisingly fails at Werder Bremen .
- BVB coach Lucien Favre puts Erling Haaland on the bench for a half - despite the giant form.
- Borussia Dortmund fans are raging on social media because of this decision.
Munich / Bremen / Dortmund - 1.94 meters tall, huge stature, overwhelming self-confidence - Erling Haaland doesn't have much in common with an ordinary 19-year-old.
And so the BVB Bundesliga shooting star took on several Werder Bremen players in the hectic final phase of the DFB Cup round of 16.
Confident: Erling Haaland, only 19, at BVB.
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Breast out, eyes narrowed, parting on the side, this guy is obviously not afraid of nothing and nobody.
The young Norwegian was convincing in the first half of the season as a goal getter in the Champions League for Red Bull Salzburg.
DFB Cup round of 16: Lucien Favre leaves Erling Haaland on the bench
Only in Bremen , in the Hexenkessel Weserstadion, BVB coach Lucien Favre did not put him in the starting XI.
In the end there was a 2: 3 defeat of the big favorite at the Hanseatic League, which was threatened with relegation. Sharp criticism of Favre's lineup was not long in coming.
Again criticized: BVB coach Lucien Favre.
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A look at the official posting of Borussia Dortmund to the final result on Facebook is enough. One user said: "The defeat goes to Favre's lid because of the set-up and setting." Another fan wrote: " Favre has played well with the line-up!"
Because of Erling Haaland: BVB fans criticized Dortmund coach Lucien Favre
" Favre has to answer that alone! The idea of the first half without a striker was bullshit. Three goals against Bremen, which are underground in the league. I can’t wait to see Favre’s tactical stroke of genius against PSG in the CL, ”another fan said. Other BVB followers of social media went even further, demanding that they be separated from the Swiss by the end of the season at the latest.
And Favre ? The 62-year-old, who also left new signing Emre Can on the bench until the 89th minute, said after the cup disgrace: “We were not good in the first half, too little aggressive. It was too little when the ball was captured. We lost a lot of duels. "
Bull's eye at BVB: Erling Haaland (right).
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Haaland was not in the starting line-up "because I explained that if he played 90 minutes here he could play the next game," Favre apparently said ironically: "It was planned that he should play, of course it was second half better. We had nothing offensive at half time, that's for sure. ”
Erling Haaland also scores for BVB against Werder Bremen in the DFB Cup
And Haaland ? After coming on for the break, the Scandinavian made the connection (67th minute), then failed from an acute angle (73th) and with a header in added time (90th + 3). Overall, BVB was much more dangerous and powerful with him.
Reminder ⚠️ # Haaland in the starting XI: ⚽️⚽️ # Haaland from the bank: ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ # SVWBVB pic.twitter.com/oojLno8oat
- Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) February 4, 2020The club's tweet, which showed Haaland during the first half, was not very happy - with reference to his joker qualities. The attacker proved this after his substitution, but maybe it would not have had to go that far with a starting eleven.
Dortmund boss Hans-Joachim Watzke watched the game with a petrified expression in the stands. The Westphalia missed the first goal of the season - crashing.
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