Nuri Sahin He is heartbroken. Today, in a preview of tomorrow’s Bundesliga match against Holstein Kiel, the Borussia Dortmund coach spoke about the increasing number of people affected by the flu epidemic that has been wreaking havoc on his squad in recent days.
Emre Can, Ramy Bensebaini, Pascal Gross, Filippo Mane and Alexander Meyer They missed Friday’s match against Bayer Leverkusen through illness, which they won 2-3 at Signal Iduna Park.
Adeyemi, Gittens and Malen also fell
Today, on the eve of the visit to promoted and penultimate Holstein Kiel, the situation has not improved. On the contrary. Sahin now does not know what troops he can count on in the match. Karim Adeyemi, Jamie Gittens and Donyell Malen, who played against Leverkusen, is a doubt after also getting sick.
“Emre, Ramy, Pascal, Filippo and Alex They are the ones who are sick, they are okay now, but honestly, we don’t know yet if it will be enough,” said Sahin in a press conference. “The kids were very sick and they are on the right track, but it is necessary we still have to wait and see how they tolerate the training.”
“Karim also has it and it is a big unknown, Jamie is not known for the game and with Donny we have to wait and see,” added Sahin, who could not explain how the virus entered the sports center, but insisted that Dortmund will fight to the end against Kiel.
How did the virus get in?
“I guess you can tell by my voice that we’re all a little spoiled,” Sahin said. “We were very careful in our dealings, but somehow this virus got in and now we have to put up with it.”
Up to 12 team members and coaching staff They fell ill before Friday’s game against Leverkusen. Defensive line was the most affected so Sahin was forced to line up for the first time as starters with Yannik Lührs, 21 years old, in the axis of defense and to Almugera Kabar, 18, on the left side.
Dortmund started 2025 with a defeat against Leverkusen that relegated them to eighth place in the Bundesliga, so Sahin expects a reaction from his players despite the adverse circumstances. “It doesn’t matter what the team’s situation is: tomorrow we will play 11 against 11 and, like Borussia Dortmund, we want to win the game,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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