Water fountains at the landing, the motorcade through the city – the players of Borussia Dortmund celebrate after winning the DFB Cup. The future of their Coach, however, is more open.
Marc Bartra had his Laugh again. The worst of the team of assassination injured players of Borussia Dortmund enjoyed the celebrations in Dortmund visibly dissolved. Also unlucky Marco Reus injured himself in the final against Eintracht Frankfurt as captain Marcel Schmelzer so hard that he had to be replaced, was in a hurry to climb out of the plane, which was landed before 15 o’clock at the Dortmund airport.
The fire Department had previously welcomed the plane with water fountains, the Cup spent the flight on the instrument console in the Cockpit. The cockpit Windows blew BVB flags.
BVB, Eintracht on Saturday in Berlin’s Olympic stadium, the League rivals Frankfurt with 2:1 defeated, then went immediately on a Truck and drove to the Borsigplatz, where the team of Tens of Thousands of Fans was already expected for some hours. Coach Thomas Tuchel splashed champagne on the trailer and took a big swig from the Magnum bottle, and managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke promised to be full-bodied in the WDR: “This was the last parade in Dortmund.”
Reus, however, was climbed late on the wagon, for him, it was after landing in the hospital. The diagnosis: The attacker suffered, according to information of the “Bild-Zeitung”a partial tear of the cruciate ligament. He is expected to be six to eight weeks.
Noise end night of partying, a relaxed Tuchel
The first title as a professional coach Thomas Tuchel celebrated in spite of all the discussions about his future out. In the case of the night victory party in a posh Hotel at the Potsdamer Platz, the head man and the ascetic Tuchel seemed looser than ever. “I am deeply happy and feel incredibly light. I can celebrate in any case, a good Gin and Tonic will help.”
Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke is a castle in spite of all the disagreements with the Coach, in his speech of thanks: “Dear Thomas, is this your first title. I’m really happy.” Almost to the day, exactly 20 years after the greatest Triumph in the club’s history – the Champions League victory in 1997 – made Watzke from his Pride no secret: “The BVB has to get up the DNA, again and again and winning the title.” No player had come home before it was light, told sporting Director Michael Zorc on Sunday in the WDR, and hid his eyes behind a big pair of sunglasses.
For the fancy Outfit in the Bundesliga, made king Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who appeared in the glitter jacket and earlier, just like his comrade-in-arms Marc Bartra, a piece of the goal net from the Olympic stadium in Berlin had secured scorers. Said of his future, of the winning goalscorer: “We’ll see.”
On the good ship
In spite of the crowning conclusion of a difficult season with the bomb attack six weeks previously, it is still considered unlikely that Tuchel will also coach in the next season to BVB. In the coming days, is scheduled to interview will be decided about his future.
The contract is believed to 2018-bound and by many Fans for the first time in chants and celebrated, Tuchel seems to be a Chance: “It seems, at least, as the results of the meeting be open. I want to fulfill my contract, something else I never said.”
Tuchel is visibly pleased with his first title
In this conversation, Tuchel could refer to the nice gesture by Ousmane Dembélé – as Arguments for the supposed restraint of the BVB professionals. To the amazement of his colleagues, the goal-scorer for 1:0 grabbed on to the lawn short hand the Cup and handed it to the Trainer. “He deserves it, he has done a great job,” commented the Frenchman.
Entirely different is, however, interpreted a Statement from Marcel Schmelzer, a more complex sheds light on the internal climate between coach and Team. The surprising decision Tuchel to cancel midfielder Nuri Sahin completely out of the squad for the match, not commenting on the BVB captain with clear words: “I just don’t get it. If Julian Weigl is true, is Nuri Sahin the only player on this Position at least as well. We are all behind him.”
og/asz (sid, dpa)