BVB U23 visit Rot-Weiß Oberhausen for Daniel Rios' debut in charge | OneFootball

After a two-week international break, including a 0:1 friendly match defeat against Rot-Weiss Essen, the second team of Borussia Dortmund will be visiting the Niederrheinstadion to play against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on Saturday at 2 pm as part of the seventh matchday of the Regionalliga West. The fifteenth-placed team, which only has three points less in their account, is where the tenth-placed U23 team of BVB wants to improve their so far mixed start to the season.

Daniel Rios will be sitting in a responsible position on the bench for the first time, having been promoted from assistant to head coach following Mike Tullberg's departure to FC Midtjylland. In his first two weeks, the 45-year-old German-Spaniard has mainly focused on game development, which was flawed in the first few weeks of the season and ultimately cost points: "We are working on an idea of how we play forward - without these mistakes. I think the boys are taking it on board. Little by little, we are finding more and more solutions."

Patrick Göbel not participating

In addition to the long-term injured players like Mussa Kaba, Felix Paschke, and Prince Aning, Rios will also have to do without the ailing veteran Patrick Göbel in Oberhausen, just like in the test against Essen.

Nevertheless, and despite all respect for the opponent, Rios shows confidence on the club's own website ahead of the guest appearance in Oberhausen: "It won't be easy in Oberhausen. They actually have different goals. But we want to show right away that we are present and that we want to decide the game in our favor."

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