Kovac's message for the new season: “Everyone can improve” | OneFootball

BVB’s pre-season preparations are slowly getting underway. Even though some players will only join later due to the World Cup, important basics are already being worked on now.

Motivation in Dortmund is definitely there and appropriately high. For the Black and Yellows, the aim is both to make the squad better and more flexible than last season and to change and improve the way they play.

The focus, purely in terms of personnel, is mainly on many young players. Kaua Prates, Joane Gadou and Jefferson Lerma have already joined the team, work is being done on Konstantinos Karetsas, and other young talents are on their radar.

Kovac sends a clear message to the BVB team

During the first training sessions, Dortmund coach Niko Kovac spoke about his expectations. In an interview with the club’s own media channels, the coach also sent a clear message to his team.

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With regard to the new signings, Kovac said his top priority is integration. “In football, it’s all about continuity, stability and development. All three are foreign players coming to Germany and, of course, entering a completely different environment. That’s why you also have to give the lads time to first acclimatise here, integrate and grow into it,” said the Black and Yellows’ coach.

Compared to last season, Kovac still sees room for improvement: “If you break it down to the three competitions we were involved in, you can be satisfied with the Bundesliga season. In the two cup competitions, the Champions League and the DFB-Pokal, we have room for improvement.”

From his players, Kovac demands that they fully commit and continue to improve in the new season. “Every single player can improve, technically, tactically and physically. So we’re not at the end yet, especially as we also have a lot of very young players with us now. The progress we’ve made has already been very, very good. And yet we can still squeeze out a few more percentage points,” said the BVB coach.

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