Postgame Quotes: "Feels Great to Have Won Here!” | OneFootball

Manging Director for Sport Lars Ricken (in the mixed zone): “Wherever Dortmund plays, things never get boring! It was the same thing against Hamburg. After we went down two-nil, it was tough to imagine a positive response But we did bounce back. Kudos to the team. They really showed character. Nwaneri was constantly involved in our dangerous plays. Even though he didn't score the goal, he was crucial [on the game winner].. Fabio scored a goal and set up another. I’d also like to highlight Waldemar Anton — not just because he set up the al for two-one brilliantly, but also for how he kept the defense together.”

Sporting Director Ole Book (in the mixed zone): “At the end of the day, soccer remains a results-oriented sport. That’s why we’re pleased with the response in the final half hour and with our successful start to the season. We’ll have two days to analyze all the other aspects because at that point we’ll have another game already. The substitutions made a significant impact. We know we have a strong roster and that it allows us to win games late. Still, we’d all prefer to have better momentum on the field right from the start. It was high-intensity intense game. We let them get the better of us during certain stretches.”

Gregor Kobel (on German broadcaster Sky): “They did very well with their press and closing us down. They also put us under pressure time and again when they had the ball. We struggled to find ur way into the game, to create effective combination plays, and to win second balls. To some extent, we were playing catch-up. After [our first goal], it was an open game that swung back and forth a bit, but we were the ones who managed to score. It feels great to have won here.”