“Proud as punch”: BVB chief gushes after major triumph | OneFootball

After a successful season for BVB’s youth setup, Thomas Broich is highly satisfied with the development of the young talents. The first senior appearances of several homegrown players in particular give Dortmund’s academy director reason for optimism.

Borussia Dortmund can look back on a successful season in the youth sector. Above all, the development of several homegrown players is a source of great satisfaction for academy director Thomas Broich. The former Bundesliga professional made it clear what the work of the youth department is ultimately measured by: “If we weren’t getting any boys into Signal Iduna Park, that wouldn’t be a success for us.”

That is exactly what has been achieved in recent months, however. Under coach Niko Kovac, several talents were given the chance to show themselves with the first team. Luca Reggiani and Samuele Inacio in particular made an impression after both were even allowed to start and had already celebrated goals in front of the Südtribüne. Mathis Albert has also already collected his first Bundesliga minutes despite his young age, while Mussa Kaba likewise gained his first experience in the senior squad.

Broich sees this as a development the club wants to keep pushing in the future. In an interview with transfermarkt.de, the 45-year-old said: “I’d like it if we could produce two professionals a year ourselves who start matches from the beginning and aren’t just brought on for five minutes.”

Thomas Broich surprised by BVB’s international success

The fact that BVB’s youth team is now also attracting international attention was recently shown by their triumph in the Premier League International Cup. In the final, Dortmund beat Real Madrid 1-0. For Broich, the success came as something of a surprise: “It’s fantastic and, honestly, a bit unexpected for us.”

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The academy chief pointed to the strategic realignment of recent years. “Two years ago, we took a different path, wanted to move away from titles to some extent and focus fully on individual development,” Broich explained. Despite the stronger emphasis on developing young players, the team has now impressed in a top-class competition of all things.

Accordingly, the overall verdict on the season at BVB is very positive. Broich emphasized: “Some great images were created, and we’re incredibly proud of that.”

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