Reaction to win at Arsenal: “Saw some great moves” | OneFootball

Just under two weeks before the first competitive match of the new season in the Super Cup against FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund already showed good form on Sunday afternoon in a 3-2 friendly win away to FC Arsenal. Unsurprisingly, the mood in the BVB camp was very positive afterwards, although there was also a recognition that there is still room for improvement.

“The result was not the main focus — that has also been the case in recent weeks. It’s about seeing certain things, and today we saw many good things,” said coach Niko Kovac, as quoted by the BVB Newsblog on X, pleased with his team’s performance regardless of the win, though he also stressed that further improvement is still needed despite the progress: “Of course, there are still one or two things to sort out, but we have made progress.”

Kovac also had separate words of praise for new signings Konstantinos Karetsas and Joane Gadou, as well as Filipp Mane: “Kosta still needs time. Today he played 45 minutes; that was part of his training program. You can see that he is a really good footballer. Every team needs that. Filippo also had a really good game today. The two defenders cleared the ball very well — both Filippo and Joane.”

Ricken delighted with the top talents

Managing director Lars Ricken was also impressed and was especially pleased with the impact of the top talents: “We saw some great moves, a few patterns that Niko has worked on with his staff. Of course, it’s fantastic when two 18-year-olds — Inacio and Karetsas — and Gadou, who is 19, score the goals.”

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Gadou, who joined from Red Bull Salzburg, was naturally happy about the win and his personal milestone: “I’m really happy about my first goal for BVB. The boys were really happy for me. I’m a defender and I don’t score goals all the time, so it’s always nice for a defender to get one,” said the French centre-back, who, in line with his coach’s comments, does not yet see himself or the team at their limit either: “We played well today. Of course, there is always room for improvement, but we are on the right track.”

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