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·3 avril 2026

Sportschau: Nico Schlotterbeck shows who calls the tune in modern football

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After his remarks in the interview following the international match, there was quite a stir in the virtual media landscape. Nico Schlotterbeck denied reports that an agreement with BVB on a contract extension was close. Sportschau has now commented on Schlotterbeck’s conduct in this way.

A recap of the events and statements from this week, which can also be read here and here, is followed by the assessment that Lars Ricken reacted wisely to Schlotterbeck’s denial.

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Sportschau, however, notes a shift in mood among the (active) fans, as shown by two reports on the fan portal schwatzgelb.de. This could lead to Nico Schlotterbeck being whistled by some of his own supporters in tomorrow’s match at VfB Stuttgart. “It’s slowly becoming enough” and “Why BVB must part ways with Schlotterbeck” are the headlines of the two pieces.

And yet, depending on how the story ends, Nico Schlotterbeck actually is or was supposed to become the face of the new era at Borussia Dortmund. The longing for figures to identify with, in the mold of Kevin Großkreutz or Marco Reus, both born in Dortmund, is said to be strong on the Südtribüne of Signal Iduna Park. But even if Schlotterbeck stays, that could now become difficult, Sportschau suspects.

Photo: IMAGO Kovac: “Everyone at BVB loves Schlotterbeck, including me” Particularly interesting is the assessment of a “BVB insider” published by the Bild newspaper. According to it, Schlotterbeck is intoxicated by his own quality, but in reality strings together mistake after mistake on the pitch. Sportschau disagrees with the latter point, though only regarding the frequency of Schlotterbeck’s blunders, not their general existence. As was impossible to miss in the international match against Switzerland, when he initiated two goals conceded with misplaced passes. In any case, his weaknesses in positional play are well known and cannot be denied. Set against that, however, is his high quality in build-up play, in which his long balls in particular remarkably often do reach their intended targets. That is surely one of the reasons why Niko Kovac recently sang his praises, lauding him in the highest terms, even saying he “loves” him and therefore naturally wants to keep him at BVB. Ricken and Kovac have thus at least managed to contain the fire Schlotterbeck sparked with his remarks. At the same time, Schlotterbeck is demonstrating where the power lies among certain actors in today’s football, flexing his metaphorical muscles in the tug-of-war over a new contract. Because the rule is: “He who gets paid calls the tune.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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