Hamburg 1-1 draw reactions: "Sadly, just not enough today" | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to respond directly to the defeat at Manchester City (1:4) and let a lead slip away deep into injury time against Hamburger SV. Accordingly, there was no sense of satisfaction after the 1:1 in the Hanseatic city.

"Football includes injury time. It also involves defending until the last second and trying to prevent crosses. HSV tried everything until the end and then rewarded themselves," lamented sporting director Sebastian Kehl on the club's website about the final phase, but especially about not building on the lead: "We stopped playing possession football after the 1:0, became far too passive, and made HSV strong again. Completely unnecessary, because we controlled the game very well, especially in the first half."

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel did not disagree with Kehl and was particularly bothered by the failure to prevent the eventual equalizing goal with all their might: "We can't let them cross so often. Hamburg wasn't particularly dangerous throughout the game – except through crosses. When you have two or three minutes left, you have to be more active, you have to disrupt them, you have to press them. Everyone has to take responsibility in certain situations; you have to step up, even if it's not your job. Unfortunately, that was too little today."

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Nico Schlotterbeck, meanwhile, hopes for a quick learning process: "We need to learn to play more football; we couldn't manage it at the end. If 15 crosses come in, one might go in. That's what happened at the end," said the national player, who wished for more clarity, especially in possession: "In the end, we became too sloppy and handed control over to HSV. And then what often happens when you become too passive happened."

Captain Emre Can was naturally not happy with the result but was at least pleased about his first starting appearance since the end of April: "Personally, it was nice to be back on the pitch. I felt fit, but I would have preferred to win. It was very, very unfortunate and bitter."

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