The Borussia Dortmund Chronicle
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Marcel Sabitzer: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Borussia Dortmund have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Serhou Guirassy in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Borussia Dortmund this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Diego Mascardi is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 20 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Late improvement for Fábio Silva
At 25 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Borussia Dortmund training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marcel Sabitzer is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Oliver Horn joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oliver Horn is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Tim Busch joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tim Busch is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Frank Schuster joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Frank Schuster is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Klaus Walter joins the Borussia Dortmund first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Klaus Walter is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Felix Nmecha plays
- The dugout Julian Ryerson knocks on the manager's door
- Looking ahead Diant Ramaj faces his old club