Borussia Dortmund – Niklas Süle is already under criticism after a short assignment: the groundhog greets every year

August 20, 2022 was a day for the Bundesliga history books.

Borussia Dortmund hosted Werder Bremen on the third day of the season, everything went according to plan for the favored hosts against the promoted team up to the 89th minute, Julian Brandt (45+2) and Raphael Guerreiro (77) had a supposedly comfortable lead shot out.

Then Lee Buchanan came and brought the ball in with the outside instep at an angle, which is worth seeing. Six minutes of Werder madness followed. In the third minute of stoppage time, Niklas Schmidt equalized with a header, only a few moments later Oliver Burke turned the game upside down with a powerful shot into the near corner (90+6).

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A novelty in Germany’s Beletage. Never before had a team managed to score three goals after the 89th minute. While the Hanseatic League cheered, disillusionment was announced on the part of the black and yellow.

Experts criticize Süle

One BVB player in particular was confronted with a lot of criticism after the game: star newcomer Niklas Süle – of all things on his league debut for the district club. The former Bayern professional had in the first round of the DFB Cup at 1860 Munich suffered a muscle injury and missed the first two encounters.

Against Bremen, Süle replaced the ailing Mats Hummels after an hour, who had shown an appealing performance up to that point. Unlike Sule. The German national player did not look good, especially when Burke scored the decisive goal, and looked sluggish when Mitchell Weiser passed the ball before.

Niklas Süle (right) had problems against Bremen

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“Süle simply has to run the pass that is played before the 3: 2. He has to intercept it with his right or left foot,” complained ex-Bundesliga coach Friedhelm Funkel on “Sky90”. Stefan Effenberg also criticized Süle’s defensive behavior in that scene. “I think that Süle, as a left central defender, can very well block the ball if he goes at the right pace,” he explained on “Sport1”.

FCA boss Reuter zu Süle: “Not in the best condition”

Augsburg boss Stefan Reuter, who won the Champions League with Dortmund during his active career, questioned Süle’s fitness level: “I wouldn’t ask the mentality question yet, but to me it looked like Süle wasn’t in the best shape yet,” according to Archyde.com. He added: “Then you have to defend as a team.”

Süle and the tiresome topic of fitness, it’s not the first time. Especially during his time at Bayern, the physical condition of the defensive specialist was discussed regularly, almost every year. Süle is said to have repeatedly turned up at the German record champions after injury breaks or vacations with overweight.

According to reports, Süle’s lifestyle annoyed those responsible in Munich, and various media reported at the time that the native of Frankfurt was accused of a lack of professionalism. According to “kicker”, for example, Süle returned from the Christmas vacation at the beginning of the year with a few kilos too much, which the FCB bosses confirmed in their concerns.

Sule fights back

Süle himself resisted the reports several times. “Some gossip spread it – and the people take it over”, he said in March 2021 in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. He added: “Then they talk about it for two months and people laugh, but it’s not true.”

Süle and Bayern could not agree on a contract extension, they parted ways after five years. According to Dortmund coach Edin Terzic, Süle “worked hard” after his recent injury. Accordingly, the 26-year-old was rewarded with his first minutes of play in BVB dress.

He must have imagined her differently. The mini-debate about his fitness shouldn’t suit him either.

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