""We no longer have those players with that extra skills that some of you here might like to see. We don't have them at the moment. As a manager, you always have to assess what you've got at your disposal. Then you can only play the way that's possible.""
""What we and the fans might be missing is perhaps a (Jadon) Sancho, a (Erling) Haaland, a (Ousmane) Dembélé or a (Marco) Reus. But no one can deny that the team is playing well and successfully.""
""You need to have the player types. You can't try to go 200 [kmh] on the Autobahn when you can only go 100. You simply must accommodate what we have.""
""We have different player types. We must find the right mix and I find that our gegenpressing is also good, and, of course, it can always get better.""
Niko Kovač, after Borussia Dortmund's 1-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, defended his coaching style by stating the team lacks players with exceptional skills. He acknowledged the absence of talents like Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland but insisted the current squad is performing well. Kovač expressed satisfaction with his players and a desire for improvement in the future. His comments echoed similar defenses made during his tenure at Bayern Munich, where he faced criticism for not maximizing the team's potential, ultimately leading to his dismissal.
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