1. Bundesliga: Jude Bellingham splits the cabin at BVB

A terrier, a machine, a fighter. Jude Bellingham (18) already takes on a lot of responsibility on the pitch despite his young age. But he also likes to overshoot the mark. So last Thursday against Glasgow Rangers in the Europa League. On the pitch, Bellingham gets loud with fellow player Nico Schulz. The TV cameras are listening. ‘You can’t get a damn pass, you’re damn shit. Every damn time,” Bellingham’s vehement words.

Just a few days later, it bangs again. Bellingham is right in the thick of it again. As “Sport 1” writes, the youngster let off steam with teammate Axel Witsel last Sunday in the 1-1 draw in Augsburg. During the half-time break, Witsel wanted to give Bellingham tactical instructions. But he didn’t feel like it – he waved it off disrespectfully.

“If someone leads with performance, and Bellingham does, he can open his mouth. But that’s going too far. He splits the cabin with his behavior. That doesn’t go over well with the team. With his demeanor, he is gradually getting on the nerves of the experienced players,” says “Sport 1” reporter Patrick Berger in the podcast “Die Dortmund-Woche”.

Backing up from Rose

Coach Marco Rose doesn’t think it’s that bad. “It wasn’t an issue in the team at all. I didn’t hear anything, I assume the boys talked about it,” he said after the Europa League game.

He even defends Bellingham. “We’re on the pitch and if Jude Bellingham has an incredible strength, besides his quality as a footballer, it’s that he wants to win every game, really every game. Of course he radiates that, he also communicates that, »says Rose.

He would like to have more players like Bellingham. Rose: «Jude wants to win games, Jude is angry. That’s what makes him special and what we need more of.”

Bellingham can prove his will to win again on Sunday. Then BVB meets Mainz. Three points and the waves in Dortmund are probably smoothed out a bit again. (mum)

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