Karim Adeyemi will be punished for his unprofessional conduct during Friday night’s Bundesliga match against Borussia Monchengladbach. Adeyemi reacted angrily when Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac replaced him in the 60th minute of a tense 2-0 home win. Furious at being substituted, Adeyemi tried to walk into the dressing room but was stopped by Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl and sent back to the bench.
“I told him: he’s not going to the dressing room, he’s sitting there,“Kyle explained sky germany After the game. “Substitution is perfectly reasonable. Kareem didn’t play well. He will be punished for it. I didn’t want to see that reaction, and neither did the coach or anyone else. This was wrong, and Karim knew it.
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“We’ve discussed this in depth with our team in recent weeks,“Kyle continued.”If a player is unhappy, he can express it in the locker room or at training the next day.“
“A person must be reasonable,” Kovac added in the interview Saturday 1. “I could have made a substitution at half-time but I didn’t want to. I want to give him another chance“.
Why did Dortmund crack down on Adeyemi?
The club appeared to be quite harsh on the 23-year-old, but Adeyemi was warned for throwing a water bottle in another narrow 1-0 home win over Cologne in the eighth round in October. There was also the issue of illegal weapons charges that Adeyemi had previously concealed, for which the club ultimately faced no consequences
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Dortmund are already under pressure to get their players in line after defender Nico Schloterback exploded on the sidelines last week after a disappointing Champions League draw. Kovac must get support from Dortmund management, especially after more ‘failures’player friendly” Seniors such as Nuri Sahin and Edin Terzic.
Will Kovac’s work be talked about during the winter break?
certainly. This is true for Dortmund no matter who coaches the team. Two years ago, it was reported that “inner rebellionThe match against Terzic lasted until January 2024, when Bundesliga play finally resumed. Sahin somehow escaped dismissal during last year’s winter break, but a four-game losing streak that began in 2025 ultimately cost him his job.
One can definitely expect more from Dortmund”crisis summitBundesliga clubs, often criticized for having too many owners and too many front-office managers in similar positions, did ease some of the burden last year by sacking Sven Mislintat, but Aki Watzke is likely to summon his two sporting directors Kehl and Lars Riken in the coming weeks to discuss Kovac’s situation.
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Kovac did help his case with a confident tone in his post-match press conference.
What were Kovac’s last words at the press conference?
“The reason for the substitution was obviously his performance;Kovac said with a confident smile.I do believe that we were all in the stadium and I will state very clearly that he did not perform well. I told him that at halftime and brought Maxi [Beier] Start in the 60th minute. He does better. Sebastian [Kehl] I can tell you the rest. “
When reporters asked about Kovac “Disciplinarian” Kovac gestured to his opponent sitting across from him in the press conference. Then Kovac quoted Kyle again.
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“I think [Gladbach head coach] Eugen [Polanski] Also pays great attention to discipline,” Kovac replied.I think every manager in the Bundesliga needs discipline. My requirements will not be lower than what my parents required of me as soon as I reached the age of kindergarten.
“I’m just asking for the essentials,” Kovac concluded. “[What he did] wrong. Sebastian [Kehl] Can help you fill in the rest.“
GGFN | Peter Weiss
