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Dortmund (AP) - Borussia Dortmund's manager Michael Zorc has shown upset about the media interpretation of the Dortmund self-criticism after the 1: 2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.

"I think it's a cheek to call a team that has become runner-up in the last two years," Zorc replied on the day before the second half of the Bundesliga season at Borussia Mönchengladbach (Friday, 8.30 p.m. / Sky) the question of whether the team is “a hopeless case” with regard to the mentality discussion that keeps cropping up.

“We were referring to a game with our criticism.

And not even for 90 minutes, but for 35. If that gets out of hand in the end, we can leave it at all with the criticism, "said Zorc:" Of course there are certain behaviors that repeat themselves.

But I refuse to make a general statement out of it. "

Coach Edin Terzic considers the discussion to have been worked up despite the short time since Tuesday evening.

The team had shown themselves to be “very willing to improve” during the detailed video study, said the 38-year-old: “We all agreed that things cannot go on like this and that we have to change quickly in this regard.

And we expect the players to perform differently on Friday. "

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Dortmund are fourth, ten points behind leaders FC Bayern Munich and just one point ahead of seventh-placed Gladbachers.

Terzic therefore clearly demanded a victory: "We will try to be four points ahead again tomorrow."

Zorc meanwhile also demanded long-term success.

“We're one point worse than at the same time last season,” he said: “But we played a very good second half.

That is also the expectation this time. "

In the previous year, BVB was also fourth at the end of the first half and after 13 wins in 17 back-round games, they were still runner-up.

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Press conference with Terzic and Zorc on youtube