The petrified faces of the Dortmund club bosses revealed more than a thousand words.

Stunned and motionless, managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke and sports director Michael Zorc watched the team's next playful oath of disclosure.

Even the day after the 4-2 loss to Glasgow Rangers, the anger hadn't subsided: "It was an embarrassing performance from the first to the last minute.

We played sluggishly.

It was an achievement to be ashamed of,” Zorc rumbled in the “Bild” newspaper.

The head of sport added bitterly: "The team wasn't ready for this duel.

If she has balls, she turns that in the second leg.”

Marco Rose was also visibly served and announced a different pace with his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach before the Bundesliga duel on Sunday (5.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and on DAZN).

“I may have to become even clearer and clearer and demand it in the long term.

There is no other solution.

Now that all sounds like perseverance, but it's simple.

We just have to implement it, ”said the coach who was counted out, hoping for a turnaround.

Dortmund should show a different face very quickly in the league and at the next appearance on Europe's football stage on Thursday (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Europe League and on RTL) in Glasgow.

With all the frustration of the club management about the early exit from Borussia in the Champions League and in the DFB Cup, Rose has a few arguments on his side.

After all, his team has scored ten points more in the Bundesliga than at the same time last season and seems to be on the right track to qualifying for the European premier class this time without much trepidation.

“I think I can still reach the boys.

I see heads nodding in practice and in conversations," he commented.

The bitter defeat in the first round of the Europa League was difficult for the injured Erling Haaland to bear.

Even when Raphael Guerreiro scored a late goal (82nd minute), the Norwegian showed no emotion in his box seat.

"We play a lot of nonsensical football and make our opponents unnecessarily strong.

That's how you win, and that's how you lose, but you'll never be successful like that," complained Mats Hummels.

The once proud Champions League winner from Dortmund has become an international lightweight.

Contrary to the full-bodied announcement before the game to want to play for the title, the Bundesliga second - accompanied by whistles from the spectators - showed up in phases.

As with the 0:4 in the Champions League in Amsterdam or the 2:5 in the last Bundesliga home game against Leverkusen, the team revealed blatant defense weaknesses.

After the recent slump, there is a great need for discussion and clarification.

However, media speculation about a night-time crisis meeting between Watzke, Zorc, licensed player boss Sebastian Kehl and Rose was not confirmed and was immediately denied by the club.

There is no coach discussion.

"That's the normal reflex in the industry, but we don't go along with this discussion," said Zorc at Sport1.

“The coach has our full backing.

I see the team as responsible.

We don't have to ask the coaching question here."

Still, the rumors fueled further discussions about coach Rose's work.

The football teacher expressed his understanding of the growing criticism on RTL: "The team appears as the coach hires them.

I am responsible for the big picture.”

But after goals from James Tavernier (38th/penalty), Alfredo Morelos (41st) and John Lundstram (49th) and the own goal by central defender Dan-Axel Zagadou (54th), the prospects of reaching the round of 16 in the Europa League are high only vanishingly small.

Rose is not yet defeated: “The starting position is difficult.

Recovering two goals in front of 50,000 spectators at Ibrox Park is a difficult task.

But we will try to seize the chance we still have."