BVB consultant Sammer defends persistent hummel

On Tuesday evening, BVB defender Mats Hummels rehabilitated at least partly for his poor performance in the Bundesliga top match against Bayern (2: 3). Against Istanbul club Besides in the veteran smooth 5 held: 0 drubbing along the store in the Champions League and slotted it among other things against the ex-Dortmund Vichy Batshuayi. Nevertheless, the criticism of Hummel's still swings match Bayern after.

Now he jumped with Matthias Summer a former world-class defender and important BVB official publicly to the side, to get the 33-year-olds out of the firing line.

You do not talk about that Mats had played his best game for BVB on Saturday. I would like the matter but differentiated discuss the external consultants from Borussia Dortmund came forward towards the Hummels Build to speak.

Especially the supposed lack of speed is always led the field of Hummel's critics. Summer makes this flat-rate assessment does not apply: Speed ​​does not differ in the running speed, speed of action and anticipation that the pure running speed combined with a top sprinter is, it was said at Mats ten years ago That is a fact Mats in... to reduce a somewhat older age alone on running speed is wrong. That is why this discussion has been conducted on a false, irrelevant level, said Summer put, which was as a player and coach with the BVB themselves masters, firm and turned it behind the Dortmund's vice-captain.

Hummel's itself should be of the same opinion, according to the media report. Him to blame just missing top speed in the last Bayern duel, did not make sense in fact, he lost but in this game not a single race duel against Munich.

Hummel's has yet to 2023 contract with BVB

The 54-year-old Summer compared Hummel's with another experienced defender who despite missing top speed is still world-class services showed this year and is indispensable went for his team: Giorgio Chilling of Juventus led the Italian national team this summer with outstanding tackles, Positioning and leadership for the European Championship, played loud Summer an outstanding tournament.

Hummel's career development in recent years reveal some parallels with the Italians, but also the Dortmund struggled last after persistent knee problems several times back continues to play an important role as a leading player on the field. The Summer also stressed in his assessment: Mats has a great value for BVB He does us as a personality, leading players, with its strength in the tackle and its construction game very well.

Included with the recent appearance in the premier class Hummel's comes this season under head coach Marco Rose 18 official matches inserts for BVB. His contract with the black and yellow runs until summer 2023rd