Pep Guardiola once again lavished high praise on Philipp Lahm after the Bayern Munich veteran put in a man-of-the-match performance, scoring twice as the defending Bundesliga championthrashed Werder Bremen 6-0 at the Allianz Arena. Guardiola, who once called Lahm the “most intelligent player” he has ever coached,
Meanwhile, over at Borussia Dortmund, things have gone from rock bottom to worse, as the BVB lost its fifth gamein seven Bundesliga games, 2-1 at Cologne. Dortmund, last season’s second-place team, now trails leader Bayern by 13 points in 14th place.
After the game, BVB sporting directorMichael Zorc described the current run as “our most difficult time in years,” calling on the club’s leaders to guide the team out of the darkness: “Basically we saw nodifference to what has gone before,” Zorc told the club’s official Web site. “I get the impression that we are a bit short all over the place. We lack composure up front and at the back wekeep making presents of goals. So-called leaders are making huge mistakes. Up front we lack penetration. [It is] our most difficult time in years.”
Added coach Jurgen Klopp: “Weneed to cut out the mistakes: Not soon, not tomorrow, but now!”