Regardless of what the standings say at any given point, Bayern Munich’s biggest competition in the Bundesliga is Borussia Dortmund.
BVB picked up a 2-0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday,
but it did not come without some controversy following Karim Adeyemi’s immature sideline antics after being subbed out in the 60th minute.
Yahoo broke down the incident:
Karim Adeyemi’s unprofessional behavior in Friday night’s Bundesliga match against Borussia Mönchengladbach will not go unpunished. Adeyemi reacted angrily when subbed off by Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac in the 60th-minute of the tense 2-0 home victory. Angry at being taken off, Adeyemi attempted to head into the locker room, but was stopped by BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl and sent back to the bench.
After the match, Borussia Dortmund representatives were not happy with Adeyemi.
“His substitution was completely justified,” sporting director Sebastian Kehl told Sky Germany’s Patrick Berger. “He didn’t play well. He will receive a fine for that. There will be something to talk about. I don’t want to see that reaction, the coach doesn’t, the team doesn’t.”
Head coach Niko Kovač said that he actually could have just subbed the ineffective Adeyemi out at halftime, but wanted to spare him of how bad that would look.
“One has to be reasonable,” Kovac told Sat1 (as captured by Yahoo). “I could have made the substitution at halftime, but I didn’t want to. I wanted to give him another chance.”
Kovač’s postgame press conference also saw the coach get deeper into the incident.
“The reason for the substitution was, very clearly, his performance,” Kovač said. “I do believe we were all there in the stadium and, I’ll very clearly state, he wasn’t good. I told him that at the half and brought Maxi [Beier] on in the 60th minute. He did a better job. Sebastian [Kehl] can fill you in on the rest.”
When asked about his reputation as a disciplinary freak, Kovač really let loose.
“I think that [Gladbach head coach] Eugen [Polanski] also cares about discipline,” Kovač said. “I think that every head coach in the Bundesliga demands discipline. I’m not demanding anything less than what my parents demanded from me as soon I was old enough to go to Kindergarten. I’m just asking for the essentials. [What he did] wasn’t right. Sebastian [Kehl] can fill you in on the rest,” Kovač remarked.
Adeyemi’s future at Borussia Dortmund could be on thin ice, but he might not care anyway, given some of the odd rumors swirling on what might be next for him.
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