Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Star defender Hummels says Dortmund are a measure for Bayern

10:51 AM  Sportybuff   0


Thus far this season, Dortmund are giving Bayern a run for their money. Deutsche Welle talked to defender Mats Hummels about the reasons why and his own prospects for the German national team.

Ask a Bundesliga player whose team is on a roll where he sees his club in comparison to Bayern Munich and you'll usually get some pious grovelling including the phrases "it would be presumptuous to compare" and "keeping our feet on the ground."

Dortmund's Mats Hummels gives a tellingly different answer.

"Bayern won't like hearing this because it kind of sounds like they're taking us as a role model, but I do think they're trying to take our path a bit," the lanky defender told Deutsche Welle. "Paying somewhat more attention to defense and pressing."

Hummels knows whereof he speaks. His father is a coach in Bayern youth ranks, and he himself spent more than 12 years in Bavarian giants' developmental ranks.

By May 2007, he made his debut in the Bayern's team. But it was to be Hummels' only appearance there. He failed to get a game in 2007-8, and Bayern's bosses concluded that he would never be good enough to compete with their established central defenders Lucio and Martin Demichelis.

He was loaned out to Dortmund. Aside from hiring Jürgen Klinsmann as coach, it was the worst mistake made in Säbener Street in the past half a decade. Hummels signed on permanently with Dortmund and, after losing most of one season to injury, has become the best defender in the Bundesliga during the past one-and-a-half seasons. Bayern potentate Uli - http://www.dw-world.de



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