'Work together' - Kovac pleased with Dortmund defence after beating Mainz - video Dailymotion

Niko Kovac praised Dortmund's defending in their 3-1 win over Mainz, their first victory in three league games

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00:00Football consists of four phases. If you don't have the ball, you have to defend well.

00:07We wanted to do better this season.

00:12Since I've been here, I don't think we've allowed much.

00:16We don't get a lot of counter-attacks, but what's important is that we act together against the ball.

00:22Everyone is part of that. Not just the defence, but also the strikers.

00:26The strikers can make things worse.

00:29The strikers can make sure that the opponent can't get through.

00:32In the second half, there were phases that I didn't like.

00:36We left the midfield to Mainz.

00:39They just played us over with simple double passes.

00:41But thank God nothing happened.

00:43There's the old saying, and I can repeat it.

00:46There will be championships and games.

00:49Of course, there will be full-fledged championships.

00:51Of course, we won't be champions.

00:53But we'll have to act in such a way that we don't allow too much.

00:57That gives us the chance to win games.