BVB were far from their fluent best but still emerged
victorious on their return to Bundesliga action
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp admitted his side
are short of match fitness after labouring to a 1-0 win over Hannover on
Saturday.
Marco Reus' fourth-minute penalty was ultimately enough
to see off Mirko Slomka's side at Signal Iduna Park, but otherwise they failed
to beat Ron-Robert Zieler in a nervy encounter.
Klopp was without long-term injury victims Ilkay Gundogan
(back) Sebastian Kehl (foot) and Lukasz Piszczek (hip), with key defender Mats
Hummels suspended for the clash.
And the coach also hinted that the recent international
break had resulted in the disjointed performance, with his squad unable to
train with each other as a whole for almost a fortnight.
"The game reflects the problems of the last 13
days," he told the club's official website.
"We played well up until we ran out of steam. Then
we stopped playing football, with one reason being the physical shape of the
players.
"Nuri (Sahin) or Marco (Reus) have a training
deficit, and for them it was really hard work. But we also let them impose
their game on us and played a lot of long balls forward.
"It was a really hard-fought win, but that's okay.
"One can also see this game as an extra training
session, one we missed due to the (international) break.
"We have to get through it, but it will only make us
stronger.
"The fans supported us fantastically. We now have to
shake ourselves up and take a deep breath."
Culled from Goal
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