Borussia Dortmund's Jakub Blaszczykowski has played down
the exit of talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski ahead of the new season.
The Poland international left for Dortmund's arch-rivals
and German champions Bayern Munich in July after spending four prolific seasons
at Signal Iduna Park.
He followed Mario Gotze in leaving for the Allianz Arena
and Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp now has a major goalscoring void to fill.
Striking trio Adrian Ramos, Ciro Immobile and Ji Dong-won
have all arrived this close-season, and Blaszczykowski feels those new recruits
have what it takes to cover his compatriot's absence.
"It's normal in this business that some top players
leave but Borussia still lives on because new good players arrive," he
told Kicker.
"Everyone decides for themselves what is right for him.
Nuri Sahin, Shinji Kagawa, Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski now have left
Dortmund but Borussia but still lives on, because every year good new players
have come.
"We will be helping Adrian Ramos, Ciro Immobile,
Matthias Ginter and Ji so that they can be integrated quickly and we find
ourselves as a team."
Blaszczykowski has not featured for Dortmund since
tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in January, but is on the road to
recovery at the club's close-season training camp in Bad Ragaz.
"I feel good. Although I'm still not completely pain
free, I realise that it will get better by the day in training," he added.
"I am pleased with how [the recovery] has developed
and I am glad that it will not take a long time."
Culled from Soccerway
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