So it was aimed at our King Tang, huh?
If it was Erik ten Hag, then Munich Times and Bild had already been blacklisted.
Don't let reporters from those two papers attend the press conferences. They keep going after our King Tang.
Pogba got beaten up? Is that for real?
Honestly, I think there's something to it. Pogba's been acting so jumpy—let me, GGBond, give him two punches and tell him who the real cartoon protagonist is!
The incident had been blown up somewhat by several unscrupulous media outlets, forcing Borussia Dortmund to respond officially. In a short post, they explicitly stated that Tang Ye and Pogba had a friendly relationship.
They also attached a photo of Tang Ye and Pogba together on the training ground.
"Bullying within the team will never exist at Borussia Dortmund. The club is committed to preventing such incidents."
With no concrete evidence, Munich Times found it difficult to launch another attack on Borussia Dortmund.
At the morning meeting, Escribá reminded Tang Ye and Pogba not to let the newspaper reports affect them and to focus on the upcoming match.
On October 28, in the ninth round of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund hosted Cologne.
Cologne were not an especially formidable opponent, but Borussia Dortmund had gone into that match with a mission.
They were to try the 3-2-4-1 formation for the first time in an official match, reducing the number of defenders while increasing the number of defensive midfielders, with four wide midfielders as well.
The purpose of this formation was to improve Borussia Dortmund's margin for error against strong opponents.
"I don't think a single defensive midfielder will work. We need to gradually transition to a double pivot, otherwise things will get very uncomfortable once we reach the Champions League knockout rounds."
Escribá said