After Dortmund drew Juventus from Serie A in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 draw, Chairman Laubal, accompanied by Watzke, Zorc, and others, came to the Strobelaler that very afternoon.
Their purpose was quite simple: to rally the team.
After losing 1-2 away to Schalke 04 in the last league match, and thus losing the Ruhr Derby, Dortmund was under immense pressure. Even Klopp took a lot of heat.
The main criticism was his decision to substitute Wang Shuo midway through the match, which led to the team's collapse in the second half.
But Klopp also vented his frustrations at the post-match press conference.
If he didn't rotate his squad, everyone would criticize him for being too hard on Wang Shuo, for resting so many players but never Wang Shuo.
He was being overworked at such a young age.
But after he did rotate, they lost the game, and he still got criticized.
What a dilemma!
