Nils Petersen hammers Kovač's Dortmund for "chasing the game" in Norway

Nils Petersen was extremely critical of Niko Kovač and his Dortmund team after their lacklustre defeat in the Arctic Circle on Wednesday night.

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Former SC Freiburg and Bayern Munich striker Nils Petersen has blasted Borussia Dortmund's efforts in their no-show 1-0 loss to Bodø/Glimt.

“In the first-half, BVB obviously didn't do enough. There wasn't much going forward and not much defending either.

“Dortmund really spent a lot of time chasing the game. Bodø/Glimt could actually have been leading at half-time,” Petersen told DAZN.

In fact, Dortmund, whose coach Niko Kovač had made five changes to the starting eleven from last Friday, got worse after the interval.

"The Norwegians [Bodø/Glimt] came out of half-time like a firework display and deservedly took the lead," Petersen stated.

Only then did the Bundesliga team "wake up" and "catch up in terms of shots on goal" – but nothing more, as Petersen took aim at Kovač.

“From a coach's view, I understand giving the lads another ten or fifteen minutes so they can present themselves differently or better.

"But ultimately, the first five minutes after the break already showed that nothing changed. On the contrary: Bodø/Glimt even got stronger.

"In hindsight, you can say that you might have missed your chance. After today's game, he knows who he can rely on and who he can't. 

"The four players who came on have earned a place in the starting lineup," Petersen said of Ryerson, Nmecha, Nwaneri and Guirassy.