Niko Kovac praised Dortmund's defending in their 3-1 win over Mainz, their first victory in three league games
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00:00Football consists of four phases. If you don't have the ball, you have to defend well.
00:07We wanted to do better this season.
00:12Since I've been here, I don't think we've allowed much.
00:16We don't get a lot of counter-attacks, but what's important is that we act together against the ball.
00:22Everyone is part of that. Not just the defence, but also the strikers.
00:26The strikers can make things worse.
00:29The strikers can make sure that the opponent can't get through.
00:32In the second half, there were phases that I didn't like.
00:36We left the midfield to Mainz.
00:39They just played us over with simple double passes.
00:41But thank God nothing happened.
00:43There's the old saying, and I can repeat it.
00:46There will be championships and games.
00:49Of course, there will be full-fledged championships.
00:51Of course, we won't be champions.
00:53But we'll have to act in such a way that we don't allow too much.
00:57That gives us the chance to win games.