Embattled Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovač: Only Bayern Munich ‘consistently plays attractive football’ in Bundesliga
On the defensive, the BVB coach points again to FC Bayern superiority.
Dortmund's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac gestures from the sidelines the German first division Bundesliga football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg in Dortmund, western Germany on April 26, 2026. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO | AFP via Getty Images Niko Kovač appears to be feeling the heat at Borussia Dortmund. The Black and Yellows have flattered one day and faltered the next this season — much as in previous years.
Dortmund sits second in the table, closing in on a respectable but not inspiring points total, and the brand of football on offer under Kovač has drawn its share of critics. The chatter has set the second-year coach once again on the defensive. “I ask you: Who – besides Bayern Munich – consistently plays attractive football in the Bundesliga?
And is attractiveness more important than success? ” Kovač mused in comments for Frankfurter Allgemeine, as captured by @iMiaSanMia . “You have to understand that the Bundesliga isn’t a theater stage where every performance is the same; much is unpredictable.
Almost no club offers its fans four goals and spectacular attacking football every week. “I think we’ve certainly shown some very good and attractive football this season. What we might be lacking a bit is what Bayern have in abundance.