BVB: “A shame!” Dortmund criticized for dealing with Jude Bellingham

BVB received severe criticism on social media for dealing with Jude Bellingham during the game. The trigger was the young Englishman’s head injury.

The background: In the 74th minute, Bellingham and his opponent Niklas Tauer rattled their heads in an aerial duel and both went down hard. Bellingham initially remained motionless before being brought into the dressing room under medical supervision.

“I have absolutely no clue about medicine but it looks like a substitution,” commented DAZNcommentator Uli lever the scene and also received encouragement from his co-commentator Maximilian Nicu: “For safety reasons alone.”

Reinier was already available as a substitute, but the 18-year-old came back a short time later and was on the pitch until the final whistle. Again express reported, Bellingham overruled the BVB doctors, who wanted to convince him of a substitution on the way to the catacombs. Tauer, on the other hand, was immediately replaced.

Bellingham: “Responsible, of course”

Marco Rose also commented on the incident after the game and emphasized that BVB acted responsibly. “He was in the cabin with the doctor, suddenly he was standing next to me again. I asked the doctor again if everything had been checked. We said that we would watch how he behaved for a minute or two,” explained Rose: “Of course we are responsible.”

As a result, there was great criticism of BVB’s handling of its youngster on social media. “Can we PLEASE finally have independent doctors who decide whether a player can play again after a head injury? It’s also a shame that BVB didn’t come up with the idea of ​​replacing Bellingham immediately”, while many others supported the decision of the BVB described as “irresponsible”.

Head injuries have been a big issue in football for a long time. In many places, the introduction of a “concussion protocol” is being called for, as is known from the NFL, for example.