Dortmund will play the third round of the Bundesliga against Heidenheim away this Saturday. Coach Kovac talked about topics such as the team's status, personnel status and opponent's situation at the pre-match press conference.

Regarding the team's personnel situation, Kovac said: "After the national team's game day, the game is not always so easy. Many of our players have played for 90 minutes twice."

"All the guys have returned from the national team healthy. Jule, Emre Jan and Duranville are still injured. We must also see if Brandt (previously scaphoid surgery) can recover before the weekend game. He is unable to participate in the team's training, so he is more likely to be unable to play."

Regarding Bayer's performance in Germany, Kovac also affirmed: "I'm very happy that he can play after being recruited. This should give him motivation."

For Schlottbeck, who had been on standby for five months due to meniscus injury, Kovac said: "We will give him the time he needs. Although he practiced some teams together, he still cannot conduct confrontational training. He is still Not ready to play for the official game. He is very important to us, he must recover 100% to play. He will give us a signal and we will interpret it correctly. "

For goalkeeper Ramai who loaned to Hedenheim, Kovac said, "Ramai hopes to bring good performance to Hedenheim this season. But we want to make the game look like we can win."

Regarding opponent Hedenheim, Kovac said, "Hedenheim lost their first two Bundesliga games. They are an opponent that will challenge us, especially in physical confrontation. If we can score early, it will be very helpful."

Regarding the team's state, Kovac said, "Our team has become more mature and understands what we want. We have ambitions to stay at the top of the standings. Every player knows that he has to show off."