Dortmund's Kobel scoffs at heat fears: 'Football's played in summer'
Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel reacts after the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund at BayArena. Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel has little time for those moaning about the soaring temperatures at the Club World Cup in the United States.
His own coach Niko Kovač said that standing on the sidelines during Saturday's 4-3 midday win over Mamelodi Sundowns in Cincinnati was like being "in a sauna."
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Dortmund have looked lethargic in both group games so far but the Switzerland stopper sees no excuses.
"It's summer. That obviously means it is going to be hot," he told reporters. "Of course it is easier playing in 15 degrees Celsius and drizzle. But football's played in summer too. We have to deal with it."
Dortmund went behind to the South Africans and then had a scare late on when the outsiders scored twice to cut the deficit to 4-3.
The Germans are second in Group F and will reach the last 16 with a point in their final game against eliminated Ulsan HD of South Korea on Wednesday.
"Apart from the result, we cant take many positives," Kobel said after beating the Sundowns. "The fact is that we shouldn't be shipping three goals. It is also a fact that we shouldn't be conceding the way we did."
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