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Tuchel feels obligation to 'die-hard' China fanbase

Thursday, July 28 2016 by SNTV
  • Thomas Tuchel, Borussia Dortmund's head coach, heaped praise on the commitment of his club's fans in China & said his side wanted to play hard in order to repay their dedication to the German club.

    SOUNDBITE: (English) Thomas Tuchel, Borussia Dortmund head coach:(on the meaning of the tour)

    "But if you stand in front of our hotel in Shanghai, you meet people who stands there in forty degrees. You write on his shirt, and he tells you he travelled 26 hours to come there, and to stand there for 24 hours in front our hotel, it changes you. It makes something with you, makes something with your team. Because they are fans, they are fans who travel over 20 hours, travel four hours even to get to a station, and go on a 18-20 hours train ride to Shanghai. These are dimensions that you can not imagine until somebody like this who stands in front of you. He is only happy that you write your name on the shirt, and you make a selfie with him. So these are kind of experiences that you can't get at home. And that keeps your feet on the ground. People paid us compliments, paid the team compliments for their hard-work so we feel obligated to give everything to our work, and to come here to show our fans how good we are. That is what I wanted to say."

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