One Borussia Dortmund star admitted that they suffered against Mamelodi Sundowns in their FIFA Club World Cup win on Saturday.
The German giants defeated the South African champions 4-3 to secure their first win in Group F.
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It was a thrilling encounter from start to finish, but defender Waldemar Anton was not too pleased with how the team performed," Anton said after the game, as per Dortmund's website.
“We had big plans, but we didn’t get into the game well and had to suffer a bit at times because we made it too easy for our opponents.
"We were a few paces off. We have to do a better job of securing the spaces in behind.
"We won a lot of balls and deserved to win in the end.”
Dortmund coach echoed Anton's sentiments and highlighted individual mistakes as a big reason for the display.
“I’m sweating like I’ve just come out of a sauna. It was tough going for both teams, but the opposition are used to it. We certainly didn’t give our best performance, but that wasn’t possible today.
"There were too many simple mistakes and things definitely didn’t run smoothly. The important thing was that we won the game. Nothing else matters.”
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