Pascal Groß: Borussia Dortmund must approach away games like home games

Pascal Groß believes that Borussia Dortmund must try and approach away games like they do home matches after yet another defeat in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund were handed their sixth straight defeat away from home on Saturday afternoon as they lost 3-1 to Mainz 05. Emre Can’s sending off, combined with some sloppy defending and a lack of control in midfield, meant that the Black and Yellows were outplayed by a determined Mainz side.

Pascal Groß on how Borussia Dortmund can improve away from

Much has been said and written about Borussia Dortmund’s away form and their struggles away from the Westfalenstadion. Pascal Groß shared his thoughts on the matter after the defeat to Mainz 05.

"Whether away or at home: it's the same pitch. And we always have thousands of fans with us. It feels like you can hear our fans louder than the home fans. We have to approach away games like home games in terms of mentality because we have the support."

"[Against Mainz the fans] saw and recognised the fact that we were down to 10 men for over 60 minutes. We gave everything, we didn't let our heads drop. I think the Dortmund fans reward hard work."

While Borussia Dortmund have struggled away from home time and again this season, they have won all seven of their matches so far at the Westfalenstadion. Regardless, four defeats in five Bundesliga matches away from home means that Nuri Sahin’s side are already ten points behind league leaders Bayern Munich.

Luckily for Borussia Dortmund, they are still very much in touch with the rest of the top teams, with fourth placed Bayer Leverkusen only one point in front and second placed RB Leipzig four points to ahead.