Dortmund rocked after Schlotterbeck's tirade against teammates

BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund will need to cool tempers after Nico Schlotterbeck's criticism of his teammates before facing Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

The defender didn't hold back as he blasted substitutes Serhou Guirassy and Karim Adeyemi for "losing every ball" after going on, and his other teammates for "playing extremely carelessly" in the disappointing 2-2 draw at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The performance reopened old wounds and questions about the team's mentality, something Schlotterbeck alluded to when he said players were playing "a bit of their own game" and lacked the ability to kill the game.

"Killing the game is a matter of quality. If you don't kill the game and then it comes to a throw-in that you don't clear, making it 2-2, then that's not good enough," Schlotterbeck said.

Sporting director Sebastian Kehl and coach Niko Kovac also had harsh words for the team, but Schlotterbeck's criticism has added weight amid questions over his future at the club.