FIFA CWC: Jobe Bellingham States Why Borussia Dortmund Struggled Against Sundowns

• Jobe Bellingham has shared his thoughts about Borussia Dortmund's win against Mamelodi Sundowns at the FIFA Club World Cup
• The English midfielder also explained why the German Bundesliga side struggled with their performance against the Betway Premiership giants
• The former Sunderland star's submission sparked different reactions from fans on social media especially Mzansi football lovers

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham has pointed out the reason the Bundesliga giants struggled in their 4-3 win over Mamelodi Sundowns at the FIFA Club World Cup.

The German side came from a goal down to defeat the Premier Soccer League giants, with South African international Ronwen Williams making a costly error in the match.

The Brazilians currently sit third in Group F, with one win out of two, while Dortmund and Fluminense are levelled on point.

Bellingham explains why Dortmund struggle against Sundowns

Bellingham, who recently joined Dortmund, said the weather made it difficult for them to have a good game against Sundowns.

“The conditions made it really tough, especially for us as a European team,” Bellingham said during the post-match press conference.

“Sundowns played a fantastic game, and I’m sure they’re more accustomed to that kind of weather. It’s something we’ll have to adapt to as the tournament progresses.

“These are the demands of this competition, it was definitely challenging. In matches like that, you need to find solutions and try to play at a high tempo.

“I think as the game went on, we improved, and there’s something to build on from here.”

Bellingham's excuse about the weather condition in the match gathered a lot of reactions from fans especially South Africans who disagreed with him on social media.

Fans react to Jobe's excuse about the weather

Mangeth_Zikode said:

"Why do these people always think Africans are used to bad things like extreme hot weather? It doesn't reach 33 degrees in Europe?"

smmongo implied:

"Football is a sport where we want to believe that only merit should count. But when the media is biased and hyping players, it opens doors for politics. Jobe yesterday was not even a match for Ribeiro. How did he get that MOTM is shame. Maybe I was watching a different game."

Julysb said:

"They’re not used to that kind of weather, they’re based in Tshwane. Cincinnati weather is similar to that of Limpopo."

KB_Ramasimong disagrees with Jobe

"Ignorance is amazing.... SA is deep in Winter, he says Sundowns is used to those conditions. Honestly these guys are a joke, Sundowns is a good team don't limit it to being used to weather conditions....imagine."

Kovac reacts to Dortmund's win over Sundowns

Briefly News also reported that Niko Kovac shared his thoughts about Borussia Dortmund's win over Mamelodi Sundowns at the FIFA Club World Cup.

The former Bayern Munich manager claimed he expected a tough match against the Premier Soccer League side and was not surprised about the outcome of the game.

Source: Briefly News