Sabize's time in Dortmund was full of ups and downs, and the German Sky Sports wrote an article pointing out that the midfielder has once again played a very important role, which is also related to head coach Kovac.

The 31-year-old midfielder suddenly became important again: in the 20th minute of last Sunday's match against Wolfsburg, Sabitz intercepted a pass from Meer and then scored the winning goal with a short pass to assist Adeyemi. In this game, the fifth starter of the season once again showed a compelling performance: Sabitzer kept looking for opponents' chances to concede and immediately counter-attack - which is exactly what Kovac likes.

Before the away game to Juventus, Kovac commented on Sabitzer: "He brought the highest level of experience." The cooperation between Sabitzer and Felix Enmecha was also very good. Sabitzer plays the role of "space policeman" in the midfield No. 6 position, and his offensiveness is no longer as strong as under Kovac's predecessor.

Off the court, Sabitzer also plays an increasingly important role: he is a member of the Dortmund team committee, and Kovac always calls him aside from time to time to discuss something with him. He is considered an important contact person for Kovac in the team.

Kovac also regarded Sabitzer as a leader, but this situation has never been the case in the latter's Dortmund career: he was out of place in the locker room and was sometimes seen as a Mavericks emitting negative energy. During the first half of last season during Shahin's coaching period, Sabitzer was once dissatisfied and publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with being placed outside the midfield. He is basically seen as a player for sale this summer, but Kovac exercised a veto and wanted him to stay in the roster.

Sabize's contract in Dortmund is 2027. Although the offer from Saudi Arabia and other leagues is tempting, he himself wants to stay in Dortmund. Under Kovac's leadership, the midfielder returned to his former outstanding form again. Therefore, players like Gross, Brandt, Bellingham Jr. and Ozjan are currently behind.

His recovery in form is also reflected in his personal data: he has contributed two assists this season (versus St. Pauli and Juventus), while he only scored 1 goal in total last season (1 goal/0 assists). However, he was also missing for about a month and a half due to a torn medial ligament of his knee, and the midfield engine participated in a total of 39 official games last season.

Sabice has now completed a transformation, and Kovac has also taken a great contribution to it. From Dortmund's perspective, this trend can be completely continued.