Five consecutive Bundesliga goal droughts! Bild: Gilasi may be overtired and needs rest

"Bild" reported that Dortmund forward Gilasi is in a scoring drought and has failed to score in 5 consecutive Bundesliga games since September 13.

Kovac admitted that he has been in poor condition recently, but still called him the core of the team's forward line and continued to provide support. However, he also hinted that Gilasi may take a short break to adjust.

Data shows that Gilasi's number of shots, confrontation success rate and number of touches have all declined significantly, and his average goal rate per game has dropped to 0.57.

In contrast, Kane, Burkat and Aslani performed better on the scorer list. The article analyzed that Gilasi's slump may be caused by excessive physical competition after participating in the Club World Cup and having very few vacations. New signing Fabio Silva is a possible replacement, but Kovac feels he is not ready to play the full 90 minutes.