Şahin debate in the TM forum
National player Julian Brandt made a passionate appeal to his teammates after Borussia Dortmund's fourth away defeat of the season. “The goal has to be to break this spell at some point, because I don't feel like constantly driving home from cities with a defeat in my luggage. “It gets on my nerves and feels annoying,” said Brandt after the 1:3 (1:2) at 1. FSV Mainz 05.
BVB, who are still waiting for their first win of the season abroad, slipped back to seventh place in the table due to the bankruptcy with 16 points. “That’s sobering,” said Brandt and demanded: “In the remaining games in November and December we have to put ourselves in a reasonable starting position for the second half of the year.” Sports director Sebastian Kehl also found clear words. “The fact is that we haven't won five away games. We know that there is of course criticism and we are not satisfied with the fact that we have already suffered four defeats,” said the 44-year-old.
BVB: Kehl wants to attack again in January, Şahin debate in the TM forum
“We are self-critical enough to say that in one place or another this does not meet our standards. But we will not be starting a fundamental discussion on this today,” Kehl continued. After ten games, BVB is already ten points behind league leaders Bayern Munich and therefore has little chance of intervening in the title fight. “I won’t concern myself with Bayern now. “That’s not my topic at the moment,” said Kehl.
Rather, after the international break, it is important to concentrate on “moving forward step by step. We are continuing on this path and will try to get ourselves in a good starting position to attack again in January,” announced Kehl. In the BVB forum on Transfermarkt, discussions continue about coach Nuri Şahin after the Mainz defeat. User “1909” writes: “Hopefully they will finally pull the ripcord and release Şahin. (…) I still hope that Graham Potter will take over, but I think parting ways with Şahin would be more in the direction of Roger Schmidt.”
The user “BigDogTinyHome” says: “You certainly can’t blame Şahin too much for the game today. (…) You can perhaps blame him for changing too late in the second half. But the team was exhausted and simply couldn't keep up after Emre Can's disservice. By switching to 4-3-3, Nuri showed that he can learn from his mistakes. In terms of play, things are looking a lot better and I'm confident that things will look better after the international break with fresher players. He should definitely get it by winter.”
