Borussia Dortmund’s season is on the brink of collapse following their two defeats in two league games this year while coach Nuri Sahin is quickly running out of time to turn things around for last year’s Champions League finalists.
Sahin, a former Dortmund youth and senior player, took over this season but has failed to make any real impact with his team having notched one win from their last six league games.
Dortmund conceded three first half goals in their 4-2 defeat at relegation-threatened Holstein Kiel on Tuesday in a performance Sahin had branded “shameful and unworthy” despite several players back from illness.
With speculation about possible successors already swirling in German media, Sahin now seems to have one last chance when they travel to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.
“Obviously we cannot just go over to business as usual because the performance against Kiel was what it was,” Sahin told a press conference on Thursday.
“We had lots of discussions and today we have to start looking ahead. The lads were very self-critical and we know we have to show a reaction after such a performance.
“It is my responsibility to prepare the team and my players for Frankfurt. We have now to stand our ground in Frankfurt and deliver our performance. Maybe that is the opponent we need to turn things around,” Sahin said.
