After three competitive defeats in a row against Real Madrid (2:5), FC Augsburg (1:2) and VfL Wolfsburg (0:1), Borussia Dortmund achieved an important home win against RB Leipzig (2:1) last weekend. the turnaround in the Bundesliga. For head coach Nuri Sahin in particular, the success against their direct rivals was more important.
The Dortmund coach had already become the focus of criticism after previous negative experiences. Sahin was accused of too many experiments in formations and major tactical blunders like in the defeat in Madrid two weeks ago.
The praise that Sahin received from his superiors was even greater. “The coach thinks about an incredible amount of things every day. And even though Leipzig played a little differently at the beginning, that didn’t upset our match plan. We stayed calm and were always able to react. That’s why it was a victory for Nuri and his coaching team,” said BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl after the Black and Yellows’ fifth win of the season, which saw the team climb to fifth place in the Bundesliga.
Sports director Lars Ricken spoke to the “kicker” in a similar vein when he highlighted the interaction of all BVB players after the 2-1 home win against RB Leipzig: “Our coaches, our team and our fans – they have this Victory achieved together.”
BVB has Sturm Graz as guests in Dortmund
With a new tailwind, Borussia Dortmund now wants to get back on track in the Champions League. The home game against the Austrian outsiders Sturm Graz is on Tuesday evening (from 9:00 p.m.).
In the Bundesliga, the Westphalia team continues next Saturday (from 3:30 p.m.) with the away game at 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Source: www.sport.de
