How did a legend from Yousse... BVB Dismisses Sahin After 6 Months of Underachieving Performance
Jan 22, 2025
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Dortmund announced the replacement of coach Sahin on the 22nd (Korea time). Dortmund Sports Management Director Lars Riken said on the club's website that "he cherishes Sahin's achievements very much. We wanted to work together for a long time and expected a turnaround until the end. However, he has only won once in his past nine games, and he has recently lost four games in a row." Then "I thought it would be difficult to achieve the goal under the current situation, which is ranked 10th in the Bundesliga. It's a heartbreaking decision for me personally, but it's become inevitable."
Dortmund lost 1-2 to Bologna in an away match at the European Champions League (UCL). Dortmund, which has 12 points, is still not far apart from fifth-ranked Arsenal (13 points), who have played one less game in the UCL League phase. However, it is not easy to see a direct advance to the round of 16 amid sluggish trends such as the recent four consecutive losses.
Dortmund finished second in the UCL under coach Edin Terzic last season. However, Dortmund broke up with Terzic due to poor league performance and squad feuds, which ranked fifth.
Sahin, a former Dortmund youth coach, is a legend who played 274 games in a Dortmund uniform. After retirement, Turkiye Superry served as Dortmund's head coach after serving as Antaliaspor. Expectations were high that he, who knows the club's culture better than anyone else, would bring about a rebound in league slump and success in UCL last season. However, Dortmund currently ranks 10th out of 18 teams with 25 points as of 18 Bundesliga matches. The gap with Bayern Munich (45 points) widened by 20 points, making the competition for the championship a failed season.
German daily newspaper Jutdeutsche Zeitung pointed out that `Sahin could be replaced after the Champions League match against Bologna on the 22nd' and"Sahin must win the match against Bologna in order to keep his position.' However, Dortmund lost against Bologna and were eventually dismissed immediately.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
