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In games against Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart title contender Borussia Dortmund, he only got one point, in the duel with VfB black and yellow even slipped into a 1: 5 debacle. Criticism of the team and coach Lucien Favre are getting stronger.
Dortmund. For coach Lucien Favre it was a “disaster”, for club coach Hans-Joachim Watzke a “black day” and for captain Marco Reus a “shameful appearance”. Borussia Dortmund faces a Christmas party in crisis mode. At 1: 5 against newly promoted VfB Stuttgart, the team, which was heavily negotiated a few weeks ago, said goodbye to the title race for the time being. Worried about further setbacks in the games until the brief winter break, Reus demanded a quick and clear internal discussion. “We have to talk about how we want to play the last three games. If we deny it like that, we will get nothing. “
Given the great helplessness in the game against VfB, the need to speak seems enormous. Not Dortmund’s favorite, but the cheeky underdog from Stuttgart put on a show and demonstrated BVB in phases with high speed, great readiness to run and passionate duel. “Stuttgart were superior to us in all respects,” Reus said, “so we must not run again.” Like the captain, Favre also called for repairs in Bremen on Tuesday: “We have to set an example.”
Does not replace Haaland
The coach’s chances of extending his contract, which expires at the end of the season, are likely to have diminished further after the worst debacle in his nearly two and a half years in office. It cannot be ruled out that talks with the club’s management on a common future, which are actually scheduled for the end of January, will be brought forward in the event of further setbacks in Bremen, Berlin or Braunschweig, to Favre’s detriment.
A few minutes after the embarrassment, the first analyzes of the television experts gave a preview of the discussions that BVB can now look forward to. “They play like there are cracks in the team,” Dietmar Hamann said of Sky. However, there were also first expressions of solidarity with Favre from the league.
Mönchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl defended the former colt trainer from criticism. “He is still the Dortmund manager with the best points. That is why it would not be fair that you put everything to Lucien Favre, “he said in the” sports study “of ZDF. Since the failure of striker Erling Haaland, Favre has not found a solution to restore balance in the Dortmund game. His attempts to try Julian Brandt or Reus as a substitute for the Norwegian goal guarantor repeatedly proved futile.
The fact that Favre sticks to this strategy raises doubts about his work. He is still not convinced of the idea of trying it with the young star Youssoufa Moukoko: “We don’t have to push him. He is 16 years old, you have to be careful. “
“I can’t defend”
The fact that his team has only won one point in the last three games against opponents such as Cologne (1: 2), Frankfurt (1: 1) and Stuttgart adds to the pressure on Favre. Borussia last conceded five goals in a home game in September 2009 when they beat Bayern 5-1. “We are not a team that can defend,” Reus said, commenting on the high number of goals conceded after his own mistakes in the preparation game. That also caused great resentment in Mats Hummels: “Today we cut our meat every minute.” The only positive about this weekend from BVB’s point of view: even the league leaders Bayern (1-1 at Union Berlin) failed and now have five. Points ahead of Dortmund. (DPA)
(“Die Presse”, print edition, December 14, 2020)
