Lucien Favre has been fired – VG

Favre’s kick comes the day after Borussia Dortmund’s humiliating 1-5 loss at home to newly promoted Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Favre himself was aware of how devastating that result was and described the fight as “a disaster”.

– The club would like to thank Lucien for his dedication and wish him success in the future, Borussia Dortmund wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

– A difficult decision

On the official Bundesliga website, sporting director Michael Zorc explains:

– It was a difficult decision to make, but at the same time we felt that we were in danger of not reaching our season goals. Therefore, we had to act now.

Hans-Joachim Watzke, president of Borussia Dortmund, expresses via Borussia Dortmunds Twitter-konto his gratitude for the work Favre has done since he took over the club in 2018.

– As a professional and as a person, there is no doubt that Lucien Favre is fantastic, he says.

Hours earlier, the German daily Bild reported that the Swiss had finished training at the club.

Earlier, the regional daily Ruhr Nachrichten also reported that Favre’s time at the club was coming to an end.

Favre’s assistant coach, Edin Terzic, has been given the job of leading Borussia Dortmund for the remainder of the season. This is confirmed by the club itself.

Terzic’s first game will be against Werder Bremen next Tuesday, before Union Berlin waits for Friday. Then a cup match against Eintracht Braunschweig awaits them, before taking a Christmas break.

Despite Saturday’s big loss, Borussia Dortmund have just five points against Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, who lead the Bundesliga with 24 points.

The man who brought Haaland

The Swiss Favre, who was in his final year of contract with the club, took over Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2018. After 110 games as Dortmund manager, he can aim for a winning percentage of 61.82 percent. .

During his time as Borussia Dortmund manager, he has won a trophy with the club: the German Super Cup in 2019. The 63-year-old has a long career in the coaching industry and has previously managed several teams in Switzerland, in addition to Hertha. Berlin, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Nice French.

Lucien Favre was the coach when Erling Braut Haaland joined the club in January.

The yellows and blacks are already in the Champions League after finishing 1st in their group with Lazio, Club Brugge and Zenit St. Petersburg. However, they have struggled lately and have only one win in their last five games.

Not only that, for the first time since the 2013/14 season, they have suffered three consecutive defeats at home in the Bundesliga.

Without the top scorer

The loss to Stuttgart, which was the last straw in an already full cup, was Borussia Dortmund’s biggest at home since Bayern Munich won by the same numbers in 2009.

The Favre / Haaland duo have had a good, joking tone in the media lately.

– Hello, coach, I’m mad at you! Haaland joked with Favre after scoring four goals.

The coach responded by saying that Haaland had to score five goals in the next game.

– Haaland was fantastic. We played very well at the beginning of the second half, Favre told DAZN after Haaland’s four-goal show.

The Norwegian is currently out with a hamstring injury and is unlikely to play further for the club in 2020.

Haaland has been passionate about a somewhat unstable Dortmund this season, holding onto 17 goals in 14 games in all tournaments.

This is the second time during 2020 that Haaland has obtained a new coach. First in the national team, where Ståle Solbakken replaced Lars Lagerbäck, and now also in the club team.