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The 1: 5 debacle against Stuttgart was the fate of Switzerland. You have to leave BVB after 2.5 years. The person concerned thinks it is a shame that he has to leave.
Lucien Favre has to leave BVB.
Photo: Keystone
The 1: 5 bankruptcy against Stuttgart on Saturday was probably one more defeat.
Photo: Keystone
Co-coach Edin Terzic (right) now takes over BVB, certainly until the end of the year, possibly until the end of the season.
Photo: AP
Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund have parted ways with coach Lucien Favre. As the club announced on Sunday, the decision makers at BVB have come to an agreement after the debacle at home 1: 5 (1: 1) against VfB Stuttgart. Edin Terzic (38), formerly Favre’s assistant, will act as head coach until the end of the season and in the afternoon took over preparation for Tuesday’s away game at Werder Bremen. Former U-17 coach Sebastian Geppert (36) and senior manager Otto Addo (45) should support him. Favre’s other assistant coach, Manfred Stefes, was released with immediate effect. Earlier, the newspaper “Bild” reported on the separation of the Swiss coach.
“It is difficult for us to take this step,” sporting director Michael Zorc said in the club’s announcement. “However, we are of the opinion that the achievement of our seasonal goals is at great risk due to the recent negative development in the current constellation and that we must therefore act.” BVB Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke thanked Favre “for his excellent work over the last two and a half years, in which he and his team have won two runner-up championships. As a professional and as a person, Lucien Favre is beyond question. “
Favre speaks
Favre himself said he regretted the separation. “I think it is a shame that we are parting here. We have had two very successful years and we have a team that would also have played a successful season this year. I’m still convinced of that, ”said the Swiss from the German press agency.
The contract with the 63-year-old soccer teacher lasted until the end of the season. In view of the continuing downward trend with three home losses in a row, the club’s head was forced to take this step. The desperate appearance against the VfB cost Favre his last remaining reputation.
The club’s management would have loved to continue working with Favre at least until the end of the contract in the summer to buy more time and find a successor. After all, alternatives are currently rare in the coaching market. But worries about missing out on next season’s Champions League qualification, which is eminently important in Corona’s time, increased the pressure to act.
Who’s coming now
Now the Revierclub has to look for a coach again. After the long and successful era of Jürgen Klopp (2008 to 2015), four football teachers at Thomas Tuchel, Peter Bosz, Peter Stöger and Favre were already exhausted. Julian Nagelsmann and Marco Rose are considered possible preferred candidates. But both the Leipzig and Mönchengladbach coach have contracts with their clubs beyond the summer.
