Borussia Dortmund fires coach Nuri Sahin after dismal start to new year

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Borussia Dortmund sent Nuri Sahin’s coach on Wednesday, a day after their 2-1 defeat at Bologna in the Champions League.

The defeat has extended Dortmund’s losing streak by 4 games since the New Year and dropped the Champions League finalist last season in the 36-team rankings. The team is in tenth place in the Bundesliga.

“We really value Nuri Sahin and his work, we had wished for a long cooperation and until recently we hoped that we could manage to turn things around in sporting terms,” sporting director Lars Ricken said in a statement.

“After 4 consecutive losses, with a single victory of the last nine games and there are in the tenth place in the Bundesliga, unfortunately we lost our religion to be able to succeed in our sports goals in the existing configuration. This resolution is also personally painful for Me, however, this can no longer be avoided after adjustment in Bologna.

The club said that the coach of children under 19, Mike Tullberg, will be in charge of the next game of Dortmund in the Bundesliga against Werder Bremen on Saturday. Nothing is known about a permanent successor.

Sahin, 36, took over in June. He had been an assistant to Edin Terzic, who resigned after Dortmund’s 2-0 defeat of Real Madrid in the Champions League final, saying the club entered a “new era” without him.

Striker Serhou Guirassy celebrated with Sahin in what seemed like a show of support after scoring the opening goal against Bologna. Then Dortmund went on to concede two goals in two minutes against an Italian team which had never won a Champions League game before and which was eliminated despite the victory.

Dortmund’s management backed Sahin after a 2-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday but Ricken’s tone after the loss to Bologna was less supportive.

Rickn told Broadcaster Prime Video on Tuesday that Sahin’s attackers were “very brave” with a dependence on young players, and that consciousness felt “a matter of time” even in the first half.

Sahin, a favorite of Dortmund’s enthusiasts as a player, having joined the team as a young attitude in 2001 before a transfer to Real Madrid a decade later, then returned for a moment from 2013 to 2018. Trainer a two -year passage with The Turkish Antalyaspor club.

“Unfortunately, we have not been to do justice to the sports ambitions of Borussia Dortmund this season at this time,” Sahin said in a statement. “I want this special club to be best. “

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