Football Bundesliga: Continue with the interim coach: No BVB solutions in sight

The season hangs on the silk thread for Borussia Dortmund, but solutions are not in sight. The self -proclaimed second strength in German football is difficult for both the coaching question and the urgently needed cadre repairs. After the mixed premiere of interim coach Mike Tullberg in the 2-2 (1-0) after 2-0 lead against Werder Bremen, the coaching position continues with the emergency solution. Because five days after the separation from Nuri Sahin, there is no favorite.

“We take the necessary time and are currently excellently positioned with Mike Tullberg,” announced sports manager Lars Ricken that BVB’s A-youth coach will also be sitting against Schachtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Only in the event of a win there is still a little hope of the direct round of 16 in the Champions League.

At least officially, a permanent successor solution for Sahin should be found by the weekend. Now Ricken said that it was always clear internally that Tullberg should not only coach against Werder. Only players and coaches didn’t know this. “But I told him that it was about Bremen game because I wanted a hundred percent of Mike Tullberg-and we got it too,” said Ricken.

Mixed Tullberg premiere

Of course, this only helped marginally. The Dane showed a lot of passion on the sidelines. The yield was manageable in the end. That in Felix Nmecha and Nico Schlotterbeck the two best players of the past few weeks were out of the game after 20 minutes – Tullberg, of course, can’t do anything about that. NMECHA was injured early and Schlotterbeck saw a hard but justifiable red card because of an emergency brake.

“I think not many believed after 20 minutes that Borussia Dortmund will get something today. Nevertheless, we did it,” said the interim coach. The truth also includes that the Dortmund 2-0 led by Serhou Guirassy (28th) and an own goal of Marco Friedl (51st). And that Werder was terrifyingly weak and harmless for over an hour.

Then a Sunday shot from Leonardo Bittencourt (65th) let everything collapse at BVB, which was collected by the native Marvin Ducksch (72nd) and could be happy in the end, not the fifth mandatory game To have collected bankruptcy in a row.

“The players hit everything out. You should also consider that in the assessment of the game,” said Ricken correctly. For more, it does not seem to be enough for the BVB crashed to rank. In view of the current constitution, the imagination is missing that the Dortmund still catch up with the current six-point deficit in fourth place in order to achieve the minimum goal: the new Champions League qualification.

Urgently needed cadre repairs are long in coming

Already in the first half of the season there was a lot of talk about the imbalance in the cadre sewn on edge. Now Malen (Aston Villa) has left another player in the extended trunk. Also urgently needed and desired access are not in sight a week before the end of the transfer period. A new coach would either have the same problems with the small squad as predecessor Sahin or possibly one or the other new player, whose obligation he might have had no influence.

The trainer market is also manageable. “We know the candidates who are on the market. It is not the ideal time to change a trainer,” said sports director Sebastian Kehl at Sky. Roger Schmidt, who was recently employed by Benfica Lisbon, said that it was only available again in summer.

Erik Ten Hag, who was shot at Manchester United, currently does not seem to be an alternative. The former Bayern coach Nico Kovac remains more promising, but not all of which are convinced in the management team.

It is unclear whether Tullberg or another placeholder should end the season. With this model, the Dortmunders got into the bredouille when Edin Terzic, as a transition coach until the start of Marco Rose in 2021, had more success than expected and became a cup winner. Rose was then under observation and had to go again after just one season.

Or should a long -term coach in the long term? It would then have to be clarified which concept is being pursued at all. In the past few years, the Dortmunders have changed the style of play for whom they stood for whom they stood.