On Tuesday night, Borussia Dortmund fell to their fifth successive away defeat as VfL Wolfsburg knocked Die Schwarzgelben out of the DFB-Pokal within the second spherical.
In what was a reasonably end-to-end contest, either side missed probabilities to win the tie earlier than the 90 minutes got here to an finish, however a late strike from Jonas Wind in further time ensured that it could be the hosts cementing their identify within the third spherical.
Elimination from the DFB-Pokal additionally represented Dortmund’s fourth defeat of their earlier 5 video games, as query marks surrounding whether or not Şahin is the right individual to take BvB ahead proceed to mount.
Nonetheless, talking after the ultimate whistle, Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl insisted that this consequence may have “nothing” to do with Şahin’s future and that “we are going to stand collectively. We’ll undergo this collectively.”
Lately, there have been considerations that Şahin is holding again this Dortmund squad, who, regardless of having a major quantity of high quality, are being restricted attributable to their head coach’s tactical choices.
With three video games awaiting Dortmund earlier than the subsequent worldwide break, it’s anticipated that Şahin might want to flip the facet’s fortunes round; in any other case, BvB could also be pressured into parting methods with the 36-year-old earlier than it’s too late to save lots of their season.
GGFN | Will Shopland
