Again no BVB victory: the air is getting thinner – will Terzic hibernate as Dortmund coach?

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Shortly before 10:30 p.m., a shrill whistle concert resounds through Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park. Again no win, again only a draw. Against Mainz, BVB again showed a good first half and played the second half completely haphazardly. Coach Edin Terzic (41): “That is the reflection of our team this season, this time we showed both faces in one match.”

Chairman of the board Hans-Joachim Watzke (64) no longer even looks at the end. When the TV control switched to his chair in stoppage time, it was already empty. The pot is boiling, sports director Sebastian Kehl (43) aptly emphasized on Tuesday evening before the match: “There is pressure on, we have to win today.”

They don’t have that. And it is becoming increasingly uncomfortable for coach Terzic. The coaching question has been asked in Dortmund for a long time and many fans are calling for a change of scenery. One point of criticism he has had to listen to again and again lately: his change strategy. Against Mainz, for example, there was criticism that Terzic replaced Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (19), for many the best man on the field, after an hour.

Players protect Terzic

The question remains: will Terzic hibernate as BVB coach? He himself said after the match: “How long I stay here is not up to me. Of course, the leadership and the result determine that. And the results of the past few weeks have simply not been good, we know that.”

Julian Brandt (27), who put BVB ahead with a remarkable free kick against Mainz, is annoyed by the fact that every time there is a crisis, the coach is immediately questioned: “It is of course the simplest story to say: Things are no longer good between the coach and the team.” Recently there were rumors that internal players turned against the 41-year-old.

Instead, the midfielder calls on himself and the other leading players to progress. As captain Emre Can (29), who also defends his coach: “It has nothing to do with the coach if the ball hits the crossbar.” BVB had two bad luck and also had an offside goal.

What else speaks for Terzic?

For ex-professional Didi Hamann (50), Terzic is currently “the poorest dog”. “In my opinion he was left standing somewhere in the rain and the team should have been held accountable much earlier,” said the Sky expert. You have to “tell them the necessary steps” and point out that “with this performance you cannot be a Dortmund player”.

Dortmund will spend the winter in fifth place in the table and move on to Darmstadt on January 13, 2024. Whether it will be with Terzic on the sidelines remains to be seen. But what speaks for him: At the winter break of last season, which started in November because of the World Cup, BVB was even in 6th place and in the end it was almost enough to win the championship. Terzic is also clutching at this straw: “That is the clear mandate that we get this run back.” (ch)

Source : Blick