Julian Nagelsmann pops up
Crisis coach Terzic doesn’t care about the loud discussions
February 29, 2024, 9:55 p.m
Borussia Dortmund is dragging its way through the Bundesliga, collecting as many points in the last 15 games as Bochum or Heidenheim. That causes unrest. Coach Edin Terzić is once again heavily criticized. With a “clear idea” he now wants to overturn the problem.
Edin Terzić was calm. “I’ve gotten out of the habit of letting things get too close to me and reading things. I don’t really get it all that much and I didn’t follow it that much,” said the Borussia Dortmund coach in reference to the increasingly loud discussions after the first one Defeat of the year last weekend. But Terzić is also expected to be there before the guest appearance at Union Berlin on Saturday (3.30 p.m./Sky and in the ntv.de live ticker) It should be clear that only successful Champions League qualification will keep him in office.
After the 2-3 win against TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday, Julian Nagelsmann’s name was already circulating on social networks. It is quite conceivable that the national coach would want to work for a club again after the home European Championship. “It’s logical that things get restless. But that’s been the case since the beginning of the season. Once it starts, it’s hard to stop it,” said Terzić.
From the last 15 league games, BVB only collected 21 points. That’s just as many as Heidenheim and Bochum brought in. The runner-up is currently in fourth place, but RB Leipzig is only one point behind and has the easier remaining program. According to his internal calculations, the team “left 13 points behind due to games in which we had good dominance in the first half, which we were no longer able to show in the second half. That’s why we are where we are and fighting for it Champions League and not about higher goals.” It is important to “do things better in the future.”
More support, better positions
It’s not the only one. Hair-raising ball losses in dangerous zones, major problems in building up the game, inexplicable dropouts – the list of defects is long. It is now important “that we have a clear idea,” said Terzić. You have to “support yourself better” and “position yourself better” on the pitch. He himself wants to “lead the way with solutions and content. I’m trying to give the boys the security that they have sometimes lacked in the last few weeks.”
The in-form Donyell Malen is missing from Berlin. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (muscular problems) is also unavailable and will be replaced again by Alexander Meyer. Niklas Süle, who was recently ill, returns to the squad. Regardless of the personnel, Terzić is the watchword for the final eleven matches. “It’s all in our hands. We remain calm and self-confident,” said the coach, who remains “firmly convinced” that BVB will move into the premier class. Then he can read the newspaper again.