After months of falling behind, Borussia Dortmund finally managed to squeeze out Leipzig from the Champions League spot. And since a surprise Stuttgart is nine points away, BVB will fight with Red Bull until the very end. On the surface, so far, it’s so good, as fourth place and a possible Champions League quarter-final are likely, but underneath, there are a lot of things going on. In reality, Dortmund expected a title battle with Bayern, not to fight for the fourth place, and coach Edin Terzić has the overwhelming support of the club’s supremo Hans-Joakim Watzke, but with results like these, it might happen that the club’s CEO will change managers at the end of the season, and there is one person he particularly followed for a long time – Julian Nagelsmann.Borussia Dortmund has lost only one of their last ten Bundesliga matches against Werder Bremen and has won five of the last six.#SVWBVB pic.twitter.com/jizoqoRIVU— ari (@aritrabvb1909) March 9, 2024 The former Bayern Munich coach is currently Germany’s boss, but his contract runs out after EURO 2024, so the main question will be the team’s performance. The expectations are high, and if they are not met (again), nobody will extend Nagelsmann’s contract. But there are clubs who are already interested in the young tactician and Borussia is currently a long-distance observer. But according to Bild, should Dortmund consider a change, however, Nagelsmann will immediately become the focus. BVB – especially club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke has been following the current national coach since his first Bundesliga years in Hoffenheim (2016 to 2019).Malen’s needles booking left BVB with a problem: Who is the best candidate to supply an attacking threatThe pressure is mounting on Terzić, as his team is playing very unstable, especially in the Bundesliga.“We have to try to get more out of this squad, and very, very quickly! I’m not satisfied with the performances and the table situation. Everyone can play football better. If I feel like playing in the Champions League and then experience such fluctuations in the Bundesliga, even within a game – we have to get into the boys’ heads” said sports director Sebastian Kehl. And his critique is also aimed at Terzić, who is responsible for player’s motivation and psychological preparations.Dortmund forced to sell their most valuable assetsAnd to make things worse, the coach is not in good terms with one of the leaders in the locker room Mats Hummels. Surprisingly, he has been left out of the squad in the second part of the season, even thou he was the best defender in the first. He sat on the bench 6 times in a row – Niklas Süle, Nico Schlotterbeck or Emre Can all have got in front of him. Not to mention that European Championship is nearby and if he doesn’t play, Nagelsmann will not invite him. So, actually, there are a lot of problems in Borussia now, and if they somehow fail to win in Bremen today, things could get only worseBUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 25FridayStuttgart – Union Berlin 2-0 (1-0)/Guirassy 19, Fuhrich 66/Saturday17:30: (1.23) Bayern (6.75) Mainz (11.0)17:30: (1.85) M’ gladbach (3.70) Koln (4.70)17:30: (1.15) RB Leipzig (8.00) Darmstadt (16.0)17:30: (1.90) Augsburg (3.50) Heidenheim (4.10)20:30: (3.80) Werder (4.10) Dortmund (1.90)Sunday17:30: (2.40) Bochum (3.50) Freiburg (3.10)19:30: (2.10) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.60) Hoffenheim (3.60)21:30: (1.33) Leverkusen (5.50) Wolfsburg (8.50)***odds are subject to change***
