Shaheen is out of class, Dort changes manager and misses Ten Hag?

The reporter reported coldly After the New Year, the team lost four games in a row, and finally let the patience of Dortmund's senior management reach the end, and on the 22nd, the "rookie coach" Sahin was disgraced.

After Bologna lost to Bologna in the Champions League on Tuesday night, CEO Watzke and former captain Kehl, who have supported Dortmund coach Shaheen this season, and new sports manager Ricken finally realized that the team had to make changes, and the club's chief adviser Summer, and technical director Mislintart, who has a strained relationship with Shahin, are the "opposition" who insist on changing the manager as soon as possible. In addition, Shaheen has also caused a split in the Dortmund dressing room: a group of players led by the two captains, Emre Can and Brandt, have supported Shaheen, but goalkeepers Kerber, Sabitzer and the newly departed Mullen have a strained relationship with Shahin.

Dortmund's poor enough record has everyone agree, with Dortmund winning just one of their last nine games and suffering four consecutive defeats since the new year, which no one can accept. Since taking charge of Borussia Dortmund last summer, Shaheen has won just 12 of his 27 games in charge, averaging a low 1.48 points per game. Not only is it well below his predecessor Terzic (1.93), but it is also the worst result of the nine Dortmund coaches in 17 years. The last coach to lead the team to a win percentage and points per game average was Dor, who stepped down in the summer of 2008 and was replaced by Jurgen Klopp, who ushered in the first golden age of the 21st century for Borussia Dortmund.

After Tuesday night's defeat at Bologna, Shahin knew he was in a difficult position: "If the club thinks they need to change managers, I will leave. Sporting manager Ricken also had to tell the media that the club would immediately assess the situation and make a decision as soon as possible. On Wednesday morning, German time, Dortmund announced that Shaheen would be out of class. The 36-year-old young marshal from the Yellow and Black Army had no choice but to leave after only 222 days in charge. Borussia Dortmund then announced that the club's Under-19 coach Turberg will be the interim coach to lead the team for at least the weekend's home Bundesliga game against Bremen.

Shahin's dismissal was a complete failure for Borussia Dortmund's adventure in choosing a coach's "pedigree". Last year, Charikon was promoted from Borussia Dortmund's head of youth to sporting manager, and he was originally expected to bring a famous coach to Dortmund, but he chose to "cronyism" and support the 36-year-old young coach Shahin to take office. Shaheen had only coached Antalya Sports for two years in the Turkish Super League, with a low win rate of 41.5%, and his coaching experience and strength were not enough to lead the Bundesliga giants. It's just that Dortmund's management insisted on completing the "lineage", and after the chief consultant Summer, sports manager Rickon, and football manager Kyle, coach Shaheen completed the last link of the club's sports management team.

However, the all-yellow and black management team did not bring success, and Shahin, who lacked coaching experience and ability, soon put Dortmund into a trough. Ricken's gamble on the complete failure of the "lineage" coach is the lowest in 10 years, and the fourth consecutive defeat is the first in 30 years. When Shaheen is a thing of the past, the priority is to find a quality coach for Dortmund who can take the team out of the quagmire. There are many candidates for succession exposed by the German media, from Loew, Ten Hag, Schmidt, Kovac and other idle coaches, to the current assistant coach of the German team Wagner and Stuttgart coach Hoeness Jr.

It's just that judging from the information disclosed so far, most of these coaches are reluctant to take over the mess left by Shahin halfway. Former Germany boss Loew has made it clear that there are other achievements, with former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag once considered the favourite, but like former Bayer Leverkusen boss Schmidt, he would prefer to take over in the summer so that he can form a team exactly as he wishes. The current assistant coach of the German team, Wagner, politely declined the invitation, and even if Hoeness Jr. can take over in the summer, Dortmund will have to pay 7 million euros in liquidated damages, which is not a small amount for the Nerazzurri, who are likely to miss the European competition this season.

Sky Sports Germany believes former Bayern Munich boss Nico Kovac is the favourite to become the new Borussia Dortmund manager. However, Kovac wants a permanent long-term contract, but the Dortmund management only want him to lead the team until the end of the season, with the permanent manager who took over in the summer still prioritizing Ten Hag, Schmidt or Junior Hoeness.

Borussia Dortmund have made contact with Nico Kovac and could invite his younger brother Robert Kovac, who previously played for Borussia Dortmund, to join the coaching staff. Robert has been an assistant coach to his brother Nico since 2012 when he took charge of the Croatian Under-21 national team, with which he has coached the Croatian national team, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich, Monaco and Wolfsburg. If the Kovacs brothers are back together at Borussia Dortmund, they will also aim to qualify for Europe next season. If the team has outstanding results, the possibility of obtaining a longer contract cannot be ruled out.