A rather uneven season. Last year, Borussia Dortmund experienced everything. Brilliant in C1, the Marsupials were unable to do the same in the Bundesliga. Indeed, Edin Terzić’s men finished in a sad fifth place, not helped by a failed start to the season and an energy-consuming run on the continental scene. Although qualified for the Champions League for the season that starts in a few weeks, BVB has serious reasons for hope.
Initially, the Ruhr club has had a solid transfer window so far. Indeed, Waldemar Anton, Serhou Guirassy, Pascal Gross and Yan Couto have set down their suitcases at Signal Iduna Park, where they will be trained by Nuri Şahin, Dortmund’s new tactician. But just when everything seemed to be going well in western Germany, Sport Image arrived with bad news this Sunday evening. Indeed, according to the indiscretions of our colleagues across the Rhine, the war is in full swing between the leaders of the Marsupials.
Sven Mislintat is in great danger!
One man would be singled out in particular: Sven Mislintat. According to the German media, the situation with the recruitment manager would be unbearable while the relationship with Nuri Şahin would be deleterious. Having arrived three months ago, the 51-year-old manager would already be under threat of dismissal. As a reminder, his previous experiences with Arsenal and Ajax Amsterdam had also ended in a damp squib. Several grievances would be held against Mislintat. On the one hand, his presence noticed by the media during a training session in Brakel was not to the taste of the former midfielder who brought it to the attention of his managers.
The current would not pass with Sven Mislintat, whose presence deemed too dominant in the debates would have been pointed out. Renowned for his great talent in spotting real nuggets on the transfer market, the German manager would have taken his ease and would have decided to contact several players without speaking to his superiors Sébastien Kehl and Lars Ricken. Image reports in particular that the two sports directors won their case for the arrival of Yan Couto, a player who clearly did not have the favor of Sven Mislintat, who was very critical of him. Finally, several press leaks, which allegedly came from the latter, did not please his colleagues. For all these reasons, Mislintat’s future at Dortmund is written in dotted lines while trust with his colleagues is fading day by day.
