Defeat of Dortmund: after the failure of Cologne, Lucien Favre is harshly criticized and protected

Two corners. A big surprise. Borussia Dortmund lost 1: 2 to Cologne on Saturday. It was Cologne’s first victory at BVB since April 1991 and was a surprise in every respect. After the Dortmunders’ good performance last week – except perhaps Cologne fans – hardly anyone would have bet a cent on the Dortmund host. But it was once again one of those appearances by the championship candidate that raises questions: Why is coach Lucien Favre’s team failing again and again against seemingly smaller opponents?

BVB have lost a total of 14 league games against the Swiss. Four times against Bayern, twice against Hoffenheim, once against Leverkusen. The Dortmund side have received half of the failures against seemingly weaker opponents. So even in the current season. The defeat against the second from the bottom of the Bundesliga was already the third after nine days of competition. Previously, Dortmund had to give up points against Augsburg (0: 2).

For the television expert, the culprit – as almost always in recent years – is immediately identified: Lucien Favre. So this time too. “From my point of view, Lucien Favre is not a great coach,” says Benedikt Höwedes in his “One-Two” football speech on Sport 1. “I think we need another coach who intervenes more in situations where Sancho hits something out of line. ”

On the contrary, Hansi Flick is doing very well at Bayern, continues the television expert. The BVB also has many young players to whom Favre gives a good guide, “but he is not yet ready for the title. BVB needs a coach who thinks more offensively. “The 2014 world champion jointly named Ralf Rangnick and Julian Nagelsmann.” Powerful football could be embodied even better with hungry young players. “According to the 32-year-old former Schalke , this is the difference with Bayern.

These critical rumors are not new to the Swiss since taking over from Dortmund in the summer of 2018. Although the Giallorossi team under him have always qualified for the Champions League and twice finished second in the Bundesliga behind Bayern. However, Favre is challenged again after each defeat. Stefan Effenberg disagreed with Höwedes’ criticism and sided with the 62-year-old Swiss.

“For me Favre is one of the best, if not the best, in the development of young players. The result will come. Maybe in six months, maybe in a year and a half. The point is that the championship will be there “.

If Favre is still on the sidelines in a year and a half he is in the stars. His contract expires in the summer of 2021. Favre’s critics in Germany want to see the fact that sporting director Michael Zorc has not yet spoken to the coach about a contract extension as a sign that Favre’s time at BVB will end later. three years. But Favre was counted several times in Dortmund.