Eintracht Frankfurt have piled the stress on Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin with a 2-0 Bundesliga residence win, achieved with out departing ahead Omar Marmoush.
Frenchman Hugo Ekitiké stepped up within the absence of his strike associate on 18 minutes following a high quality transfer, with Oscar Höjlund scoring in stoppage time to safe the factors.
Whereas Egypt’s Marmoush appears to be like set to affix Manchester Metropolis, the way forward for Sahin appears to be like unclear after a 3rd defeat in a row for the reason that mid-season break.
They misplaced 3-2 at residence to champions Bayer Leverkusen final Friday and 4-2 at promoted Holstein Kiel in mid-week.
A wave of ‘flu within the camp might partly excuse these defeats however a 3rd on the trot – albeit at third-placed Frankfurt – will depart followers livid given all of the ailing gamers have been again match.
“After all it brings questions and criticism. After all we’ve made errors once more. It is extremely disappointing,” Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl advised DAZN forward of the facet visiting Bologna within the Champions League on Tuesday.
“We are going to stick with how issues are, Nuri has our backing.”
Captain Emre Can mentioned: “It isn’t adequate. We performed higher within the second half, however none of that issues, we have got to win. The desk does not lie.”
Dortmund, Champions League runners-up final time period underneath Edin Terzic, are 11 factors behind Frankfurt in tenth.
Sahin’s appointment to interchange Terzic in June was as huge a shock as his predecessor’s exit. The previous Turkey worldwide had been Terzic’s assistant and gained a Bundesliga title with Dortmund in 2011, however his solely managerial expertise was a brief spell at Antalyaspor.
It might have been totally different for Sahin had Serhou Guirassy scored as an alternative of heading in opposition to the put up early on. Additionally they dominated the second half and had three penalty appeals waved away.
Etikité began and completed the flowing transfer for 1-0 when he swept residence for his ninth purpose of the league season. He virtually had a second when he fired simply over and Höjlund made the factors protected late on as Dortmund pushed ahead.
