On Nuremberg, Doll, and Sahin

By: Steven | May 2nd, 2008

Jan Koller made his return to the Westfalenstadion tonight after a stint in France with Moncao. Dortmund returned to the Westfalenstadion after a road outing at Eintracht Frankfurt. Neither return was a very happy one.

We needed three points out of this match, as did Nuremberg. It was obvious that both sides would be pushing for goals, but neither Dortmund nor Nuremberg were able to hit the back of the net. 0-0 it is.

In the end, it was a pretty disappointing result. Alex Frei had a handful of opportunities to score but wasn’t able to finish. Kuba also had a chance, but the finishing just wasn’t there tonight. With Frei and Mladen Petric up front, you’d think the goals would be pouring in but they’re not and why that’s the case is a mystery to me. The results have to be better next season, and the first step in ensuring better results is hiring a better coach. Hopefully this result puts the nail in Thomas Doll’s coaching coffin.

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Speaking of Doll, kicker recently ran a story with the headline “No clear commitment to Doll”. If and when Doll gets fired (please let him get fired), who are the candidates Dortmund have lined up to replace him? Your guess is as good as mine, but I’m fairly certain that anyone would be an improvement.

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On a brighter note, Nuri Sahin will be returning to Dortmund next season after spending a year with Bert van Marvijk in Rotterdam. Hopefully his time in the Eredivisie will make him a better player at Dortmund (we need all the quality players we can get at this point). Sebastian Tyrala is another player I’d like to see get some more time in the first team. He’s a talent that needs to be pushing for a starting spot.