Football: Commentary – To show that he remains the man for the job – News Sports: Football

Lucien Favre is right to hold on to his post as coach of Borussia Dortmund, despite the treacherous attacks of a certain German press which already speculated on Tuesday on his possible resignation even before the end of this season. “I have a contract, I will go to the end,” he insisted on clarifying this Wednesday on Sky. I feel good here. My words were misinterpreted. ”

The disappointment of seeing the title slip through his fingers again after the short defeat of the day before against Bayern was logically difficult to digest for Lucien Favre. But the overall performance of his team also showed that the difference between his team and the future champion is far from being abysmal.

Quite the opposite even. Because with a touch of success at the start of the game or the simple recourse to VAR on a Haaland shot diverted from the arm by a Munich defender – the penalty was obvious – the Klassiker’s outcome might have been different. And nobody would try to push Favre out today.

Boss support

Because, as Borussia boss Hans-Joachim Watzke rightly reminded us, “we are having a very good second part of the championship. We had taken 27 points out of 30 possible before this match (against Munich). There is currently absolutely no reason for a debate on the coach ”.

An encouragement may also be intended to re-mobilize his group and his coach before the last six crucial matches to keep an important qualification for the next Champions League.

To keep its jewels

This qualification for the 2020-2021 Champions League is a real imperative for Lucien Favre of course but above all for the club and its future. Without it, we do not see how the BVB could keep its young gems.

But with the prospect of fighting one more season against the best of European football in a stimulating context that they know well, the Haaland, Reyna, Zagadou and other Sancho might all want to stack at Signal Iduna Park for at least a year Furthermore. And thus allow the Vaudois technician to challenge the supremacy of Bayern with a slightly more experienced group.

To resume, as of Saturday against Paderborn, this magnificent series which recalled Hans-Joachim Watzke, Favre will have at the same time to show a lot of psychology to raise the morale of his troops and hope that the injury of Erling Haaland is not at faster than a funny memory.

Haaland’s funny wound

The shock which forced the young Norwegian to leave the lawn prematurely on Tuesday at the 69th minute is most strange since it is due to a fault of … Tobias Steiler. The referee of this exciting Klassiker unintentionally touched Haaland’s knee as he followed the Norwegian striker at midfield.

“He has a little problem with one knee,” Lucien Favre reassured after the game. I do not have more details, but I do not think his absence will be long lasting. “

And as we saw again during the last quarter of the game, the physical presence and the incredible finishing skills of the young Norwegian are essential to the BVB to once again align a winning streak that would significantly increase Lucien Favre’s chances of starting a third consecutive year on the Dortmund bench.

And so he wouldn’t wonder if his fate might have been different if he had landed a year later at Signal Iduna Park.

André Boschetti

Created: 05/27.2020, 11:04 p.m.

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