Kehl backs Sahin to stay on after latest Dortmund disappointment

Nuri Sahin will remain Borussia Dortmund coach despite Friday’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt ending in yet another disappointing result.

Borussia Dortmund suffered their third straight defeat in 2025 as they went down 2-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night.

The defeat piles further pressure on under-fire head coach Nuri Sahin, with Dortmund sitting in 10th place in the Bundesliga ahead of the weekend’s remaining fixtures in Germany’s top flight.

However, Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl insisted after the game that the 36-year-old still has the backing of the club’s management.

“We will continue in this constellation. Nuri has our trust,” Kehl told DAZN.

“We will not escape criticism and we will continue to work on ourselves.”

Asked about Kehl’s support, Sahin said:

“The arguments are performance and results. I don’t need confirmation that I’m in office every three days. We all know the situation.

“You can either doubt yourself or you can accept this catastrophic situation and stand your ground. I won’t ask for anything else until the last day I’m here as coach.”