Bignews for Borussia Dortmund followers and soccer fans in general came about this
week, as it was announced that current manager Jurgen Klopp would not return
next season. Instead, Thomas Tuchel will take the reins starting July 1 with a
three year contract. That is all that is known now, and it will be interesting
to see how things pan out. At Borussia currently, Klopp is truly the team’s
leader in all aspects, emotionally and also tactically minded. Klopp acts as a
sort of father figure to the squad, and this would definitely be a hard role
for Tuchel to fill.
However,
I do not believe that this is the role that Borussia brought Tuchel in to fill.
Dortmund’s off the pitch side may be taken care of by Klopp’s leadership and
support of the team, but their issues on the field are evident. Too many
mistakes have been made this season by Borussia, and especially against smaller
sides that should be easily beaten by Dortmund’s dominance. I believe that
Tuchel will bring in fresh ideas and tactics that should give the team the edge
that they have been missing as of late. At Tuchel’s previous clubs, like Mainz,
he has been known to lead tough, demanding practices that should help to
improve a stagnant team like Borussia. He focuses on the details and is a
supporter of coaching styles brought about by the likes of Pep Guardiola. I
think that he will be strict enough to make a change at Dortmund, and hopefully
it is for the better, as things have not been the best this season, especially
for a team of their caliber.
As
for the way that the club is going about this process, I don’t think that they
could have done it any better way. First, it is important that they let fans,
players, etc. to know that this is going on, which they did very openly. Also,
they gave the most basic, yet important details to help people make the best
decisions, such as who is coming in to replace and when. Also, I really admire
their decision to hold any further discussion of the situation until the end of
the season. I feel that this is the best way for them to let the team focus on
this season still, but have enough information to know what lies ahead for the
club and to stay out of the dark.
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