As the Borussia Dortmund players trudged off the pitch in Bologna, amidst the jubilant home players celebrating their first ever champions league victory, they must have been conscious of the position they had put the club's head coach. Prior to the game Nuri Sahin, Dortmund’s 36-year-old coach, was told by the club's leadership that defeat would be the final straw and he would be fired. The following morning the German media were reporting that Sahin had said goodbye to the players and had left the club. Sahin was born in Ludenscheid, close to Dortmund and joined Borussia as a boy. He progressed through the youth ranks and became one of the Bundesliga’s most dynamic midfielders. He was key to Jurgen Klopp’s title winning Dortmund side in 2011 and made over two hundred appearance in two spells at the club. He returned to Dortmund a year ago this month, this time as a coach supporting Edin Terzic. He is credited for having improved the team in the second half on the 23/24 seaso...