The manager is taking the brunt of the criticism for a poor season but issues off the pitch are as significant as those on it

Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin said he still felt the trust from his players but would talk to club bosses after Tuesday's shock 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League that stretched their losing run to four games across all competitions.

Bologna had never won a game in the Champions League before. Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to the Italian team on Tuesday could be the last for coach Nuri Sahin who has now overseen four straight defeats this year.

Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin failed to receive the full backing of managing director Lars Ricken on Tuesday after the 2-1 Champions League defeat at Bologna. The Germans took the lead in Italy but ended up with a fourth straight defeat in all competitions.

Under-pressure Borussia Dortmund manager Nuri Sahin said he remained optimistic ahead of his side's Champions League clash at lowly Bologna on Tuesday despite their poor Bundesliga form.

After Friday's 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - Dortmund's third in a row - managing director for sport Lars Ricken put Sahin under pressure to win Tuesday's Champions League game. And now that the game ended in defeat instead, Ricken has left it open whether Sahin will keep his job.

Sahin watched on as Dortmund were beaten 2-0 by Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday, marking their third consecutive defeat in the German top-flight.

After another defeat and just seven months into his reign at Borussia Dortmund, is manager Nuri Sahin already on the brink of losing his job? Dortmund are 10th in the Bundesliga, 20 points behind leaders Bayern Munich and seven away from Stuttgart who are fourth.

Nuri Sahin is fighting to stay in his Borussia Dortmund job and could make up to three changes when they play Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Tuesday’s Champions League game.Die