Sahin and Anton lament lack of "basics" in humiliating loss to Stuttgart

Newly-appointed BVB trainer Nuri Sahin immediately huddled his players up following Sunday's embarrassing 1-5 defeat away at Stuttgart on Sunday evening. Sahin's first loss in six competitive fixtures in charge of the "high expectation" Westphalians certainly shifts the calculus for the man placed in charge of a "high pressure" club.

A week that featured a widely praised league win over Heidenheim and a winning start to the UCL campaign has suddenly gone sour. The-36-year-old, after facing his team, faced the microphones of German broadcaster DAZN. Sahin was joined shortly thereafter by former VfB Stuttgart captain Waldemar Anton, who controversially signed for Dortmund this summer. 

"That was naturally sobering," Sahin said, "Totally deserved from the first minute to the last. That was very bad. Almost nothing in the duels. The basics weren't there. Forget about the tactics we discussed. When the basics aren't there, something like that happens." 

"One doesn't see that coming," Sahin continued, "We were unified and had a good feeling at the end of training yesterday. The fact is that Borussia Dortmund can't represent itself like that. It's the first time that's happened under me. That was a total non-performance."

"I can't really add anything to what you saw on the pitch," Sahin said as it was time to wrap up, "I don't want to see such a show from my team ever again. We'll try and get fit in time for Friday [against Bochum]. I won't accept this as a coach."

"We didn't play a good game today," Anton added in his own interview, "No basics. Defensively today that was nothing. Mistakes were made. We will analyze them."

"I knew what was coming my way here today," Anton said of his summer move, "The fans had to say their piece. That's understandable. I'll just move on. I'll keep going."