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Fortuna Leaders Back Thioune as Bochum Trip Puts Job on the Line

Public backing from players plus management faces growing scrutiny before Saturday's trip to Bochum.

Overview

  • After a 0:3 home defeat to Darmstadt, Fortuna sit on seven points from six matches with two wins and occupy 13th place in the 2. Bundesliga.
  • Fans whistled the team off and many on social media demanded Daniel Thioune’s dismissal following the latest home loss.
  • Sport chief Klaus Allofs voiced continued confidence in Thioune yet stressed the coach is accountable for improvement and acknowledged that debate over his future could intensify.
  • Captains Florian Kastenmeier and Tim Oberdorf met Thioune, affirmed trust in his plan, and said the issue is execution, citing frank team talks and video analysis to correct errors.
  • Local reporting frames Saturday’s match at VfL Bochum (Sept. 27, 20:30) as a potential endgame for Thioune, with a defeat expected to accelerate questions about his tenure.