Borussia Dortmund Injury Update: Felix Nmecha latest details, recovery timeline

Borussia Dortmund are already in the midst of a pretty terrible season and there is a feeling that it could go from bad to worse after the injury to Felix Nmecha today. Just the previous week, Dortmund sacked manager Nuri Sahin after some terrible performances this season have seen them drop to as low as 11th in the Bundesliga table. For a club of their stature, this is something very disappointing.

Felix Nmecha Injury Update

One of the very few bright spots about their season has been the form of Felix Nmecha. The midfielder had been signed for €30 million before last season but failed to get going. This season however, under Nuri Sahin, he had been converted from an attacking midfielder/second striker to a deeper, box-to-box midfielder. In the game against Werder Bremen earlier this Saturday, which ended 2-2, the Germany international had to be substituted with what looked like a knee injury as early as the 12th minute.

This is a massive problem given that Dortmund’s squad in all honesty is not particularly good and Nmecha is without a doubt one of their better players at the moment. The exact nature of his injury though is unknown at the present moment, and Dortmund will make him undergo further scans to understand his injury and predict his return to action.

Impact of Felix Nmecha’s Injury on Brighton Squad and Strategy

Nmecha has scored two and assisted once in the Bundesliga this season. It has all in all been a difficult one and they hope to soon find a replacement for Sahin. The problem that Dortmund are facing right now is that other teams have gotten better than them at their own strategy of buying promising young players cheaply and selling them at a high price. This has meant that teams like Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig have all overtaken them in Germany over the last couple of seasons.

Possible Replacements and Tactical Adjustments

Looking at what Dortmund can do to fill in for Nmecha while he’s injured will be interesting. Pascal Gross started alongside Nmecha today but he usually starts on the bench. Marcel Sabitzer was the one who came on to replace him and he’s another option as well. Emre Can is currently playing in defence but that role Nmecha was playing suits him too.

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The January transfer window is still open for another week so they could look elsewhere too, at candidates such as Angelo Stiller at Stuttgart or Rocco Reitz at Borussia Monchengladbach. Another likely option is that of Petar Sucic of Dinamo Zagreb with whom Dortmund have been linked heavily this window. But first, their priority must be getting a quality manager.

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