Lucien Favre is the successor of Peter Stöger and thereby Dortmund’s hope for sustainability on the management post.
Taking over BVB after a disastrous season with the firing of Peter Bosz before the winter break and the following period with Stöger as a short-term solution might be a risk and a chance at once.
By taking a closer look at the Swiss coach, the squad and possible concepts I will assess if Lucien Favre and Borussia Dortmund will be a fitting match.
The philosophy of Lucien Favre
Favre is one of the coaches one can describe as being offensive-minded. The playing style of his former squads at Nice, Gladbach and Hertha BSC prove this. Nice, for example, had a possession rate of 56.3% on average and a pass completion rate of 87.5% in the last season which is the second best rate in Ligue 1 (stats from whoscored.com).
His main goal is to dominate the opponent with possession and to find the right moment to penetrate defensive lines.
Being the head coach of Nice, Favre prefered to attack through central areas of the pitch. The foregoing passing network created by 11tegen11 proves that most of the attacking players at Nice occupy positions in the centre of the pitch.
Playing out from the back
First pre-season games already revealed that Favre will continue his approach to play out from the back in Dortmund.
