Sebastian Kehl backs Nuri Sahin to turn things around at Borussia Dortmund

Sebastian Kehl remains confident that Borussia Dortmund will be able to turn things around with under-fire head coach Nuri Sahin at the helm.

Borussia Dortmund fell to yet another defeat on Tuesday as they were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal by VfL Wolfsburg. The defeat, the club's fourth in their last five matches, piled further pressure on Nuri Sahin, who has endured a difficult start to life as BVB head coach.

In what was a scrappy game from the outset, Wolfsburg scored in the 117th minute to knock Borussia Dortmund out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round.

Calls for the Borussia Dortmund bosses to sack Sahin are getting louder with every such performance and result. But Sebastian Kehl maintains faith in his former BVB midfield partner's ability to get the team back on track.

Sebastian Kehl retains faith in Nuri Sahin as pressure continues to pile

When asked what the defeat means for Sahin's future, Kehl responded, "Nothing ... except that we're all disappointed. The coach is also very disappointed. The pressure is always there at Borussia, the reaction of the fans shows that. We are lagging behind our standards, we will work on that."

"This is not a situation that BVB hasn't overcome in the past. We're going through this together. The squad is currently small due to injuries, but we'll do everything we can to win this game [against Leipzig]."

A tough test lies in store for Borussia Dortmund this weekend as they go up against their former head coach Marco Rose and his in-form RB Leipzig side. For all their woes away from home, the Black and Yellows have a perfect record at the Westfalenstadion this season. And Nuri Sahin will certainly hope that it continues on Saturday.