Still luckless and toothless: BVB caught in the Guirassy trap | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund created only a handful of chances in their home match against Inter Milan. Since these were squandered, the match ended in a 2-0 defeat. Serhou Guirassy should have set the course for victory with his big chance early on, but failed to do so in a shocking manner. Due to his ongoing slump in form, Guirassy is becoming more and more of a problem for BVB, notes Sebastian Weßling in the WAZ.

Guirassy was by no means the only one that evening to squander his scoring opportunities miserably, as the press described the “German-Italian festival of errors” between BVB and Inter. In Guirassy’s case, however, it was particularly striking how a striker of his quality, completely free in front of guest keeper Yann Sommer, produced something that the WAZ didn’t even want to call a back pass—so feebly did the ball roll into the hands of the Inter goalkeeper.

After all, it was the same Serhou Guirassy who had been the top scorer in the Champions League last season, scoring 13 goals like Raphinha from FC Barcelona. At the moment, Guirassy has a meager three goals in eight Champions League matches, the same number Julian Brandt has scored for BVB.

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Guirassy’s teammates “hardworking, but with little reward”

It’s not a new realization that Guirassy is stuck in a “genuine creative crisis” that is also paralyzing him in the Bundesliga. Since October 31, 2025, when he scored the winning goal in BVB’s 1-0 victory in Augsburg, the Guinean has managed just three goals in the following sixteen matches across all competitions. A brace against FC Valencia had raised hopes that he had rediscovered his old scoring touch. But only one more goal against Werder Bremen followed—and in all his playing time since October, not a single assist.

This crisis is becoming a problem for BVB in two ways, writes the WAZ. First, there is no replacement for him in the squad. His teammates are making an effort, are “hardworking, but with little reward.” For now, the lack of productivity from the only center forward is still being compensated for surprisingly well. But that is unlikely to remain the case forever.

Second, if BVB were to decide to sign another top striker for Serhou Guirassy’s position, Guirassy would have to be sold. Such a transfer, however, would suffer from the fact that Guirassy has not regained his form, and thus the realistically achievable transfer fee continues to decrease.

The simplest solution to this “Guirassy trap” in which BVB finds itself, however, is obvious: Guirassy soon finds his way out of his slump—and still in a Borussia Dortmund shirt.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.