This is new to me! Last time I watched BVB he was still playing so well -- even performed pretty good for Germany when I saw him play vs Netherlands. If true he's on the bench, then yeah, bloody give ther armbard to someone else. Can't downplay the mental effect of moves like that, really. I know captaincy doesn't mean much to many teams but surely it bears some weight on a team like this.
Still taking the media storm about Sahin with a pinch of salt though. It's not like this team was any more consistent last season.