Klopp’s influence becomes visible – Diepresse.com
Trainer discount. Marco Rose played his loan in Leipzig. A confidante of Jürgen Klopp should now save what is still to be saved.
After the sobering 0-1 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach and the relapse to sixth in the table, Leipzig’s sports manager Marcel Schäfer tried to cohesion on Saturday evening. « We always talk about, we ‘. And on Wednesday we have a big game against Stuttgart with a big destination in front of the chest, the move into the cup final, » said Schäfer and demonstratively introduced himself in front of his coached coach, Marco Rose.
However, the wind in Leipzig turned overnight and Schäfer changed his opinion. Because on Sunday morning the 40-year-old sounded like this: « We believed in the constellation with Marco and his team for a very long time and tried to create the trend reversal together until the end. In view of the development and the lack of results, we are firmly convinced that we need a new impulse for the remaining games to achieve our season goals. »
Means: Marco Rose is history in Leipzig. The former Salzburg coach took over the club in September 2022, twice to the Champions League and 2023 to DFB-Cup victory. No other trainer in front of him stayed in Leipzig longer, no other was more successful. However, the Saxon played its loan entirely in the current season. The only bright spot is that DFB Cupwhere Leipzig has already eliminated three Bundesliga clubs with St. Pauli, Frankfurt and Wolfsburg. Rose can no longer harvest the possible fruits of this work.
Lőw, a Klopp confidant
On Wednesday, in the semi -finals, his successor Zsolt Lőw will be sitting on the bench in Stuttgart. Lőw, under Thomas Tuchel co-trainer at the Bavariarapidly emerged on Sunday after Rose’s release as the most promising candidate. The Hungarian only started his job as Head of Development at Red Bull at the end of January. Lőw took care of the further development of the RB-Teams and trainers. In addition, the 45-year-old dealt with the game philosophy of the clubs. So he will have displeased what he got to see in Leipzig.
The order of Lőws is certainly based on order of Jürgen Klopp happened. The German has been the big string puller in the Red Bull empire since the beginning of the year as Head of Global Soccer. And although Klopp wanted to dismiss a potential interference in the club’s internal matters and personnel orders at his inaugural press conference in Hangar-7, coaching orders are certainly a top priority. Without the green light of Klopp, Schäfer, as sports director, does not move a finger in the big questions.
« We are firmly convinced that we need a new impulse for the remaining games to reach our season goals. »
Marcel Schäfer
Leipzig sports director
The timing of Roses Disease may be piquant, but the overall sports descent of the Leipziger always justifies this step this season. Leipzig has the third -tax squad of the league behind Bavaria and Leverkusen, but lags its own demands. In the league, reaching a Champions League starting area is seven laps before the end in acute danger, even the qualification for the European Cup wobbles. In the second round table, the club is only ninth.
And in the premier class? Then the Rose-Elf was the disappointment of the season. Only one thing was won of eight games and also lost to Sturm Graz. In the final bill, this was synonymous with 32th place under 36 teams. One of the four worse teams: Red Bull Salzburg (34th) – more image damage is not possible. (CG)
