RB Leipzig have fired coach Marco Rose, days out from a German Cup semi-final conflict at Stuttgart, the membership stated in a press release on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp, Head of Soccer at father or mother firm Red Bull, was not named within the assertion and has stated beforehand he wouldn’t step in as coach, whether or not on a everlasting or interim foundation. Leipzig slipped to sixth within the desk after Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Borussia Moenchengladbach, their sixth successive away match with out a win. The Saxony membership are three factors behind a spot within the prime 4 and Champions League qualification for subsequent season. They face a good battle for the remaining two spots, with league leaders Bayern Munich and defending champions Bayer Leverkusen all however assured of a spot in subsequent season’s competitors.
Leipzig-born Rose took over in September 2022 and guided them to a German Cup triumph in his first season in cost, together with third place within the league.
The membership additionally received the DFL Supercup, equal to England’s Charity Shield, with a 3-0 win over Bayern Munich at the beginning of the 2023-24 season.
Last season, Leipzig completed fourth, with Germany awarded 5 Champions League placings resulting from UEFA coefficient placings.
“We believed in Marco and his crew for a really very long time and tried every thing till the very finish to show issues round collectively,” sporting director Marcel Schaefer stated in a press release.
“However, given the present state of affairs and the dearth of outcomes, we’re firmly satisfied that we want a brand new impetus for the remaining video games to realize our objectives this season.”
Leipzig thanked Rose for his time on the membership however the coach was not quoted within the assertion. The the rest of his crew have been additionally dismissed.
The 48-year-old, who beforehand coached Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Moenchengladbach, and Borussia Dortmund, was below contract till June 2026.
Besides their stuttering league type, Leipzig misplaced seven of eight video games on this season’s Champions League and didn’t qualify for the knockout phases.
The two-time German Cup winners journey to Stuttgart to play within the semi-finals of the competitors on Wednesday.
Leipzig, owned by Red Bull since 2009, have solely missed out on the Champions League as soon as for the reason that 2016/17 marketing campaign within the Bundesliga and made it to the semi-finals of the competitors in 2020.
Leipzig stated a successor to Rose could be named “shortly”.
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