Leipzig's search for trainers: Jaissle in sight as a star option!

Leipzig's search for trainers: Jaissle in sight as a star option!

Leipzig, Deutschland - rb Leipzig is in a turbulent phase after the club released Marco Rose on Sunday after a disappointing 0-1 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The sporting leadership, under the direction of Marcel Schäfer, sees the season goals in danger and has decided to initiate a fresh start. Zsolt Löw has been appointed interim coach and will look after the team until the end of the season. He is 45 years old and is currently working in the team of Jürgen Klopp. Löw will already be a coach on the bench in the DFB Cup semi-final against VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday.

Those responsible at RB Leipzig have now created a list of potential successors for the coaching position. Oliver Glasner, who is currently active at Crystal Palace, as well as Roger Schmidt and Matthias Jaissle. The latter is a former U17 coach of RB Leipzig and currently active at Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia. Jaissle has proven to be a particularly talented trainer there and, despite his high salary of 11 million euros per year, could consider a return to Europe. It is considered a favorite for the successor of Rose because he knows the Red Bull cosmos well.

selected coaching candidates

• Matthias Jaissle (Al-Ahli): Former U17 coach of RB Leipzig, point cut of 2.05 in 205 professional games.
• Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace): Point cut of 1.72 games in 432, won the Europa League.
in 2022
• Roger Schmidt (without a club): Former coach of Benfica Lisbon, play points of 1.93 in 739.
• Danny Röhl (Sheffield Wednesday): Former assistant by Hansi Flick, point cut of 1.40 in 82 games.
• Robert Klauß (Rapid Vienna): Former assistant of RB Leipzig, point cut of 1.66 in 247 games.

Marcel Schäfer emphasized that the new trainer should share the club philosophy and play offensive football. During his time as an interim coach, Zsolt Löw will be focused on leading the team in the remaining nine games in the league to secure the Champions League qualification. Leipzig is currently in sixth place and therefore still has some challenges.

The decision to relieve Marco Rose in office after more than 900 days was difficult because he shaped the team during this time. Nevertheless, the sporting management was convinced that a new impulse is necessary to save the season. Zsolt Löw will not only act as a trainer, but also remains at Red Bull after his interim activity "Head of Soccer Development", which underlines his close connection to the club.

The intensive search for trainers from RB Leipzig shows the endeavor to find the right candidate as quickly as possible in order to continue to promote the club's sporting ambitions. According to Oe24.at, Matthias Jaissle is one of the hottest candidates on the vacant rblive.de the multitude of candidates and their previous achievements compile. The upcoming change of coach could be crucial for the future of RB Leipzig, as well as Zeit.de analyzed.