Austria's coaching Muslic: Schalke 04 before the turn?

Austria's coaching Muslic: Schalke 04 before the turn?

coach Miron Muslic is about to switch from Plymouth Argyle to Schalke 04 after the German club has activated the exit clause in its contract. Plymouth Argyle confirmed that they are in conversations with a club from the 2nd Bundesliga, which is obviously frustrated by those responsible. Muslic, who took over the coaching position at Plymouth in January from Wayne Rooney, was unable to avoid the penultimate place despite a hard fight in the championship and let the team get into the relegation battle with just one win from the last eight games.

Last season Schalke 04 ended the season only three points above the relegation zone and experienced a turbulent time with two coaches. Kees van Wonderen was released in October and U23 coach Jakob Fimpel took on the tricky task. The location in Gelsenkirchen is tense because fans said goodbye to the team with a banner that denounced the historically worst placement.

Schalke's challenges

The return of Schalke to the upper house acts as a big challenge in view of the current situation in the 2nd Bundesliga. Captain Kenan Karaman expressed that the embarrassing situation in which the club has been in 2021 has also been taken to the future. Muslic, however, sees potential in the team and absolutely wants to strive for the recovery to the top league.

Before his time in England, Muslic was chief coach at Cercle Bruges, where he took over the reins in 2022. His coaching career also includes stations at Ried (2018, interim), Floridsdorfer (2020) and a new commitment to Ried (2021). Muslic has already made an impression in the coaching world and despite his failed attempt to keep Plymouth in the Championship, he was also interesting for clubs like Hull City, 1. FC Köln and Hannover.

a new chapter

In addition to the sporting challenges, Muslic also draws closer to his family in Upper Austria for family reasons. His wife and children live there, which probably plays a not inconsiderable role in moving to Schalke 04. Plymouth has to find a new trainer quickly to continue to pursue his ambitions to the promotion to League One.

Overall, the coming weeks are crucial for Muslic and Schalke 04. The decision to compensate for the missed ascent to the Bundesliga could fundamentally influence the future of the traditional association. The heavy heritage that Muslic could leave is not only evident from the past results, but also from the high expectations on the part of the fans. Further information on coaching changes in the 2nd Bundesliga can be found on Transfermarkt.de .

OE24 and Inside Futbol report on the exciting developments around Miron Muslic and his new challenge on the sidelines of Schalke 04.