Rapid Vienna separates from Klauss: Bitter defeats dance on the square!

Rapid Vienna separates from Klauss: Bitter defeats dance on the square!

Vienna, Österreich - Rapid Vienna separated from coach Robert Klaus after 17 months. This decision was made a day after the 1-2 defeat against Blau-Weiß Linz. Managing Director Sport Markus Katzer said that the development of the team and the results in recent months had been inadequate. Assistant coach Stefan Kulovits takes on responsibility as a trainer.

The traditional Austrian association is currently only one point behind the sixth place that Blau-Weiß Linz occupies. In the last 15 Bundesliga games, Rapid Vienna was only able to record four victories, two draws and nine defeats, which leads to one of the worst balance sheets of all twelve clubs. Only Altach and Austria Klagenfurt are worse. Katzer emphasized that the squad has more potential than the results of the past few months show.

development under Klauss

Klauss had a promising start at the beginning of his term on November 26, 2023 by winning Rapid Vienna 1-0 against Blau-Weiß Linz. In the course of the season, however, the performance decreased, which culminated against the same opponent in the bitter European Cup and the third defeat of the season. The past few months have been shaped by a collapse of the team after the European Cup-off against Djurgard, which further tightened the situation with a bitter 1: 5 defeat against the WAC and the latest defeat against Linz.

Total, Klauss played 67 competitive games with a point cut of 1.65 per game. Individual successes such as the promotion to the quarter -finals of the Conference League and a 3-0 against GAK could not meet the expectations of the club management. Now the decision about a successor is made in the first few weeks after the end of the season.

Change of coach in football

The change of coach at Rapid Vienna is not alone. Change of coaches are a common topic in football. According to studies, disappointing achievements often lead to such measures. The pressure increases in particular in strong leagues like the Bundesliga. On average, Bundesliga clubs have contracted 8.5 head coaches since 2015. In comparison, SC Freiburg only changed the trainer once within ten years, while teams such as VfB Stuttgart experienced 15 change of coach.

sports scientist Sebastian Zart emphasizes that the change of coaches are often carried out when expectations and performance reality drift apart. A study carried out by tender and valid has shown that dissatisfaction with the trainer often leads to an immediate increase in performance, which questions the meaning of coaching changes both in the professional and in the amateur area.

for Rapid Vienna remains the challenge of keeping the team stable and achieving the desired qualification for a European competition. Katzer expressed the belief in the current squad and its potential for the future.

The next challenge is waiting for Kulovits as head coach in the coming game against Blau-Weiß Linz, which is again at stake.

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