Despite the sporting and playing crisis, Marco Rose does not have to fear for his job as coach of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Sporting director Marcel Schäfer expressed his confidence in the 48-year-old and gave Rose a job guarantee despite only five wins since the end of October.
"I'm known for not losing my cool straight away and for being very patient when I'm convinced of the constellation," said Schäfer. "What we're currently bringing onto the pitch is not what RB Leipzig should look like, with the ball and against the ball." He has total faith in the constellation, the coaching team and the squad.
Simons investment thwarts transfer plans
RB have been winless in the Bundesliga for four games, with their harmless attack in particular causing headaches. "We have a duty to achieve better results and work on the way we play soccer," emphasized Schäfer. Leipzig are currently fourth and would have achieved the minimum target of qualifying for the Champions League.
However, they are only four points ahead of tenth place and the trend is currently pointing downwards. Leipzig signed two promising players on the last day of the recent transfer window. There was no money for a higher caliber, as Leipzig signed the previously loaned-out Xavi Simons permanently for €50 million at the end of last week.
Lucky Champions League exit
The existing team must succeed in reversing the trend. Schäfer is hopeful of two things: the Champions League exit and the absence of the English weeks will give them plenty of time to train. In addition, Simons and David Raum, who have been injured for a long time, should get back into shape, and central defender Castello Lukeba is also set to return. However, there is no prognosis for Xaver Schlager, who has a knee injury.
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