http://www.dw.de/stuttgart-sack-coach-bruno-labbadia/a-17044268 Who would you want to see coaching the team?
Well they've appointed u-17 coach Tomas Schneider. Ballsy move on several levels, but I guess it's better than waiting until December.
Thomas Schneider is 40, and a former defender, mainly for VfB. **They've reportedly signed him to a 2-year contract.** Hope he can adjust quickly to the big time from coaching teenagers. New assistant coaches are Alfons Higl (age 48), also a former defender, mainly with Köln; and Tomislav Maric (age 40), a former striker with Stuttgarter Kickers and Wolfsburg (for the most part). I know someone has to take the hit -- that's the way this all works -- I'm just not sure how these moves are supposed to improve anything drastically on the field. I tend to be somewhat sympathetic to the coaches unless they're making clearly bone-headed strategic moves during games, or something. Don't recall that with Labbadia. The players just aren't performing. Still, this will certainly shake things up. Just hope we don't continue to spiral down during the transition.
http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2013/neuer-trainer/page/2542-1-1-.html?f2 I have to think that Bobic is also on the hot seat to acquire some first-eleven-BL-level players during the next transfer window. I think they've been underwhelming in their player acquisitions, the last several years.
Funny quote from Schneider... "There is clearly more going on than my last press conference with the U17. "
Interesting article on Schneider. LINK Sounds like Bobic didn't have high hopes that Labbadia would last very long.