German Coaches Discussion Thread

I personally feel it's too early for Nagelsmann to make that move. He still has a lot to learn and prove first. Maybe Tuchel will surprise everyone and go the other way and take over at Hoffenheim. I remember a report earlier linking David Wagner to them which could be an interesting choice.

 

Nagelsmann denies being in contact with Dortmund.

https://www.ligainsider.de/mobile/j...nagelsmann-dementiert-kontakt-zum-bvb-233454/

 

Hitzfeld definitely has a point, and that applies to Wagner as well. Coaches (and players) often move quickly whenever a big offer comes along. But I think respecting the contract and waiting to at least provide the club a smooth transition for the next person taking over goes a long way in showing class.

 

It's possible but I'm not sure Schneider or Sorg have enough experience of being directly in charge at a high level. Schneider's brief stint as head coach of Stuttgart didn't end up very well.

 

Hoffenheim might look towards cloning Nagelsmann for the future.

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...artikel_hopp-spricht-vom-nagelsmann-klon.html

 

Philippe Coutinho: Why I owe Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp so much

“He’s helped me a lot. I think the way he’s helped me to play when we don’t have the ball when the team is under pressure is really different,” he said.

“We’ve changed how we play. We’ve tried to switch to a different style and I think that bit by bit I’m getting better with that and hopefully that can continue.

“I’m now in a deeper position and I’m always trying to improve and be able to score goals and set off moves because my position demands it. I think playing there is a position where you get to play the ball a great deal.

“Sadio and Mo are both great players. They are both very quick and they give us options down the sides. They are players with great intelligence,” Coutinho told Liverpool’s official matchday programme.

“They play in a quite advanced position and the line that they play always creates those spaces for us with their movement. They are very important players for the team.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...ippe-coutinho-owe-liverpool-boss-14026526.amp

 

Nagelsmann spotted at the Mainz vs Dortmund game

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http://m.bild.de/sport/fussball/1-b...t-bundesliga-manager-54161240.bildMobile.html

Matthias Sammer speaks about the perspective of managerial changes and dismissals within the BL/2BL:

"To always hide behind the coach is too easy. German football must discuss whether we are structurally on the right track.

You do not have to be a great footballer (to be a coach). But some experience is needed if you want to work in these areas. The content is one thing, the personality is the other. If I am responsible for a trainer but have never been a coach myself, how can I put myself in the shoes of a coach, or how he thinks?

When you look at the depth, there are not that many sporting directors. The discussion is the same as with the coaches. Who can actually occupy this position and have the quality characteristic for it? If I want to evaluate something that I've never done myself, I find that problematic."

 

Guess I'll put this here since he's German and it's related to David Wagner's team.

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/footbal...v-moscow-sporting-director-erik-stoffelshaus/

West Ham and Huddersfield are eyeing move for Lokomotiv Moscow sporting director Erik Stoffelshaus

The German has caught the eye of Premier League clubs after guiding Lokomotiv to runaway lead since taking over in January

According to sources in Russia, Stoffelshaus has transformed the scouting and recruitment strategies on a limited budget.

Stoffelshaus has spent most of his career at Schalke, first as a coach and then manager before three years working in Canada.

He has exploited his extensive network to recruit Soloman Kvirkvelia, Maciej Rybus, Eder and keeper Nikita Medvedev.

The 46-year-old’s work is already bearing fruit with Lokomotiv eight points clear at the top of the Russian League with ten games left.

 

Markus Anfang of Holstein Kiel and Kenan Kocak of Sandhausen are mentioned as potential candidates for Hoffenheim, if Nagelsmann were to leave.

https://www.ligainsider.de/mobile/markus-anfang_3728/anfang-bei-hoffenheim-auf-der-liste-233664/

 

Can't see that happening. Sounds like wishful thinking by the Aussies.

 

Looks like Nagelsmann should remain with Hoffenheim at least until the summer of 2019. Dietmar Hopp indicates that his contract is signed through 2021, but has an op-out clause at the end of next season. David Wagner has been specified as a replacement candidate at that time.

http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...rtikel_nagelsmann_kein-wechsel-im-sommer.html

 

Big victory for David Wagner's Huddersfield, as they won 4-1 away at Watford.

 

Stefan Ruthenbeck who won Köln's first match of season against Wolfsburg, could be an option to remain as their head coach.

http://www.fussballtransfers.com/nachricht/koln-weiter-mit-ruthenbeck_85385

 

Klopp's Liverpool with a big 4-0 win away at Bournemouth. Moving up to 4th place in the EPL table. 1 point over Arsenal, who are in 5th. Tottenham slip down to 7th.

 

Tedesco's contract with Schalke which runs until 2019 reportedly also contains an option to extend until 2021 if the club qualifies for European competition.

https://www.ligainsider.de/mobile/domenico-tedesco_13662/option-zur-verlaengerung-im-vertrag-234360/