Borussia Dortmund sacks head coach Marco Rose despite finishing second in the Bundesliga this season
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Borussia Dortmund recently sacked manager Marco Rose after just one season in charge. The German coach led BVB to a respectable second-place finish in the Bundesliga during his maiden campaign, but humiliating defeats in both the Champions League and Europa League bruised his short tenure.
Rose was brought to the Westfalenstadion last summer after two years with Borussia Monchengladbach and making his name as Red Bull Salzburg manager. They were eliminated from both the Champions League and Europa League, and were knocked out of the German Cup by second-tier St Pauli. Rose was in charge for 47 games, winning 27 and losing 16.
Dortmund said they would discuss “the composition of the future coaching team in the coming days”. This is what BVB’s official statement said: “Hans-Joachim Watzke, Michael Zorc and Sebastian Kehl would like to thank Marco Rose for the work he has done.
“His great commitment and the trusting discussions and wish him all the best for his private and sporting future. Rose’s assistant trainer Alexander Zickler as well as Rene Maric and athletic trainer Patrick Eibenberger will also no longer work for BVB in the future. BVB would also like to thank them for the work they have done and their commitment during the 2021/22 season,” added the statement.
CEO Watzke also added: “This day is not an easy one for all of us, because the mutual respect among us was, is and remains great. After a season that was unsatisfactory for many reasons, we had to recognise that we did not reach our maximum potential in many areas.”
What did Marco Rose have to say about this season?
The now former BVB boss had once explained to Sky Sports:“We got knocked out of the cup, out of the Champions League, the spectators were only able to join in late – all in all, this has been a less than satisfactory season for us.”
“The fact is: if we had made fewer mistakes, we would have conceded fewer goals and may have gotten more points. Then we might have come here and actually been within striking distance,” the 45-year-old added following their 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich which allowed their rivals to seal the German title.”
“When you have eight defeats in the Bundesliga, that’s too many. We were not good enough, that must be said quite clearly. The difference was that Bayern were more consistent. Throughout the season, it’s consistency that set the two teams apart,” he concluded.
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