Football: The bird must leave as a storm coach

The Bundesliga 1: 1 match against Wacker Innsbruck was the straw that brought the Sturm leader to the brink. The performances, in part, were "not in accordance with the results obtained," said the director of sport, Günter Kreissl, in a statement: "Final, we decided, for several reasons, to change the position of 39, coach. "

For now, former players and bird badistants from Sturm, Günther Neukirchner and Joachim Standfest, provide training. At a press conference held on Monday (2.30 pm at ORF Sport + and in the livestream), Sturm leaders will announce the next roadmap for coaching research. Similarly, game badyst Patrick Dippel, who joined Vogel in Graz, was dismissed.

Cup victory as a highlight

One of the reasons for the exemption of German is also the modified championship mode. "The new format of the league, which creates pressure much earlier in the season, was an integral part of the badysis, as was the desire to get out of the ultimatum situation," explained the manager, "but the easiest way to explain is to base this decision only a win in a series of 14 one-way games would probably pose a problem to almost every club, and even more to SK Sturm Graz's claims."

Vogel was introduced in December 2017 as the successor to Franco Foda, who joined the Austrian national team as team leader and started operations in January 2018. Sturm, 42, had a balanced balance in 38 competitive matches: 15 wins – but only one of them in the last 14 games – faced eight draws and 15 defeats.

His most important success on the bank of the bird Grazer was celebrated this spring with the victory of the Cup in Klagenfurt. The finalist of Red Bull Salzburg also nurtured the hope of a successful season. "I want to thank the entire Sturm family for the last eleven months, and the fans have frantically badped us at this time into successful and less enjoyable moments, and the Klagenfurt Cup title and victory remain unforgettable," he said. 39; German.

Fifth change of coach

The release of Vogel meant the fifth coaching change of this Bundesliga season. Gerald Baumgartner from Mattersburg had to leave in August and was replaced by Klaus Schmidt. Dietmar Kühbauer at Rapid Goran Djuricin followed in early October. Due to the inauguration of Kühbauer in Hütteldorf, Ranko Popovic was hired as the new head of SKN. And last time, Admira replaced Ernst Baumeister, a week ago, by German Reiner Geyer.