Ralf Rangnick conducts his first training at RB Leipzig – Video

Ralf Rangnick is coming back as a (interim) coach. As in 2015/2016, he dares to play a dual role of sports director and coach. The Schwabe wants to accelerate the pace of football and even repeat the three strings.

Ralf Rangnick led the first training at Bundesliga club RB Leipzig just hours after announcing his dual role. The coach and sports director, who was attended at the opening session on Monday by co-coach Jesse Marsch among others, had to go without drivers Timo Werner, Yussuf Poulsen, Emil Forsberg and Yvon Mvogo . While the three players only start in Seefeld since the start of the training camp on July 27, Swiss goalkeeper Mvogo, who was only a substitute in Russia, is expected to return to Leipzig a week later. early.

Their first ball contacts under the RB jersey, under the supervision of some 500 fans, had the three new recruits Marcelo Saracchi of Argentina's River Plate champions, Nordi Mukiele of HSC Montpellier and the striker Brazilian Matheus Cunha de Sion, whom Rangnick enthusiastically. Three more new additions are expected, especially in the midfield was created by the sale of Naby Keita to Liverpool a gap. Even a transfer from Forsberg no longer seems impossible.

A total of 23 players took part in the training send, including several players under 19 who will play a large part of the pre-season preparation. In addition to the championship riders, the Hungarian international goalkeeper Peter Gulcsi and Marcel Halstenberg, who still train individually after the break-up of his cruciate ligament, were not yet present.