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Kovac, Korkut – and now Wagner: That brought the first change of coach in the past Bundesliga seasons

Only two match days have been completed in the new Bundesliga season – and the first coach in the Bundesliga has already been dismissed: he split on Sunday FC Schalke 04 one day after the 1: 3 defeat versus Werder Bremen by coach David Wagner. Not only did the series of games without a win, which has grown to 18 league games, make headlines in the Royal Blues, but also Spit attack by defender Ozan Kabak. At the same time the wobbles FSV Mainz 05 the chair of Achim Beierlorzer after a Player strike last week and the 1: 4 bankruptcy against newcomers VfB Stuttgart questionable. The SPORTBUZZER analysis shows: In the previous five seasons, the first coach dismissal of the season was only really successful twice, in one case it even resulted in relegation.

Season 2018/2019: Andreas Hinkel / Markus Weinzierl for Tayfun Korkut (VfB Stuttgart)

The coach change that backfired: On October 7, 2018 parted of the VfB Stuttgart following a 3-1 defeat at Hannover 96 from Tayfun Korkut and appointed the ex-professional Andreas Hinkel to interim trainer. Two days later it was Markus Weinzierl, who had previously coached FC Augsburg and Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, new VfB head coach. Weinzierl remained luckless with the Swabians. On April 20, 2019, in the same season, he was in 16th place in Stuttgart it’s over again. The previous U19 coach Nico Willig replaced Weinzierl, but was also unable to prevent the descent. VfB failed in the relegation Union Berlin (2: 2, 0: 0), that with it for the first time in the top German league.

Season 2016/17: Alexander Nouri for Viktor Skripnik (Werder Bremen)

Werder Bremen is actually known for holding onto his coaches for a particularly long time: Both Otto Rehhagel as well as Thomas Schaaf each had the say on the Weser for 14 years, as did the current incumbent Florian Kohfeldt had to 2019/2020 despite the acute risk of relegation do not go. In the late summer of 2016, things looked different for Kohfeldt’s predecessor: The Hanseatic League split on September 18 as bottom of the table after almost two years Viktor Skripnik and enthroned the then U23 coach Alexander Nouri initially as an interim coach, then as head coach. Although Nouri managed to lead the team out of the relegation zone, it was not enough to make big jumps. Bremen was eleventh at the end of the season.

Season 2015/2016: André Schubert for Lucien Favre (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

After almost four and a half years as a trainer for Borussia Monchengladbach pulled Lucien Favre on September 20, 2015 himself a line under his aegis on the Lower Rhine – and surprised the club bosses. Favre had taken over the team as a relegation candidate and formed it into a Champions League participant – and after a failed start to the season and 18th place, he was at the end of his game. He was succeeded Andre Schubertwho had previously coached the second division clubs SC Paderborn and FC St. Pauli. Schubert struck – and brought the team to fourth place in the Champions League at the end of the season.

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