1. โคFC Magdeburg Fires Head Coach Markus Fiedler After Series ofโข Defeats
Magdeburg, Germany – October 7, 2024 -โข 1. FC Magdeburg has announced the immediate dismissal of head coachโ Markus Fiedler, effective today, following aโ concerning run of results that culminated โขinโ a 6-0โข defeat against Eintracht โขBraunschweig in a recentโ friendly match. The decision was revealed at a press conference held by โthe club’s sporting director, Otmar Schork.
The move comes โฃjust three days after โthe Braunschweig โloss and follows a 4-0 defeat toโข Elversberg in 2. Bundesliga play. Schork stated that a thoroughโค analysis conducted โlast week revealed a critical lossโฃ of confidence within โคthe team regarding Fiedler’s leadershipโ and the prospect ofโฃ a positive turnaround.
“As โคannounced, we carried out a detailed analysis โlast week and came to the conclusion that the team’s trust in Markus and the hope โคof a turnaround no longerโ existed. After the 0-4 against Elversberg and the โค0-6 in the test โagainst Eintracht Braunschweig,the โteam was at a loss,” schork explained,as quoted in โคthe club’s official statement.
Loss of Team Confidence โฃCited as โฃKey Factor
Schork emphasized the difficulty ofโ the decision, acknowledging Fiedler’s qualities as a coach but ultimately stating that results had fallen โshort of expectations. “We are โฃcurrently in discussions to find the right coach forโ the FCM. We would like to thank Markus for theโค work he has done, who โI still consider to be a good coach. Unluckily,weโค did not achieve the results โขwe would have liked,” he added.
fiedler himself released a statement expressing his gratitude for โthe opportunity โto manageโ the historic club.”It was a great honor for me to work for this proud, โconventional club. Unfortunately,โ together โwe did notโ achieve the results that we would have deserved based on ourโข performance. We knew that we would need time after the upheaval in the summer, but after many unfortunate games, we got into a negative spiral that was โฃdifficultโข to โstop. I would like toโค thank those responsible for the trusting cooperation and wish โคtheโค club and the team only theโค best for the future,” Fiedler said.
The club has not yet โannounced any interim coaching arrangements or a timeline for the appointment of a permanent replacement. The search for a new head coachโค will be crucial as 1. FCโ Magdeburgโ looks toโ climbโข the 2.โ Bundesliga table.
