Last exit Wiesbaden, last chance for the first victory outside of Hamburg this season in the last game of Jos Luhukay as coach of FC St. Pauli. To remain, it needed a spectacular role backwards at the neighborhood club. Now there are rumors of a successor.
The relegation has been brought under lock and key, now it’s all about TV money and cosmetics of an overall ugly season, in which the Kiezkicker have often shown their worst side, especially abroad.
“We would like to go into the summer break with a good conclusion,” said Luhukay at his probably last press conference, at which he was calm, patient and objective.
FC St. Pauli wants to win away in Wiesbaden
The 57-year-old responded evasively to the question of his impending retirement despite his contract until 2021. “I will get a few things, but we will play the last game on Sunday and sit together on Monday.” Personally, he “has no other thoughts”.
Luhukay assured the club management and the trainer for an analysis meeting on Monday, whom he looks forward to “with a great deal of trust”.
Jos Luhukay: No thoughts of an impending end
For the first time, the coach was really self-critical in public, without going into details, but also without the restriction of a “maybe” or offended undertone. When asked by MOPO whether in retrospect he would do something different this season or act differently in certain situations, he said: “Oh yes, of course. I am not flawless. I also made mistakes. “
Undaunted, Luhukay already dared to take a look into the future, talking about an important period of rest after the last matchday, to find “the freshness” again, “to start a new season, to start again and with full ambition and full ambition, a better one Season. “
Jos Luhukay is already talking about the next season
The focus in the next season will be to work on the weakness away so that we can improve it. As things stand, he will no longer be part of this “we”.
St. Pauli sports director Andreas Bornemann and Michael Köllner during their time together at 1. FC Nürnberg.
The search for a suitable successor is already underway. From Munich it can be heard that Michael Köllner could become the new coach at the neighborhood club. The coach of third division club 1860 Munich is considered a specialist of St. Pauli sports director Andreas Bornemann, whom he knows from their time together at 1. FC Nürnberg.
Michael Köllner – trainer candidate at St. Pauli?
Köllner emphasized on Friday that he still had a contract at 1860, but also spoke of his ambitions and the goal of the second division. “It’s now about where the club wants to go.” When asked directly whether the reports of a possible move to St. Pauli were to be answered, Köllner answered with a counter-question: “Do I get the impression that I’m going to be a runaway flag? “However, there was no clear denial of St. Pauli.
