What does the leadership of the future look like at TSG Hoffenheim? That will also depend on whether the Kraichgauer team manages to qualify for international business at the end of the season.
Sports director: Alexander Rosen (TSG Hoffenheim) and Andreas Schicker (Sturm Graz). imago images (2)
In any case, last weekend, coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team worsened their chances with a disastrous 1:4 at Mainz 05. Just six days after the all-important 3-1 win against their direct rivals FC Augsburg, TSG was unrecognizable and fell Race for the European places back to ninth place in the table – with both FCA and SC Freiburg (three points more each) and Eintracht Frankfurt in sixth (six points more) far from being unassailable ahead. Before the duel with Borussia Mönchengladbach this Saturday (3:30 p.m., LIVE! on kicker), Hoffenheim is still under a bit of pressure after the defeat in Mainz.
Sports director Alexander Rosen recently said that there was no pressure at all, but rather saw it as a positive challenge to play in Europe after the previous season, which was marked by the relegation battle: “The nice thing is when you are allowed to play for it, not when you have to. That is “One difference, we’re not an established top six club that has to get in there.”
Nevertheless, according to kicker information, Rosen’s future, despite his contract running until 2025, also depends on the final outcome of this season, before which, after the sale of top performer Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), heavy investments were made in Mergim Berisha (FCA), Attila Szalai (Fenerbahce) and Anton Stach (Mainz 05). In the overall assessment, it will play a role whether the Kraichgau team manages to qualify for international business.
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It is fitting that for the first time a specific name has emerged as a potential successor in the club’s environment, namely that of Andreas Schicker. According to kicker information, the 37-year-old is said to have attracted the interest of Hoffenheim in the event of a separation from Rosen. TSG would not be the first Bundesliga club to become aware of Schicker’s good work as sports director at Sturm Graz. Both Werder Bremen (as successor to Frank Baumann) and Darmstadt 98 (as successor to Carsten Wehlmann) had their eyes on the Austrian, but things turned out differently in each case. Schicker has been working in Styria since 2018, initially as chief scout and since 2020 as sports director. Sturm is currently in second place in the championship group and is in the Austrian Cup final against Rapid Vienna. His contract in Graz is dated until 2026.
2024-04-17 18:40:51
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