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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Three games, three losses: It’s called a false start – especially if the goal for the season is called Ascension. For Felix Magath it is tight to the English second division side FC Fulham after the botched start of the season. Even if he wants none of it.
His English is far from perfect, but the demand of the fans was unmistakable for Felix Magath. “Felix Out,” shouted the supporters of FC Fulham after the third defeat in the third game of the supposed rise of aspirants – “Felix out!”. It is after the 0. 1 defeat at home to newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers getting tight for the former maker of champions VfL Wolfsburg
After relegation from the Premier League Magath has allowed to build a completely new team according to his wishes. Alongside young, transfer free players he could also commit the Scottish football striker Ross McCormack for the British second division record sum of 14 million euros.
Now Fulham infected again deep in the basement and Magath’s pleas for patience run more and more into the void. Late last week, he had even approached with an open letter on his Facebook page to the fans of the Cottagers, because “it was always my philosophy as a coach to replace me with the fans”. For the 60-year-old still got a lot of encouragement, but shrinks the faith of the followers of him.
“Can only ask for your patience”
Even after re-bankruptcy made Magath already apologized. “My message to the fans is: an excuse for the defeat,” he said, “But I can only ask for your patience I am sure that we are on the right track.”. Club owner Shahid Khan was recently still behind the German coach, although this was already failed at his first mission to reach the relegation in the Premier League last year. “. Course we talk about the situation also he was aware that a season opener with many new players can be difficult,” said Magath: “Of course we slowly need victories, but as soon as they succeed, will come back self-confidence, it is a long time. season, so I am concerned about the situation now no worries. “
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However, there had been after the descent criticism. Ex-captain Brede Hangeland had publicly stated he had been terminated by Magath by email. It is “very difficult to work with him. Instead of helping us to avoid relegation, he has made things worse”. Magath strategy either, the players “mentally and physically destroy in order to achieve better results. I do not think that’s the right way”.
And the next few weeks will not make it easier. For the next four opponents for the team around the former Bundesliga players Tim Hoogland (Schalke) and Adil Chihi (Cologne) and the German midfielder Thomas icefield include the two previous top teams Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest. And the goals Magath had not been modest degree. He would not only build a team that rises, he wrote, “but a strong Erstligateam with a promising future”. At the moment it goes for Magath but initially interested, to appease the fans and the team to find back on track. And so, to keep his job.
Source: n-tv.de
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