Thomas Schaaf and harmony: A brief love is gone – Frankfurter Neue Presse

Frankfurt. /sport/eintracht/Thomas-Schaaf-und-die-Eintracht-Eine-kurze-Liebe-ist-vorbei;art785,1417789 Photo: Christian Klein (photo Small) Thomas Schaaf

Of all the Wäldchestag, Frankfurt’s national holiday. Thomas Schaaf has many spoiled the celebratory mood in the Main metropolis. After just over eleven months, he resigned as coach of Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt back, disappointed by the headwind that blew him in recent weeks in the face. As the 54-year-old also clear support from the responsible missing, the contract, which would actually run until June 2016, was dissolved with him on Tuesday at his request.

CEO Heribert Bruchhagen responded with regret at the separation. “Our efforts were intense to dissuade him from this decision “, assured the 64-year-old. But Schaaf could no longer be swayed that in his eyes” were incredible and incomprehensible accusations and insinuations in the media “during the last few weeks his pleasure in his work stolen.

The declaration of Thomas Schaaf in the text

Thomas Schaaf by writing to his decision to leave Eintracht Frankfurt, voiced here the explanation of the coach:.

Clearing 12 Eintracht gates and Trapp in the

It was a fun shooting competition, the Eintracht Frankfurt yesterday’s friendly match in Freiensteinau against KSC Volkhart Hain / Völzberg organized.

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Also headwind

Despite the end table in ninth place with 43 points Schaaf had not only had supporters. After alleged player complaints about too little speaking with them Coach and concerns had come from the Supervisory Board to the public, Schaaf had vainly hoped for clear backing. For disaster was an appearance by Kevin Trapp, who had been summoned to a press conference. There, however, only generalities came from the captain instead of the expected clear commitment to coach.

And also a “statutory declaration” of the supervisory board fizzled because shortly after the meeting of this committee transpired that everything was not as clear as it was on paper.

And so Schaaf pointed the manager and the board already two and a half weeks ago that the game against Leverkusen possibly his last could be on the Eintracht-Bank. When his attitude compressed, Heribert Bruchhagen felt compelled to face the public, contrary to his nature loudly behind the coach. On Tuesday, he realized: “I am a little disappointed that his motives were not to change.” It was not typical of the unity, that a coach is only a year “. But the reality is sometimes cruel”

Difficult search

The Eintracht put now in a dilemma, because was at least intense yet not thinking about a successor. Bruno Hübner wanted to relax for a few days, now the manager must edit the new site. Both he and the CEO Heribert Bruchhagen insured that had been previously discussed neither with another coach even with a trainer consultant, nor the currently working with Sascha Lewandowski as Offspring manager at Bayer Leverkusen. Lewandowski had been touted as the first in the rumor mill to the Schaaf-succession

Bruno Hübner declined to comment neither name nor a timetable. “My concern has always been to continue with Thomas Schaaf. Too bad, now is a successful collaboration to end “The important thing now is to find the best man for the club, a severe in Hübner’s eyes task:”.. He must already know the squad and concord “So great upheaval among the players going do not give it when compared to 2014 in this summer. Despite reinforcements are being sought. This search will continue before the new head coach is clear: “We know our weaknesses, but of course the new coach should be involved as possible.”

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For the rest of the concord friendlies this week Assistant coach Wolfgang Rolff will oversee the team. Thereafter, the Board will hold talks on their future with him, assistant coach and goalkeeper coach Matthias Hönerbach Michael Kraft. But it is very likely that all will leave Frankfurt. In the Bundesliga, it is common that the coach brings an assistant of their choice.

And as a goalkeeper coach, it is already rumored for some time, possibly to Uli Stein return to harmony.

Thomas Schaaf was not reached on other comments, it should be returned to Bremen yesterday, where he had charge of the professionals of the SV Werder 1999-2013 as head coach. An der Weser of ex-pro had achieved great success with three cup victories and the championship in 2004. There, too, he had finally drawn a line itself.

In Bremen he had enjoyed for many years great sympathy, even with his return to the harmony he had been celebrated at the Weserstadion.

In Frankfurt he was seen from the outset critical. First he renounced the not really fit Alexander Meier, who indeed is considered Fußballgott am Main and then presented his importance for the team with 19 goals this season to prove. Nevertheless, Meier had his difficulties with the coach, the more ordered the former midfielder forward.

Different faces

And then the harmony throughout the season showed different faces. Schaaf succeeded, nor to get the away weakness the flood of goals (62) in the handle. On the other hand, his team was in their own stadium a power scored a total of 56 own goals, reaching the goal for the season “Not down” without any problems and was particularly against strong teams – apart from the Bayern – also strong performances. On the other hand encounters were given recklessly and incomprehensible from the hand against the relegated Paderborn and Freiburg. Let’s see who is now to bring continuity to the game of Eintracht Frankfurt. Comment page 2