The last word that Huub Stevens said as manager of TSG Hoffenheim, almost went under. “Bye,” the Dutchman said unusually quiet, as he had already risen from the podium at the training center of the national league.
Then the 62-year-old left the room – and thus the big football stage. Stevens had not only his job resigned because of cardiac arrhythmia while second-bottom, but parallel, explains no longer wanting to work as a professional coach.“You have to be honest to himself,” he said. The last quickly applied Stevens seemed very quiet, but was probably upset. Several times he had tears in his eyes. “Yes, I think so,” the coach replied to the question about the end of his career, before he added: “Pity the Growler is no longer there.” Journalists had Stevens baptized years ago as “Growler of Kerkrade” because he often grumpy and cranky worked.
For twelve years Stevens was active in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim was his sixth club in Germany. After a successful time at FC Schalke 04 (1996-2002), the area Club he became Uefa Cup winner and twice won the German Cup, he had then developed in the years to a specialist for difficult cases. Twice he saved VfB Stuttgart from relegation.
Roses acts taken
In his farewell speech Stevens was flanked by Alexander Rosen. The Director Professional Football TSG had as the coach rotunterlaufende eyes as he stepped to the podium in the press room. Rosen had taken, apparently had the previous hours cost a lot of energy.
At 10am Stevens Rose had informed of his decision. In a study at the University Hospital in Heidelberg on Monday a heart rhythm disorder was diagnosed. Possibly the Dutch surgery must undergo. Stevens was immediately clear, not being able to fight against relegation with Hoffenheim on. “I know the situation and know that you can be fit to 120 percent must,” he declared, overlooking the athletic precarious situation of Hoffenheim. “I am not”
Under Stevens had the TSG brought in ten league games only eight points, while celebrated only one victory. The idea at the 0: 2 on last Sunday against newly promoted Darmstadt resembled a sporting declaration of bankruptcy. Has long been debated whether the Tabellenvorletzte again should make a coaching change to avoid relegation can.
Nagelsmann has ran earlier
Three days before the important match at Werder Bremen initially assume the assistant coach Alfred Schreuder and Armin Reutershahn taking care of the team – in Bremen should but already Julian Nagel man sitting on the bench and give his Bundesliga debut. The A-Youth coach of Hoffenheim should take on the job as a professional head coach from July, now he is already in Bremen’s youngest Bundesliga coach in history. Not an easy debut difficult with seven points behind 15th.
Despite coming for roses only the internal solution in question. “I can rule out at this stage that a coach comes from the outside,” said the manager. Nagel man has not yet been formally introduced, because he is the football coach just in the final stages of training. The course at the Hennes Weisweiler Academy in Hennef ends in early March, Hoffenheim work in discussion with the responsible by the DFB on a solution to already install the 28-year-olds as a professional coach can.
As Stevens on his last press conference initially left the stage of professional football, the players, for which he was responsible were the day before, already on the training ground. “It is important that we get as close as possible to normality,” Rose said, “We have no alternative, the game on Saturday will take place in Bremen, in any case take place.” Without the Growler.
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