Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 Quote Martin Schmidt has resigned as head coach of Wolfsburg, the club confirmed on Monday. The 50-year-old, who only took the job in September 2017 following the sacking of Andries Jonker, leaves with the 2009 Bundesliga champions sat just a point above the relegation play-off spot. "Martin Schmidt has decided to step down in order for a new coach to come in and secure our top-flight status as quickly as possible," said Wolfsburg sporting director Olaf Rebbe. "We'd have liked to have realised this objective together, but we can't change his mind. We have to respect it, even though I have to admit it's a surprise. He was the coach we wanted. Now we'll turn our attentions to the game against Mainz on Friday." Schmidt oversaw 22 matches in the Wolfsburg dugout, with a points-per-game average of 1.18 (W6, D11, L5). He was the Lower Saxony outfit's fourth head coach in the last two years. Wolfsburg were beaten by a last-gasp penalty from Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski at the weekend. They travel to fellow strugglers Mainz - Schmidt's former club - on Bundesliga Matchday 24. Source: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/wolfsburg-head-coach-martin-schmidt-resigns-473860.jsp That's quite a bit unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted February 20, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2018 2 hours ago, nudge said: That's quite a bit unexpected. How about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 I don't even know what to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rucksackfranzose Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 It´s mesmerising how Labbadia seems to be always in contemplation when a Buli club looks for a new manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 hour ago, nudge said: I don't even know what to say Labadiena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rucksackfranzose said: It´s mesmerising how Labbadia seems to be always in contemption when a Buli club looks for a new manager. Yeah, he either has a very good agent or a strong lobby behind him I think he's not the worst short-term option in order to avoid relegation, but as a long-term solution, it's a guaranteed failure. Korkut, Frontzeck, Dutt, and now Labbadia are all back in recent weeks, very creative and bold thinking by German clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, Faithcore said: Labadiena. Good to see you've been practicing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 3 hours ago, nudge said: Good to see you've been practicing Sure. 24 hours a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Faithcore said: Sure. 24 hours a day It's not THAT difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just now, nudge said: It's not THAT difficult I wanted to bring it to perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just now, Faithcore said: I wanted to bring it to perfection. So typical German Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithcore Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Vienos kalbos niekada negana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy Posted February 20, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2018 Mano laivas su oro pagalve pilnas ungurių. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cannabis said: What's going on at Wolfsburg? They were a decent team not so long ago but have been floating above relegation for a few seasons now. I guess selling KDB and Draxler hurt them? Just bad management in general, similar to most of the clubs that used to be near the top and are now struggling at the bottom each year. Wolfsburg had the finances, but seriously lacked any kind of competence, and with VW reducing financial support, they're probably get even worse in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Subscriber Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just now, Cannabis said: Forgot about VW actually, I think you mentioned that the last time I asked the question . Shame that this along with bad management has screwed them over but it seems to be a bit of a trend in Germany now. I still remember how stunned I was when Stuttgart (a fantastic team during my childhood) dropped. Not a shame really, they deserve it as much as I'm concerned Even with reduced financial backing, they still can afford more than most of other clubs, so it's really their own fault for driving their club down into the ground. Yeah, Stuttgart is one of the "traditional" clubs that experienced the downfall which is now so typical; it's mad how so many clubs have been so badly mismanaged in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Faithcore Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Just saw this great video about our beloved Bruno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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