Berlin (AP) – Jesse Marsch was overwhelmed by his job as coach of RB Leipzig, according to the record national soccer player Lothar Matthäus.
“It felt like it was all a number too much for Jesse Marsch and so you had to part with the head coach after just 14 match days,” wrote the 60-year-old Sky TV expert in his weekly column.
Matthew sees Terzic as his successor
He sees it as a mistake that the American has not made seasoned players like Kevin Kampl, Emil Forsberg and Yussuf Poulsen strong and integrated. They would carry the RB-DNA like hardly anyone else and would stand for this association internally and externally. “In my opinion, for a coach who joins a successful club, it is always better not to change the tried and tested too much, but to make it even stronger,” wrote Matthäus.
As a successor to Marsch, the 1990 world champion has a favorite in Edin Terzic. The 39-year-old led Borussia Dortmund to victory in the DFB Cup last season and has been technical director at Bundesliga second since Marco Rose took office as coach. “I could very well imagine that a man like Edin Terzic would fit very well with the city, the club, the teams and the fans,” said Matthäus.