Speaking to the Express, Heldt has confirmed reports that Köln want to appoint former Fortuna Düsseldorf boss Friedhelm Funkel as their new coach. "Until the end of the season, we now have six games in which we absolutely want to achieve our goal of staying up. That's five places and three points worse off than at the same point last season. "He is a man of great integrity and has the highest of work ethics. Dortmund sacked Favre following an embarrassing 5-1 loss to recently promoted VfB Stuttgart. It's a different kettle of fish. Chelsea had looked at bringing in an interim manager but RB Leipzig's former Head of Sport Ralf Rangnick turned down the opportunity. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The announcement was made after Köln suffered a 2-3 defeat to Mainz in a relegation six-pointer on Sunday. 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The German, who is expected to travel to the UK in the coming hours, is the only candidate for the role. Tuchel, who left Paris Saint-Germain in December and previously managed Borussia Dortmund, will sign an 18-month contract to be Chelsea's next head coach, with an option to extend for a further 12 months. You have to give Frank Lampard a chance. "On behalf of everyone at the club, the board and personally, I would like to thank Frank for his work as head coach and wish him every success in the future. He won the Bundesliga and German Cup last season and added the … Find all the latest real-time sports coverage, live reports, analysis and comment on Telegraph Sport. The rise and fall of Frank Lampard as Chelsea boss - Read the feature in full. It was a record buyout of a head coach for a German club, breaking the previous record of €4 million. Abramovich has never previously commented on footballing matters. Tuchel is not exempt from quarantine protocols, but the FA will allow him to attend Chelsea's training ground and matches if he tests negative to fly into the UK and then tests negative to enter the team's bubble. Bundesliga News Official: Markus Gisdol sacked as FC Köln coach. Merson Says: Frank Lampard deserved more time, Gary Neville on Frank Lampard: Big spend brought big expectation, Thomas Tuchel can help Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, Analysis: Chelsea lose patience with the Lampard project, Neville: Big spend brought big expectation. Flick took over as Bayern coach in late 2019, succeeding the sacked Niko Kovac. By Rune Gjerulffdocument.write(site_smart_timestamp(1618211901)); Markus Gisdol has lost his job as FC Köln coach following Sunday's 2-3 loss to Mainz. That has not happened so a change had to be made. Former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre is interested in becoming the new manager of Celtic. While Favre was sacked by Borussia Dortmund in December 2020 following a string of poor performances and results. "Chelsea felt they had no option but to make the change now in order to give Thomas Tuchel as much time as possible to turn their season around. Borussia Monchengladbach have appointed Adi Hutter as their new head coach for the start of the 2021-22 campaign. The 63-year-old Swiss coach was sacked by Dortmund in December after a run of poor domestic results. Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich has hired Julian Nagelsmann to replace the departing Hansi Flick as coach for next season, the club said Tuesday. We know what happens at Chelsea when more expectations come, in the sense that they want instant results. As always, he took it like the ultimate professional.". Mourinho was called to … "The board were very concerned about the lack of confidence, form and momentum. Plans are underway to appoint him before the game against Wolves on Wednesday. One lucky winner won £250,000 for free last week. The Portuguese was dismissed only six days out from his side's Carabao Cup final, with Ryan Mason to take interim charge at Wembley Jose Mourinho must … When that happens at Chelsea, the end is pretty much a consistent one whereby the rumours start to come out and then it happens pretty quickly. For that to happen, we need to get results. "Tuchel is being appointed because he is the best man for the job - it has nothing to do with him being German and nothing to do with trying to get the best out of Werner, Havertz and Rudiger. In a statement, Chelsea said "results and performances have not met the club's expectations, leaving the club mid-table without any clear path to sustained improvement". "The decision was difficult because it was Lampard, but easy because of what was happening on the pitch. They are the future of the club. The aim was not just to finish in the top four. Borussia Dortmund name asking price for Man Utd, Man City target Haaland 2021-04-28 13:58:11.000000 Ex-Wigan owner Whelan regrets not pushing through £11.5M Man Utd buyout Eve, though the performance was good, we came away with no points. There were rumours starting to surface towards the end of the week that Frank was coming under pressure. Thomas Tuchel in line to replace Frank Lampard on 18-month contract; Lampard: "I am disappointed not to have had the time this season to take the club forward and bring it to the next level"; Ralf Rangnick turned down interim managerial role. Jose Mourinho has been sacked as head coach of Tottenham, less than a week before Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. "Lampard was told at the start of the season that the target was to close the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City and to be challenging at the top. "With one of the biggest budgets in the league and the biggest transfer spends comes greater expectations, and at Chelsea over many years their approach to managers has been very consistent. Flick took over as Bayern coach in late 2019, succeeding the sacked Niko Kovac. In this league at the moment, especially with no fans, it's difficult. Those losses to Manchester City and Leicester mean Chelsea haven't won any of the six games they've had against teams currently above them in the table. BERLIN: Julian Nagelsmann will take over as Bayern Munich coach from next season to replace Hansi Flick, the reigning German champions announced on Tuesday. Flick took over as Bayern coach in late 2019, succeeding the sacked Niko Kovac. Markus Gisdol has lost his job as FC Köln coach following Sunday's 2-3 loss to Mainz. Swiss coach Favre, 63, has been out of work since leaving Dortmund in December last year and has experience across the Bundesliga having previously coached Hertha Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach. The 24 … After no wins in their Champions League group stage, Dortmund dropped into the Europa League. In stats: What went wrong for Frank Lampard? The goals conceded column, set-piece susceptibility, and wasteful finishing continued to hold the team back, despite the expensive outlay, and Lampard leaves the team ninth in the Premier League on 29 points. Frank Lampard has been sacked by Chelsea after just 18 months as head coach and will be replaced by Thomas Tuchel. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked and replaced by Peter Stöger. "We absolutely wanted to win the game against Mainz. I was a little surprised when I heard the news given that Frank has only had a short amount of time with a new group of players, but he was given a period last year when the club were under a transfer embargo, and that almost shielded him. But after being given more than £200m to spend on new players in the summer, Chelsea find themselves ninth in the Premier League after 19 games, 11 points behind leaders Manchester United and five points off Liverpool in fourth. Did Chelsea think they were going to buy a 21-year-old kid from Germany in Kai Havertz, another forward from Germany in Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and a 36-year-old defender in Thiago Silva and just win the league? In this article, Bookmakers.co.uk details the latest odds and analysis of who could be the next Premier League manager sacked. They've brought in a lot of players and Lampard is working with the best group of players he's worked with, but most of them play in the same position. He won the Bundesliga and German Cup last season and added the … He won the Bundesliga and German Cup last season and added the Champions League, as Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain in the final in Lisbon to become European champions for the sixth time. "Roman Abramovich's quotes on the sacking show just how much respect he has for Frank Lampard. He guided the club into the knock-out stages of the Champions League after finishing top of their group. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss has been shown the door in north London a matter of days before Spurs are due to face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. He earned the role at Dortmund due to … Nor did the constant team changes over recent weeks, which saw Antonio Rudiger swiftly promoted from exile to first-choice centre back, Jorginho suddenly return to midfield - and Lampard use no fewer than 17 combinations in the front three across the Premier League and Champions League. In this regard, we have stagnated in the last weeks. The former Swiss national team manager also has experience in his home country and in France with Nice. Frank Lampard has been sacked by Chelsea after just 18 months as head coach and will be replaced by Thomas Tuchel. Tottenham cult hero Jurgen Klinsmann believes Jose Mourinho was sacked over the style of football he employs.. Academy coach Ryan Mason, 29, … Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs has questioned the European Union's "freedom of expression" after a Hungarian goalkeeping coach was sacked … However, under current circumstances we believe it is best to change managers. Spurs have decided to dispense with Mourinho after just over a season and a half in charge. They have had a bad run. According to the Club statement , Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties. With a change of head coach, we want to give the team a new impulse with a new constellation heading into this decisive phase." In a statement, Abramovich said: "This was a very difficult decision for the club, not least because I have an excellent personal relationship with Frank and I have the utmost respect for him. "He did a great job in that period but the minute the club started spending the money that they did in the summer and brought those players in, it was always going to bring a lot more expectation. ", Super League Battle: UEFA and ECA officially recruit Rummenigge, Real's Perez vows to proceed with ESL plans, Day Three of 'Super League' Legal Fight: Germany stands on European football's fault line, German footballing executives united in opposition to Super League: "We are advocates of sporting competition. "When I took on this role I understood the challenges that lay ahead in a difficult time for the football club," Lampard said in a statement to the League Managers Association. "Lampard was told this morning. Could you be next? I'm not wholly surprised, as much as I would've been this time last week. 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He will always be warmly welcomed back at Stamford Bridge.". Play for free, entries by 6:00pm Wednesday. Lampard, who is the club's all-time leading goalscorer, enjoyed a good first season as Blues boss, taking them to the FA Cup final and securing qualification for the Champions League after giving first-team roles to a number of academy graduates. He is an important icon of this great club and his status here remains undiminished. Jose Mourinho has been relieved of his duties as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur. Favre was sacked by Dortmund after leading the club to 5th in the table this season and a 5-1 defeat against Stuttgart. "The board could not see a way for Lampard to reverse the negative direction of travel. 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Lampard thanked owner Roman Abramovich and the Chelsea staff for their support in "unprecedented and challenging times". He pulled up trees last season to get them in the Champions League, and they are still in the competition this season. "I am proud of the achievements that we made, and I am proud of the academy players that have made their step into the first team and performed so well. Tuchel won the DFB-Pokal in 2017 with Dortmund before a brief but trophy-laden spell in Paris which saw him win two Ligue 1 titles and a French Cup, as well as reaching the final of last season's Champions League, which they lost to Bayern Munich. It was a bitter defeat," said FC Köln managing director Horst Heldt. Did they really think they were going to finish above the likes of Liverpool, Man City and Man Utd just like that? When the fans are at Stamford Bridge, they are full behind Frank because he is a legend at the club. The 28 year old left Borussia Dortmund when his contract expired in the summer, before joining Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer. Frank knew that when he took the job.". It's a statistic that does not reflect well on a head coach who is aiming to win respect for his tactical ability. He is a regular starter there, and has made a total of 23 appearances so far, scoring six goals. "Lampard lost his job because the board were very concerned by results and performances, especially the fact that he has the worst points per game record of any manager in the Abramovich era. Soccer Saturday pundit Paul Merson told Sky Sports News: As a Chelsea fan, I find it a bit disappointing decision. The 33-year-old Leipzig coach … News, fixtures, scores and video. Nagelsmann, who is … "I am disappointed not to have had the time this season to take the club forward and bring it to the next level.". 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