Jesse Marsch sacked by RB Leipzig just five months into his two-year contract at the Bundesliga club
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ByEurosport
Published 05/12/2021 at 10:22 GMT
Jesse Marsch, who used to be an assistant to Ralf Rangnick at RB Leipzig, has been sacked from the head coach position at the club after losing three of their last four Bundesliga matches and trail league leaders Bayern Munich by 13 points. Leipzig's exit from the Champions League has also already been sealed. Leipzig say they expect to announce his replacement shortly.
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RB Leipzig have sacked head coach Jesse Marsch after five months in charge of the Bundesliga club.
The American coach switched from RB Salzburg in the summer to succeed Julian Nagelsmann, but following a surprise 2-1 defeat to Union Berlin on Friday night Leipzig have mutually terminated Marsch's contract.
Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff said: “The separation from Jesse Marsch was not easy for us, because I really appreciate Jesse as a person and as a trainer.
"It is a shame that it did not work out as hoped and that this step has now become necessary because unfortunately the desired development and thus the necessary results for our season goals have not materialised."
Leizpig have won five and lost six of their 14 Bundesliga matches this season and currently sit 11th in the table.
Last season's Bundesliga runners-up have also failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, sitting third in Group A and four points behind second-placed Paris Saint-Germain with one group game left.
Assistant coach Achim Beirlorzer has been placed in charge on an interim basis and will prepare the team for their final Champions League group match against Manchester City on Tuesday evening.
The statement on Leipzig's website added: "A successor solution for Jesse Marsch will be presented shortly."
Marsch moved from MLS club New York Red Bulls in 2018 to take an assistant coach role at Leipzig under now-Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick, before becoming Salzburg head coach in 2019 on a three-year deal.
Marsch led Salzburg to a league and cup double in both seasons he was in charge of the Austrian club before taking over from Nagelsmann at Leipzig in the summer.
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