Berlin
\nRB Leipzig said that Coach Jesse Marsch is leaving his job with immediate effect, amid a disappointing season for the ambitious Bundesliga side.
\nThe 48-year-old American had come under increasing pressure due to a series of poor results, with Friday\u2019s 2-1 loss to Union Berlin — their third successive Bundesliga defeat — proving the final straw.
\nUntil Sunday Leipzig had never sacked a coach since they joined the top flight in 2016.
\n\u201cRB Leipzig and head coach Jesse Marsch have mutually agreed to part ways,\u201d the club said in a statement on their website.
\n\u201cThe decision is the result of in-depth analysis and intensive discussions after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin.
\n\u201cJesse Marsch will be released with immediate effect and assistant coach Achim Beierlorzer will take charge of the team ahead of the upcoming home (Champions League) game against Manchester City.
\n\u201cA successor for Jesse Marsch will be announced in the near future.\u201d
\nAfter 14 games, Leipzig has just 18 points and trails leaders Bayern Munich by 16 points.
\nThey have yet to win away in the league and are out of contention for a place in the Last 16 of the Champions League.
\nMarsch oversaw the last two defeats but was at home recovering from Covid-19 as his charges ran aground again on Friday.
\nHe has been very much part of Red Bull\u2019s football project.
\nMarsch coached the New York Red Bulls from 2015-18 and had a spell as an assistant coach at Leipzig from 2018-19 prior to coaching Austrian outfit RB Salzburg for a two-year stint in 2019-21.
\n\u201cUp until the very end, I remained hopeful that after a troubled start to the season and inconsistent performances, we would find more cohesion and stability as a group and turn our fortunes around,\u201d said Marsch, who replaced Julian Nagelsmann as a coach for the 2021-22 season.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, we didn\u2019t manage to do that — after a discussion with (club CEO) Oliver Mintzlaff, we came to the joint decision to make a change in the coaching position.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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