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German Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen have sacked their head coach Roger Schmidt on Sunday after the teams 2-6 league loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday afternoon.
The decision was made by the Shareholders’ Committee, the Supervisory Board of the Club, on the recommendation of the Management Board and the Executive Committee. A successor until the end of the season will be presented very soon. A special press conference with Michael Schade and Rudi Völler is scheduled for tomorrow.
“In view of the current sporting developments, we have come to the conclusion after a very detailed analysis and consultation that a separation – despite being painful – is unavoidable for the further development and strategic goals of Bayer 04″, explains Managing Director Michael Schade.
“I personally regret this very much, because we have a great deal to thank Roger Schmidt for. During his leadership we reached the Champions League group stage three times, and he did an exemplary job implementing our youth player development philosophy – developing young players into national team players and thus creating lasting value,” Schade went on to say.
For Bayer 04 Leverkusen Sporting Director Rudi Völler parting ways with the Head Coach has likewise been difficult. “I consider Roger Schmidt to be an absolute top coach, and I have always been fully committed to his leadership, but we had to act now if we did not want to lose sight of our goals,” says Völler. “The first thing we have to do is to get the momentum back under this new direction and finally bring consistency into our performances.”
“Our team has great qualities, which have showed themselves much too seldom this season. After the release of Roger Schmidt, it is the responsibility and duty of the players – now more than ever – to have these special qualities run freely again,” Völler added.
