Overview
- Dennis Schmitt takes charge as interim head coach with Alexander Meier and Jan Fießer for Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Baku, with no firm end date for the arrangement.
- Krösche outlines a hiring profile centered on courageous, attack-minded play and player development, stressing the club’s ambition to remain in European competition.
- Multiple outlets report Marco Rose as the preferred candidate and note his openness to the role, though he remains under contract with RB Leipzig and any deal could require compensation.
- Krösche describes the dismissal of Dino Toppmöller as a collective failure and says players slipped into a “panic mode,” as the team conceded 39 goals in 18 Bundesliga games.
- The club has set no timeline for an appointment, with the winter window still open and the interim staff tasked with stabilizing balance between defense and attack in the near term.