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RB Leipzig Appoints Martín Demichelis After Ole Werner Dismissal

Sport director Marcel Schäfer criticized the public leak of Werner’s exit as disrespectful while defending Demichelis as a sporting appointment.

Schäfer äußert sich zu Umgang mit Werner
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Eigene Entlassung im Urlaub erfahren: "Das war Ole Werner gegenüber absolut unwürdig!"
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Overview

  • RB Leipzig confirmed the dismissal of coach Ole Werner and the hiring of Martín Demichelis as the club’s new head coach.
  • Marcel Schäfer said the club had held a confidential, longer conversation with Werner in South Africa and intended to continue analysis after his holiday.
  • Schäfer said Werner learned of the unfolding situation from media reports while on vacation and called that public exposure 'absolut unwürdig.'
  • The club says it only intensified negotiations with Demichelis after the final conversation with Werner and defended the choice on tactical grounds.
  • Schäfer disputed the simple label of Demichelis as an 'abstiegstrainer,' noting he coached only 12 games at Mallorca and achieved a points average the club views as strong, and he stressed that Leipzig, not a single advisor, bears final responsibility for such decisions.