1. FC Köln head coach Lukas Kwasniok set to be sacked after latest combative media round
1. FC Köln head coach Lukas Kwasniok set to be sacked after latest combative media round Despite the fact that the team was able to fight back to nick a point off Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday afternoon, Lukas Kwasniok may have coached his final game for Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Köln.
A 3-3 draw in Germany’s famous “Rheinderby” certainly made for thrilling football, but a seven-match winless run in which Köln have only picked up three points simply isn’t good enough. Newly promoted managing director Thomas Kessler declined to explicitly commit to Kwasniok during his post-match interview. At the post-match press conference, Kwasniok combatively fought for his job; perhaps not helping his case with the anti-media tone he’s been exercising lately.
Germany’s Sport Bild tabloid reports that Kwasniok’s latest words have likely done him in. Thomas Kessler on Lukas Kwasniok’s status at Köln “ We’re naturally disappointed that we only got one point today, ” Kessler told Sky Germany . “ Unfortunately, we’re in a prolonged slump.
The expectation was clearly three points. One point is not enough. We’ll be giving this some thought.
I’ll be sleeping on it. We have to analyze the situation objectively and rationally. ” Kwasniok’s post-match interview “ I knew that I came here to fight a relegation battle, ” Kwasniok told DAZN “ I know that clubs contemplate coaching changes.