1. FC Köln consider Friedhelm Funkel return or internal promotion ahead of Lukas Kwasniok sacking
1. FC Köln consider Friedhelm Funkel return or internal promotion ahead of Lukas Kwasniok sacking Sport Bild reports that relegation-threatened 1. FC Köln are currently weighing two options ahead of sacking head coach Lukas Kwasniok.
Another aggressive and combative media round from Kwasniok appears to have alienated club management. The German tabloid claims a decision to part company with the 44-year-old has been made. During the March international break, the Bundesliga outfit will decide how to proceed.
Köln to promote internally? Three other Bundesliga clubs (Augsburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Wolfsburg) have opted for internal solutions after sacking their head coaches this season. Manuel Baum (Augsburg) and Eugen Polanski (Gladbach) remain in office, while Daniel Bauer (Wolfsburg) has already been dismissed.
Köln may prepared to roll the dice with an unknown. Kwasniok’s status with Köln has been shaky for quite some time. and Sport Bild claims that the Domstädter have been eyeing up assistant coach René Wagner as a possible replacement.
Unlike Baum (front office), Polanski (reserves), and Bauer (reserves), Wagner would be the first assistant promoted this year. Friedhelm Funkel to return? The 72-year-old German coaching legend not only helped Köln achieve promotion last year, but also kept Köln from being relegated during his short-term appointing during the 2020/21 campaign.