Daniel Thioune near Fortuna Düsseldorf in front of the end

Unrest at promotion aspirants

Second division coach before the end-will he be the successor?

Before the start of the season, Düsseldorf’s coach Daniel Thioune announced that he wanted to get up. After eight match days, this mission is probably over for him.

Daniel Thioune is in front of Fortuna Düsseldorf. As the “Bild” and the “Rheinische Post” report, among other things, the head coach of the second division team is to be leave in the coming days. Düsseldorf lost his home game against 1. FC Nürnberg 2: 3 on Friday and slipped to 13th place in the table. With just ten points after eight games, Fortuna has so far been behind the expectations.

Before the 1st matchday, coach Thioune had set ambitious goals. “We make no secret of this year. We want to play for the climb,” he said at the time. However, due to the rather disappointing season, the term of the 51-year-old in Düsseldorf probably ends. Thioune has been under contract with Fortuna since February 2022.

As the successor, sports director Klaus Allofs and sports director Christian Weber reported in mind. The 51-year-old has been without a club since his surprising end in Kaiserslautern shortly before the end of last season and was recently associated with VfL Bochum. However, the Bundesliga relegation ultimately chose Uwe Rösler.

At the beginning, the experience of more than 140 second division games would bring with you as a trainer, was already on the bench near Holstein Kiel, 1. FC Köln, Darmstadt 98 and Werder Bremen. Club and coach have not yet agreed. Until then, Thioune should remain in office and lead the training, it is said. A process that is controversial in some Fortuna fans.

Due to the international break, the new Düsseldorf coach would have two weeks to prepare for the first game. This takes place against Eintracht Braunschweig in front of a home backdrop.