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After long deliberations, the management of VfB Stuttgart has decided to relieve coach Pellegrino Matarazzo of his duties. The Swabians announced the separation from the 44-year-old, who had been in office for over 1,000 days and 100 competitive games and was contractually bound until 2024, on Monday evening. No decision has yet been made about the successor. The “kicker” brought Adi Hütter and Sebastian Hoeneß into play as potential successors at the end of last week.
VfB lost 1-0 (0-0) to leaders Union Berlin on Sunday, after which sports director Sven Mislintat, who had always had Matarazzo’s back, no longer guaranteed a job. “The problem is the discrepancy between game performance and results, the very alarming number of points after nine games and the table situation,” said Mislintat on Sunday evening.
On Monday, the head of sport met with CEO Alexander Wehrle and his new advisor Sami Khedira at the VfB office for consultations – with the result that Matarazzo had to go. The Swabians are penultimate in the table with five points and are the only team not to have won in the current Bundesliga season. This only applies to three other teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues (to the international form table).
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VfB Stuttgart: Wehrle and Mislintat say goodbye to coach Matarazzo
Matarazzo himself had his say in the VfB press release, saying: “Our journey together at VfB is coming to an end. It was intense and beautiful years with many incredible moments and memories that will last forever. I will be eternally grateful for the chance I was given here to gain a foothold in the coaching business. I always enjoyed coming to work and was able to work with a lot of great people. VfB is something special that you only understand after you are a part of it. I wish this team, this club with these fans, all the best and maximum success.”
Club boss Wehrle regretted the decision: “VfB owes a lot to Pellegrino Matarazzo. Promotion back to the Bundesliga and staying up twice in the league are closely linked to his name. The way in which Rino identified with VfB and always put the team spirit in the foreground is anything but a matter of course. I got to know him as a special person, which made the decision to stop working with him all the more difficult. Ultimately, however, we have come to the conclusion that a change in the coaching position is necessary to reverse the trend after the negative results of the past few weeks. We wish Rino all the best for the future. He will definitely continue his coaching career successfully.”
VfB have Pellegrino #Matarazzo relieved of his duties with immediate effect. The 44-year-old was head coach in December 2019 #VfB came and had coached the team with the chest ring in 100 competitive games since then.
To the message ⤵ https://t.co/IhY3XLNlyQ— VfB Stuttgart (@VfB) October 10, 2022
The same applies to Mislintat: “When we brought Rino to VfB almost three years ago, we were absolutely convinced of his potential and his skills as a coach. Rino not only met our expectations, he even exceeded them in many respects. Even in difficult sporting situations, we never questioned him because we were convinced that in him we had the best possible coach for us and our path. After an in-depth analysis of last season, when, as is well known, we were only able to secure our league status at the last minute, we started the new season with high hopes. Unfortunately, the results so far have not fulfilled these hopes. We are now at a point where we are convinced that Rino’s split is inevitable. I am extremely sorry about this step and I would like to take this opportunity to expressly thank Rino for his great work for VfB.”
The VfB Stuttgart community at Transfermarkt would understand a change of coach
In the VfB forum at Transfermarkt, Matarazzo’s release was not called for in many places, but many fans were open to a change of coach. “My impression is: Rino threw everything he could on the scales. He’s NOT at his wit’s end, but it looks like the team can’t get out of their mental dilemma. If the players have the feeling that it’s just not enough to win games in the Bundesliga, 3 out of 26 speaks for itself, that’s the end of the road. So I would be more surprised if Rino Bochum still gets it,” wrote “ws-550”, for example.
“Emile_Heskey_18” said: “If VfB and Pellegrino go their separate ways, then at least you can say that both sides part in a rather positive way. What I mean by that is: it’s not a situation like with Weinzierl, for example, where everyone hopes to separate.” And “sweeny1893” felt: “It’s so damn annoying, would love to continue with Rino, but unfortunately I have him Lost faith that we’ll knock over the goat with him. Would have really wished he could continue and still find his way, but he also had the opportunity for a long time. The curve is also going down, if we were able to play a draw at the beginning of the season, we are now losing the games. Three wins in 2022 is far too little. Bochum has to be won and unfortunately I see the chances better with a new coach.”
Ultimately a good football teacher, but as a coach he still seems to be lacking in some of the qualities required at the highest level.
For example, when I look at how quickly and pragmatically the completely fresh Maaßen made the right adjustments and the team immediately presented themselves as if they had changed, I honestly don’t see any further development at Matarazzo.
At first he didn’t have to push much emotionally after the ascent (that was also there…
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