RB Leipzig Sack Marco Rose Amid Poor Run, Appoint Zsolt Löw as Interim Coach

Marco Rose's tenure at RB Leipzig, his hometown club where he also rose through the Red Bull Salzburg system, has come to an end after nearly two and a half years. While credited with stabilizing the team after succeeding Domenico Tedesco and delivering silverware, a recent dip in form proved critical.

The final straw was the defeat at Borussia-Park, a venue laden with irony given Rose's controversial departure from Gladbach to Dortmund in 2021. The loss marked Leipzig's fifth straight away game without a goal, despite boasting attacking talents like Loïs Openda, Xavi Simons, and Benjamin Sesko. This offensive impotence, coupled with their lowest Bundesliga points tally at this stage since their 2016 promotion, forced the management's hand, even with the top four still technically within reach (3 points adrift).

The club turned to Zsolt Löw, a familiar face who served as an assistant under Ralph Hasenhüttl and Ralf Rangnick during Leipzig's early Bundesliga years. Löw brings extensive experience from top European clubs, most recently alongside Thomas Tuchel. His immediate task is to prepare the team for a vital DFB-Pokal semi-final against Stuttgart and reignite their push for Champions League qualification. The club is also searching for a permanent head coach for the 2025-26 season, potentially signalling a continuation of their strategy to invest heavily, as seen with Openda and Simons, possibly targeting a high-profile coach to match their ambitions.

Why was Marco Rose sacked by RB Leipzig?

Rose was dismissed due to a string of poor results, particularly five consecutive away games without scoring, a disappointing Champions League group stage exit, and the team falling behind in the race for a top-four Bundesliga finish. The 1-0 loss to Gladbach sealed his fate.

Who is replacing Marco Rose?

Zsolt Löw has been appointed as the interim head coach until the end of the 2024-25 season. He has previous coaching experience at Leipzig and has worked as an assistant at top clubs like Chelsea, PSG, and Bayern Munich.

What are RB Leipzig's goals for the rest of the season?

The primary goals are to secure a top-four finish in the Bundesliga to qualify for the Champions League and to compete in the DFB-Pokal, where they face Stuttgart in the semi-finals.

Zsolt Löw has extensive assistant experience, but this is his first head coach role at this level. Do you think this interim appointment can turn Leipzig's season around? Let us know!

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