Andreas Herzog’s tenure at the Südstädter is coming to an end after just one season. “This is the result of a joint and comprehensive analysis that took place over the weekend,” the club said on Monday. The Admirans slipped to last place in the table in the last round of the qualifying group on Friday.
A 1:3 at LASK in Pasching was the deciding factor in the end, as the previous bottom Altach won 2:1 at home against WSG Tirol. Hartberg and Ried, who were one point ahead of the tail light, handed a 1:1 in a direct duel for relegation. It is particularly bitter for Admira that she had never been in possession of the “Red Lantern” for 31 laps.
Herzog started last summer and wanted to keep the club in the league on the one hand, and on the other hand bring it to the point where it could play in the championship group in the medium term. In the first half of the regular season, they were still realistically in the race for a place in the top six, but at the latest before the division of the league, thanks to the penultimate place, it was clear that a tough relegation battle awaited. In the qualifying group, the Admirans were still leading the table with five laps to go before the engine stuttered completely.
“In our discussions over the past few days, we have come to the common conviction that a change in the coaching position is the best solution for the club,” said sports director Marcel Ketelaer. The question of succession should be clarified “as soon as possible”. The previous assistant coach Michael Baur, who is leaving the club as well as athletic coach and physiotherapist Marco van der Steen, is not an issue.
Herzog, whose two sons play in Admira’s offspring, had hoped for positions at the ÖFB as interim team boss, assistant coach and U21 coach as well as in the USA (assistant coach A-Team and U23 coach) and most recently Israel ( until 2020) to finally be able to really take off in club football. He was denied that for the time being. How the 53-year-old Viennese will continue is completely open.
Source: Nachrichten
