Marco Rose likely to stay on at RB Leipzig at least for the beginning of the second half of the season

Bild reports that Marco Rose is likely to stay on at RB Leipzig at least for the beginning of the second half of the season, despite their early Champions League elimination.

Leipzig’s 3-2 loss to Aston Villa on Tuesday confirmed their elimination from the Champions League in the new league phase format. Despite this, Rose will lead Leipzig into the winter break and will start the second half of the season in the dugout at the Red Bull Arena.

However, it cannot be ruled out that Rose will be sacked before the summer if things continue as they are. Former Bayer Leverkusen head coach Roger Schmidt is seen as a ‘shadow coach’ as he has previously been linked with the Leipzig job if Rose were to be sacked.

Reinforcements arriving in the winter transfer window cannot be ruled out as Leipzig are currently in the midst of an injury crisis. While the biggest reinforcement of them all will arrive on January 1st when Jürgen Klopp begins his role at Red Bull Group. Klopp was previously Rose’s head coach at Mainz and would be able to offer advice about tactics and methods to his former defender.

GGFN | Jack Meenan