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Guerino Capretti wanted to initiate a ‘positive trend reversal’ at FC Ingolstadt 04, but after winning ten games and losing six in a row, the 41-year-old is due to retire after just two months. The third division team, which slipped to 14th place, announced on Tuesday the separation from Capretti, the team will be taken care of by former assistant Maniyel Nergiz on an interim basis. A successor will be presented soon.

“Rino took over the team at the beginning of February and tried to turn things around under difficult circumstances. Unfortunately, we weren’t successful and continued to lose ground,” said managing director Dietmar Beiersdorfer. « After the last six defeats and only four points in ten games, we are currently in a key moment where we will do everything possible to pull the curve out of the relegation vortex. Due to the sporting slowdown, we must act to score points the as quickly as possible and put the team back on the path to success.

FC Ingolstadt 04 released Guerino Capretti as head coach on Tuesday morning. After the sixth straight loss, officials felt compelled to release the 41-year-old with immediate effect.

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Thanks to the success against Strasbourg (4-3) on Sunday, AS Monaco occupies fourth place in Ligue 1, only three points from Lens and Marseille, second and third respectively. For Mathieu Bodmer, the Mongasques could well surprise their competitors.

« Monaco conceded a lot of goals this season. But offensively they have so many qualities that they are able to score a lot and win games, warned the Prime Video consultant. I want to say that it’s a team on which the end will have to be counted. »

« (…) They are perhaps less protected defensively because they play more offensively compared to previous seasons. It’s a change of style. For the viewers it’s good, for the coaches I don’t I’m not sure. But I think Monaco is likely to win a lot of games by the end of the season, » predicted the former Parisian.

Chelsea interim head coach Bruno Saltor said a « difficult 24 hours for all of us » after Graham Potter was sacked.

Bruno and Reid become part of Potter’s coaching staff at Brighton and joined Chelsea with him in September.

« It’s been really difficult, on all levels, especially emotionally, » Bruno said.

“You have to do the press conference, you have to take care of the players – it’s difficult.

“My relationship with Graham and Billy, and how it affects families – it’s hard to deal with.

« It’s a sad day for the staff as Graham and Billy are two top coaches and top human beings.

“I have to be as professional as possible and try to help and guide the players. I just focus on what I can control and take it day by day. »

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When Chelsea confirmed the changes, they released a statement saying Potter had « agreed to work with the club to facilitate a smooth transition ».

Asked what that means, former Brighton defender Bruno clarified: “It probably means I’m here at the moment, keeping the process going. We just try to work together as best we can.

“Graham is doing an amazing job. (Site notre blog d’information) is a really complex business and we have to keep going. »

Potter was sacked with Chelsea 11th in the Premier League after Defeat at home 2-0 in the same face to Aston Villa.

There are 12 points remaining from the fourth premiership with 10 appearances on the season, starting with Tuesday’s home game against Liverpool.

Bruno said he had spoken with Potter and club properties and they were « really supportive ».

« The responsibility is ours, » said the former Valencia player. “We have to stay positive and focus on the main game. This is the energy with which we work.

“I see this as an opportunity for the players. We represent Chelsea, a club with an incredible history, and it’s about winning, dominating.

“It’s a huge challenge. I was only a coach for four years, but I have been involved in (Site notre bureau spécialisé) for 24 years. I have a lot of experience in the locker room, and what I will try to do is help and guide the players because I have been in these situations before. »

« I must say thank you to Graham Potter » – De Zerbi

Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi, who a replacement potter In September, that Chelsea players must accept some responsibility for their poor results.

« I don’t like it when coaches are sacked because the responsibility is not just the coaches – [it is also] the players, the club,” said De Zerbi.

« I don’t like to talk about other teams and other coaches, but I’m sorry because when there are these situations, they are sad situations.

« I have great confidence in myself, but I’m lucky to have these players and I have to say thank you to Graham Potter because I found a team with a very good mentality, a very good attitude. »

Your thoughts on Chelsea

Augustus: Potter was supposed to be project manager but, unlike guys like Mikel Arteta, he didn’t get any silverware or good signs for his first season. We should go for Julian Nagelsmann as he is young and will be a good cry to be a long-term manager.

Markers: Potter at Chelsea was never a good idea – out of his depth. Perhaps the big salary was also an important factor. Have Chelsea had a hot potato when it comes to recruiting a new manager? Who should put their career on the line next?

sean: As a pure blue and major, I was desperate to get this to work. Potter is a good young English manager. But Chelsea got rid of much more experienced and proven managers at this level for less. They were to stay with Thomas Tuchel. They need someone with similar experience to stabilize the ship.

Chris: It was an impossible job. In the longer term, Graham Potter will see this sacking as a blessing. He is a good, decent and professional manager based on recognizing each player’s abilities and developing mutual integrity to build a team approach. In addition to this base, it is soon back in Successful Management.

David: I really wanted Potter to succeed but the results were just unacceptable and he had to go. As for who to bring in now? I would love to see Zinedine Zidane but I don’t think that will happen. I would be happy with Luis Enrique or Nagelsmann.

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Jurgen Klopp has clarified that it’s still about Liverpool coaching ‘a cause of the past’ rather than his side’s current form.

Liverpool are likely to experience their worst league result under Klopp, whose side end at Chelsea on Tuesday, but their position has yet to be reviewed.

« If it was my first season, it would be slightly different, » said the German.

“I am aware of the fact that I am sitting here because of the past, not because of what we have done this season. »

Klopp, 55, helped Liverpool bring home the club’s (Site notre bureau spécialisé)ing top honors during September 2011½ from Anfield, making him the Premier League’s longest-serving manager.

The Reds have lost their last 3 games in all competitions and are eighth in the league, the position they finished in 2015-16 – the season in which Klopp took over from former manager Rodgers.

« We have smart owners, they know the situation, » he added.

 » There is no need [for me] be afraid, I’m here to deliver, I’m not here as a talisman or for murals on the walls of houses.

« I know I’m still here because of what’s happened over the past few years.

“I don’t like the fact that I have to pretty much rely on that. Is it right or not? We will see in the future. »

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Liverpool beat Manchester City to the Premier League title in all three of the previous season’s four seasons, necessitating the club’s first top-tier title in the 30th year of 2019-20.

However, they are 30 points behind current leaders Arsenal after Saturday’s 4-1 loss at City.

With 11 games a day, Klopp’s team is one of the points of the qualification places for the Champions League.

« I got into it, there’s no doubt about it, but we have to sort it out, » he said. « We can’t keep playing like we do from time to time. It is not allowed.

“I’m really disappointed in us, that we do this stuff, but it happened. Now we have to find a way out and that is what we are constantly working on. »

« If you don’t meet expectations, you have to accept decisions »

Exposing at Monday’s press conference to preview Liverpool’s game at Chelsea, Klopp joked he was the Premier League’s « last man standing ».

« I think the elephant in the room, from your point of view, is why I’m still sitting here in this crazy world, » he said.

In Klopp’s native Germany, Bayern Munich sacked Julian Nagelsmann on March 24 for replacing him with Potter’s predecessor at Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel.

Antonio Conte (Tottenham), Rodgers (Leicester) and Potter were then dismissed within the space of seven days.

« It’s a strange week, » Klopp said. “The season enters a decided phase and people are afraid of not achieving their objectives.

« But I would say for the four their future in (Site notre bureau spécialisé) is still bright, so it’s not a disaster. It’s a situation they probably don’t like, but it’s part of the business. »

Klopp said 12 Premier League managers sacked this season was « an awful number, but that’s the way it is ».

He added: “Some clubs are underperforming this year. We are, other clubs are too.

“There are expectations, rightly so, and if you don’t meet them, you have to accept the decisions. »

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The BVB is again divided into its individual parts in the best match of FC Bayern, at the end there is a flattering 4:2 from the point of view of Dortmund and it is not really surprising.

Mainly because King Charles III. exactly what he had predicted during his recent visit to Germany.

Because even if it is indeed necessary to think that a British king on a business trip has other priorities, as discovered by Twitter user @chiquitaflanke, Her Majesty did not refrain from making a prognosis on the « classic » before the assembled Bundestag.

Charles elegantly wrapped up his assumption that BVB would of course get a pack again against Bayern in a ‘dinner for one’ quote: « Same procedure as every year. »

The most expensive recruit in the history of Olympique de Marseille (€32 million), Vitinha (23 years old, 7 appearances in all competitions with Marseille this season) made another disappointing copy against Montpellier (1-1), this Friday in Ligue 1. The Portuguese striker can however count on the support of his coach, Igor Tudor.

« Vitinha, he must continue, have more balls in the area, be served more. It’s how he plays. He’s a very good finisher in the area and we haven’t served him enough », a pot the Croatian manager for Prime Vido. A message for the pistons, once again too messy at the Vélodrome?

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Chelsea booked their place in the semi-finals in the most exciting way, emerging victorious in a penalty shoot-out after Maren Mjelde was also flagged from the spot eight minutes into added time in extra time.

« I’m just relieved it’s over and we’re out of it, » Hayes said. “It was a drama, full of dramas. I’m exhausted. Relieves and exhausts. »

Those watching at Stamford Bridge were treated to a spectacular showdown between two of Europe’s heavyweights and Chelsea ultimately accomplished a giant massacre.

Lyon, last year’s champions and a record eight-time winner of the competition, came to London needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit and almost did so when they were leading 2-1 on aggregate with seconds left. a play.

But Mjelde showed composure to keep her side and then keeper Ann-Katrin Berger made two superb saves in a shootout that Hayes couldn’t bear to watch.

« We’ve never won a penalty shootout as a team, so can you imagine what’s going on in my head, » she said of extra time.

“I had to be aware that the penalty takers were [still] on the pitch because I couldn’t see any buts in us to be honest.

“When I saw Lyon’s substitutes come off the bench – us after us, all the world-class talent – ​​I felt we had handled the situation well. It was the most character-building performance, even if it was the ugliest. »

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« I can’t believe what I saw »

Hayes said Lyon would come for Chelsea after their first leg defeat in France but made it clear that « momentum would turn » more of a penalty shootout decider but would become likely.

The Blues, already without injured England defense Millie Bright, lost Eve Perisset and Melanie Leupolz to injuries during the game, while fatigue also began to creep in among those remaining on the pitch.

« Our depth wasn’t great and the players had to play multiple roles, » Hayes said. « For Maren [Mjelde] do what she did with the last kick of the game… she’s a Chelsea legend. »

Former Leeds striker Lucy Ward told DAZN: « I can’t believe what we just witnessed. It was tight all the way.

“It was an incredible effort from everyone involved. Chelsea had their blessings, the players were up at the end of extra time.

“The momentum flowed and ebbed throughout the two-legged encounter. A fantastic effort from Chelsea. »

Berger’s « moment » as a story created at Stamford Bridge

Mjelde produced heroism from the penalty spot – scoring in both overtime and the shootout – but Berger had the last laugh.

His two superb saves to deny Wendie Renard and Lindsey Horan unveiled a flurry of celebration at Stamford Bridge – Berger sliding to the corner flag in front of a debut ovation.

The 32 year old player revealed in august that after four years without cancer, her disease had returned and she was forced to undergo further treatment, making her achievements on Europe’s biggest stage even more remarkable.

« He’s someone who really thrives in the big moments and has done that his entire career, » Hayes said.

« She’s probably the best buttkeeper I’ve ever worked with, as I felt really confident before the shootout.

« I felt like it was her moment considering everything she’s been through. »

Berger added: “The girls know I love penalty shootouts. I don’t feel any pressure. They must score, not me! »

Meanwhile, Mjelde, who came on in the 73rd minute, said she « had no feelings » when she took the crucial penalty in the dying seconds of extra time.

“We fought until the end. A crazy game to come back like we did. We never give up,” she added.

“There was a delay then [I had to] concentrate, I had no feelings, just get rid of all the feelings in my body. Take my time, concentrate.

“It’s a moment we will never forget. We made history together at home, at Stamford Bridge, in front of our fans. Perfect, that’s what we were dreaming of. »

Chelsea, who remain in the Women’s Super League title chase and also have an FA Cup semi-final ahead, say they will need to recreate those special moments to qualify for the Champions League final.

Barcelona – the Spanish giants who beat Chelsea in the 2021 final – stand in their way into the last four when Hayes chases the only trophy that has eluded him in his managerial career.

Like Paris Saint-Germain against Wolfsburg, Olympique Lyonnais failed to recover… Beaten at home (0-1), the week passed, the Rhone club was knocked out on penalties at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea (1 -2, 4-3 tab), this Thursday, in the quarter-final return of the Women’s Champions League.

Long ineffective, the Lyonnaises nevertheless found the opening in the last quarter of an hour through Gilles (77th). During extra time, the Fenottes even made the break thanks to Dabritz (110th) … before cracking about additional time on a very generous penalty agreed to the English and converted by Mjelde (120th + 8). On penalty shootout health, Renard and Horan missed their attempts.

Eight times winner of the event and defending champion, OL will therefore give up their throne in the weeks to come. A qualification that allows Chelsea to find FC Barcelona in the last square.