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Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Will Clement Rejoin Ancelotti at Bayern

Derby County have sacked head coach Paul Clement after a winless run of seven games in the Championship.

A statement on the club’s official website confirmed that the former Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea assistant to Carlo Ancelotti had been relieved of his duties.

“Derby County Football Club is saddened to announce that Paul Clement will leave his post with immediate effect,” read the statement.

“The Head Coach, who joined the club in June last year, has been relieved of his duties and is replaced by Academy Director and former Rams defender Darren Wassall until the end of the season.”

Clement has seen his Derby side fail to win in the league since Boxing Day, a run that has seen them slip four points behind second-placed Middlesbrough in the race for automatic promotion.

Chairman Mel Morris said: “We are grateful for the contribution Paul has made to the football club but the time is right to make a change.

“When Paul joined us last year we worked with him to develop a plan for the club which we asked him to embrace.

“It was clear in this plan, which was briefed to supporters, players, sponsors and all our stakeholders last summer that promotion this season was not the primary target. The priorities were building on the Derby way and style of football enjoyed in the past two seasons; adding depth and strength to our playing squad; and, developing and improving player and team performance.

“Sadly, on these measurements, we have not made enough progress and that is why we have decided to part company with Paul.

“I firmly believe that we have one of the very best first team squads in this league. Our players are highly talented professionals who are more than capable of winning games at this level and beyond.

“I want to record our thanks to Paul for his efforts in leading the team through the first 30 games of this season and in achieving a top six position at this point. We wish him every success in his future career.”

Chief executive Sam Rush, confirmed that Wassall, 47, will take training on Tuesday in his new role.

He said: “We are in the fortunate position to have somebody as capable as Darren at our football club and he will be leading the coaching staff with immediate effect.

“Our focus is to get the team back on track, delivering the style of football and performance we know they are capable of. I know our fans will give Darren, the coaching staff and the team their full support.”

Paul Clement worked in the past with Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Paris Saint German and Real Madrid.

Perhaps he will rejoin the Italian at Bayern Munich in the summer when Ancelotti takes over from Pep Guardiola.

Monday, 21 December 2015

Pep Plans Revealed to Rummenigge

Bayern Munich chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, admits he had known for a fortnight that Pep Guardiola was going to leave the Bundesliga club next summer.

Guardiola’s departure at the end of his contract in June was confirmed by the Bavarian club on Sunday, although the announcement hardly came as a surprise with speculation rife that the Spaniard would be leaving.

Rummenigge has revealed he knew what was coming weeks ago, telling Germany’s Bild newspaper: “He came over to me two weeks ago at our Christmas party and told me that he was looking for a new challenge. He was almost apologetic. I’m not disappointed in him.”

Although confirmation of Guardiola’s decision to leave did not come until this month, Rummenigge believes he had spotted signs as early as the summer, but did not really want to believe them.

“You could read between the lines and that was something that we should have interpreted,” Rummenigge said. “We did take note of it, but we just wanted to give him time to make up his mind in peace.”

Carlo Ancelotti will take Guardiola’s place on the Bayern bench from next season and Rummenigge is delighted with his club’s capture.

“Carlo Ancelotti has had success everywhere,” he said. “He’s won the Champions League three times and that remains a record to this day, and he’s got quality of course. He fits in here, it’s as simple as that.”

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, centre, talks to Arjen Robben and his family during the celebrations. Photograph: A. Hassenstein/Getty Images for FC Bayern

Rummenigge also dismissed reports that Guardiola had decided to leave due to disputes with the club’s medical team or the director of sport, Matthias Sammer.

“There has always been this speculation, that Sammer and Pep had problems, but it’s all rubbish,” added Rummenigge.

Sammer lauded Guardiola and claimed he had been treated unfairly by the media, because of his success.

“In Germany we always have the feeling that when somebody’s getting so much praise, then there has got to be another extreme and they’ve got to be brought down somehow,” Sammer told Sky Sport Deutschland. “What he has achieved, also for German football, is extraordinary and we’ve got to recognise that.

“We have got to bring an end to seeing negatively somebody who works so painstakingly, as if tomorrow never comes. In recent days, Pep’s come off far too badly. What he does with his hard work, his dedication and his positive craziness can be discussed, but it cannot ever be questioned.”

Sammer says Bayern will not fall apart now that Guardiola is leaving, however, saying that they had always been planning for this eventuality.

“It’s a pity [that Guardiola is leaving], but this is football,” Sammer added. “It’s always a loss, but on the other hand we have to serve our responsibility for this club and get back to normal.

“What the players have achieved in these past four years is absolutely honourable, and now we’ve got to find the right time to get back to talking about what matters. Ancelotti is the man we really wanted; nobody else came into the frame.”