TSG Hoffenheim started out hopefully under coach André Breitenreiter in the past few months. The Kraichgauers have been waiting for a win since mid-October – too long a dry spell to leave the 49-year-old trainer in office.
Yesterday, Sunday, those responsible for TSG decided to release Breitenreiter, and this step is to be officially announced this Monday. ‘Bild’ now brings a possible successor into play. It is an old acquaintance from the Bundesliga.
Specifically, Pellegrino Matarazzo, who worked for VfB Stuttgart until a few months ago. The 45-year-old American earned a lot of respect from the Swabians by first leading VfB to promotion in 2020 and then keeping it in the Bundesliga with highly attractive football in the years that followed. Of course, they also noticed Matarrazzo’s good work in the Kraichgau, and they also know each other from days together when the tactical fox coached the Hoffenheim U17s and acted as assistant coach of the Bundesliga team.