VfB president Erwin Staudt has dismissed the criticism of the increasingly fallen into coach Christian Gross in front of the basement battle at the Stuttgart FC Schalke 04 excluded. United will also play at the end of the table light against the second-bottom of the Bundesliga on the bench.
"There is no debate coach," said Staudt. He confirmed the commitment of sporting director Fredi Bobic to Gross. This was on Sunday evening - immediately after the 1-2 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - assured that the Swiss do not stand up for debate.
Bobic now declared: "We have a difficult situation, but we will remain calm activism brings us nowhere.." It leaves "no air of speculation."
No excuse for young
This support by the club for big boss and the manager, however, seems not a license for the entire season. Should Stuttgart Schalke in the seventh defeat in the eighth game of the season cash, would increase the pressure on the coach and unsuccessful demands for a successor to be louder.
Rumors about thumb
For weeks already rumors, Christoph Daum could return to the VfB. The former coach had tumbled over cocaine use Schwaben 1992 led the championship title. He enjoys the support of the powerful VfB chairman Dieter Hundt and the new main sponsor, Eduardo Garcia.
To the allegedly problematic relationship between him and the United Bobic said the "Stuttgarter Zeitung:" From my side there will be no debate because I'm not the first time.. " After the game against Frankfurt, the former striker of "a professional, collegial relationship" had spoken.
