Timo Schultz signs with FCB for two years

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Since the beginning of the week, almost everything indicates that FC Basel will be coached by Timo Schultz next season. Blick mentioned the 45-year-old German as a possible FCB coach in April and the deal should now be complete. Since Schultz terminated the contract with his former club St. Pauli on Tuesday, German media have also been writing about an upcoming engagement in Switzerland.

It has now also become clear that Schultz must sign a contract in Basel until 2025. He would bring Loic Favé, with whom Schultz already worked in Hamburg, as an assistant coach. Favé is of French descent and, if the duo signs up in Basel, must become the mouthpiece between the head coach and the large French-speaking group in FCB’s selection.

The legend of the Millerntor

Back to Schultz: He was sacked by St. Pauli in December after a disappointing first half of the season in the 2nd Bundesliga averaging just one point per game. Schultz is considered a legend from the Millerntor – he spent a total of 18 years as a player, team manager, youth coach and eventually as a professional head coach for the Kiezklub. The step to Basel would be his first abroad.

The fact that Schultz only knows the Super League from a distance should not be an obstacle: in Basel, chairman David Degen (40) and sports director Heiko Vogel (47) would be impressed by how Schultz understands the players at St. Pauli. And consistently played attractive, future-oriented football.

And sportingly, things went better for the first two years than before the dismissal: In the 2020/21 premiere season, Pauli finished in 10th place after a restart. were pushed to 5th place in the final phase. After that, the team bled dry – and Schultz was unable to build on the success of the previous season with a much weaker team. (who/nsa)

Source : Blick