It's getting tight for these two Bundesliga coaches! | OneFootball

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"I want to compete for the German Championship with Hoffenheim in five years," Christian Ilzer recently announced boldly. However, the coach might be glad if he can stay on the bench at TSG until the end of the season. Even worse: the potential successor just announced his departure from his current club, but he could also replace another Bundesliga coach.

It will be an exciting summer in the German coaching market because not only is RB Leipzig looking for a new permanent coach, but the coaching benches in Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg might also become vacant. The aforementioned Ilzer is far from being on a championship course. Instead, he is languishing with his team at the bottom of the table, even though they recently secured a victory against Mainz.

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According to 'kicker', the club management has mostly lost confidence in Ilzer. A departure at the end of the season is almost certain. No wonder, with only 1.04 points per game. The management around Andreas Schicker downplayed the situation to 'ORF': "There's nothing to it. The entire management and the board stand behind Christian Ilzer." But such statements are well-known, especially when a theoretical relegation is still possible. The Austrian can set himself ambitious goals, but if he doesn't deliver in the here and now, it could be over very quickly.

Moreover, one of the most talked-about candidates just announced his departure from SC Paderborn. Lukas Kwasniok will leave the club at the end of the season. According to 'kicker', he is the preferred solution for the Kraichgau team. And it would at least fit the picture, because why would a coach give up his secure job at a second-division club if he didn't at least have realistic chances of a soon engagement in the Bundesliga?

Is Hasenhüttl also on the brink?

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Moreover, Ralph Hasenhüttl is also on shaky ground at VfL Wolfsburg. According to 'Bild', the club management already considered dismissing the Austrian during halftime of the defeat against Leipzig last Friday. The Wolves were trailing 0-3 before they managed to adjust the score to a more acceptable 2-3. That reportedly saved Hasenhüttl's job, according to the tabloid. However, after four consecutive defeats and a 15th place in the second half of the season table, it is clear that it won't continue beyond the summer.

There are also tensions between the coach and the team. Hasenhüttl reportedly berated his players during halftime of the 0-1 defeat against Union Berlin, accusing them of lacking effort, as reported by 'Bild'. When Kevin Behrens tried to support the coach, Hasenhüttl lost his temper and told his striker to score goals instead of making speeches. The argument reportedly lasted for some time. As a consequence, Behrens was dropped from the squad against Leipzig.

The coaching carousel is picking up speed

Hasenhüttl is reportedly already linked with the Austrian national team, where he could replace Ralf Rangnick, as reported by 'Sport Bild'. The coaching carousel could spin particularly fast this summer.

A successor candidate for Hasenhüttl? Of course, Lukas Kwasniok. He is also being considered by the Lower Saxony team, but as part of a list that is said to be much longer. 'Bild' writes that Marco Rose is Wolfsburg's number one target. Thomas Frank from FC Brentford is also a topic. Additionally, there are Kwasniok, Bo Svensson, St. Pauli's Alexander Blessin, and Jacob Nestrup from FC Copenhagen.

So, there is significant competition for Kwasniok, making a move to Hoffenheim seem more likely. According to 'kicker', there is otherwise only strong interest in Blessin, who also sees Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig as options for a new job and feels very comfortable at St. Pauli. There is also no release clause. Whether Blessin is available for TSG seems questionable. It could fit well that Kwasniok has already created facts and is available.

Appropriately, the trade magazine reported on Thursday that there was a first meeting between the club and the coach, where both sides got to know each other.

In any case, these are bad news for Ilzer, whose future plans with Hoffenheim are likely to be much shorter than he would like.

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