FC Copenhagen suffers in the league and sacks coach Jess Thorpe.
Former assistant coach to head coach, Jacob Nystrup takes the lead instead.
We owe a great deal of thanks and respect to Jess Thorpe for his work with FC Copenhagen,” sporting director Peter Christiansen said in a press release.
FC Copenhagen He was responsible for a very poor start to the league game.
And after losing 2-1 to Midtjelland over the weekend, Copenhagen opted to dump coach Jess Thorpe, 54, on Tuesday.
Sporting director Peter Christiansen notes that the results have not gone as well as the Danish capital’s team did, but he is also grateful for Thorup’s efforts.
– He came in one of the most difficult times in the club’s history and managed to win the Danish championship and helped us to be in the Champions League again six years later. But of course the goal is to improve dramatically in terms of results and performance in the league, and at the same time improve our playing style.
The assistant coach is responsible
The replacement already exists.
It will be the former assistant coach of Jess Thorpe, Jacob Nystrup, 34, who will take charge of the team. It means being Swedish Victor Cleeson30, gets a brand new coach.
Nystrop also signs a contract until 2026 with the club.
– He’s still a relatively young coach, but in Copenhagen it’s not about age but about ability and ambition. In Europe, we see a new generation of young coaches who come with clear and distinct ideas, and everyone who follows Danish football knows that Nystrup is a coach who knows what he wants from his team, says sporting director Peter Christiansen in a newspaper. Release.
Copenhagen is currently ninth in the Danish Premier League with 12 points scored. The club is currently ranked third in its Champions League group.