Clear sign from Leverkusen: Stepanow should grow at FC Nürnberg!
Clear sign from Leverkusen: Stepanow should grow at FC Nürnberg!
The 1st FC Nürnberg has committed an important new addition for the coming season 2025/2026: Artem Stepanow changes to Franconia on a rental basis. The 17-year-old offensive player should collect play practice under coach Miroslav Klose to develop further. This decision is made at a time when the club urgently needs fresh impulses after the sporting performance has been fluctuating in recent years.
Stephanov's loan is limited to one year and he has already gained experience in the professional sector. At Bayer Leverkusen, he completed two missions in the Champions League after moving from the youngsters from Schachtar Donetsk to Germany in 2022. In advance, the association "long -term" extended its contract with Stepanow in January 2025. The Bundesliga club hopes this loan a development boost for the young player who has been active in the U19 team since 2024.
The challenge for Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Klose, who took over the coaching post at the 1st FC Nürnberg on June 11, 2024, faces the challenging task of leading the association from the mediocrity of the 2nd league. The club has fluctuated between the promotion hopes and the risk of relegation in the past ten years after the last ascent ended in 2018 with a direct descent. The balance from this season speaks clear words: 18th place with 26 points and 68 goals conceded for such a traditional club.
The new sports director Joti Chatzialexiou describes Klose as an meticulous and detailed trainer with clear ideas for improving performance. So far, however, Klose has not recorded a successful coaching career; His first commitment to the SCR Altach was anything but promising. There Klose scored a point cut of 0.83 points in 24 competitive games, while as a B youth coach at FC Bayern Munich, he was able to achieve an average of 2.22 points.
The risks of the change of coaches
In the Bundesliga,Change of coaches are often the way for clubs that are dissatisfied with their sporting situation. Studies show that about half of the change can lead to a short -term increase in performance. This could also be relevant for Nuremberg, since dissatisfaction in the team often leads to poor performance. A new trainer can often bring in new motivation and strategies to eliminate performance -lowering factors.
Despite the optimistic approach, the connection between Klose and the 1. FC Nürnberg is also to be regarded as a risk. Another year in the lower house could make the association's advanced opportunities more difficult both financially and in terms of personnel. The viewer average of 34,416 compared to other second division clubs such as Hamburger SV and Schalke 04 makes it clear. So the challenges are great, but the 1. FC Nürnberg and Miroslav Klose know that in football, only a small spark is necessary to make a positive turn.
GMX.CH added the analysis to master the close as a trainer. Viewed in detail, his path is associated with many imponderables. Nevertheless, the followers hope for a clear upswing in the coming season, while DetailsQuellen