Weinzierl and Reuter — Trust Over Panic

The club stuck with coach Markus Weinzierl — against the usual mechanisms of the business.

Two further personnel decisions proved decisive: the appointment of World Cup winner Stefan Reuter as sporting director and the signing of Austrian goalkeeper Alexander Manninger.

Die „wohlige“ Einsamkeit des Siegers: Alexander Manninger verharrt nach dem Klassenverbleib des FCA. Foto: Imago Images