Jesse Marsch's future is defined, because this Thursday, the American coach was announced as the new coach of RB Leipzig, replacing Julian Nagelsmann and will leave RB Salzburg after two seasons at the helm of the Austrian team, with whom will seek the two-time Austrian Bundesliga championship, before taking the reins of the German team, for which he already had a stint as technical assistant to Ralf Rangnick in the 2018/19 season.
During the press conference, following Marsch's announcement as Leipzig's coach, the American himself assured that he will maintain his focus as a strategist for the Salzburg team until the end of the season and will seek a new double at the head of the Austrian team, after winning the Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup during his first campaign as head coach in European football.
“This clarifies my professional future. But now my whole focus is 100 percent in the last three weeks with Salzburg. I will give everything for our great goals, to defend the title in the cup and the championship, and I will really do everything possible to achieve it, “said the American.
Marsch, who arrived in Salzburg during the 2019/20 season, assured that going to Leipzig was not an easy decision to make, as the Austrian team represented their first great challenge in European football, after having taken their first steps in Major League Soccer, in clubs such as CF Montreal and New York Red Bulls.
“It was not an easy decision. When you've invested so much energy, it's not easy to say goodbye. Christoph Freund and I met six years ago. Later I became a coach here, in a place where dreams come true, ”said Marsch.
Marsch's balance before his big challenge
According to data from BeSoccer, Jesse Marsch has so far registered 54 wins, 12 draws and just 17 losses in 83 games directed at the RB Salzburg front., with whom he is in the first position of the Austrian Bundesliga, with four games to go and could seal the two-time championship, in case of winning his next two meetings against Sturm and Rapids Vienna, respectively.
For its part, the Salzburg side could also register the two-time Austrian Cup championship, when he faces this Saturday, May 1, Lask in the grand finale of the cupbearer tournament.