In football, anything is possible: Celje changes coach, Damir Krznar leaves during the chase for the Champions League, Albert Riera returns
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Damir Krznar will be haunted by Albert Riera for years to come. First, the Spaniard twice outsmarted him as the coach of Olimpija, and now he has taken his job at Celje. One of the most bizarre, incredible, and simultaneously oddest scenarios in the history of Slovenian football has come true. Human values were trampled in a way that could hardly be worse, but this is football… Nevertheless, Damir Krznar will no longer be the coach of Celje. Sources in Celje confirmed that the Croat’s fate is sealed, as also reported by EkipaSN, which writes that Albert Riera, after his departure from Bordeaux, will return to the princely city today and will lead the team tomorrow in the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers against Slovan.
Albert Riera thus returns to the “scene of the crime,” once again taking the helm of the club he led before moving to France. The start of his adventure in Celje was very encouraging, so many were disappointed when the Spaniard accepted the offer from Bordeaux. Then, former Liverpool player Damir Krznar replaced him at Celje, leading the Štajers to their second national championship title in history. In the new season, Damir Krznar and his team progressed to the second round of the Champions League qualifiers, where, despite many chances, they did not manage to defeat Slovan in the first match (1:1).
We will never know if things would have been different had they won. In any case, Celje has done something that is truly hard to approve of. But at the end of the day, it’s as it always is: money talks… The foreigners at the helm of the club have made it clear what their human values are. Firing a championship-winning coach in the middle of a battle for the Champions League… Let those who can, understand it.
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