Man United Co-Owner Ineos' Swiss Club Lausanne Fires Coach
The club said results were the deciding factor after Lausanne won just 1 of 12 league matches.
- On Tuesday, Lausanne-Sport fired coach Luka Elsner after five months in the job, citing poor results. The Swiss club, owned by British chemicals giant Ineos, sits last in the 12-team league.
- The decision followed Sunday's collapse against Thun, where the team led 4-1 entering the 70th minute but eventually lost 5-4. This defeat exposed deeper problems in Elsner's debut season.
- Results are "the determining factor," Lausanne said in a statement, adding the best decision was to end its partnership with the Slovenian coach. Elsner managed only one win in 12 league games.
- Ineos, led by Jim Ratcliffe, also owns the French club Nice and holds a minority stake in Manchester United. Ratcliffe currently controls soccer operations at United, where coach Michael Carrick faces similar pressure.
- Attention now shifts to United, currently in 17th place in the Premier League, where coach Michael Carrick is widely expected to be fired this month. The Ratcliffe-led portfolio faces mounting scrutiny.
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Man United co-owner Ineos' Swiss club Lausanne fires coach
After only one win in twelve championship games, the Vaud club shares the separation.
Luka Elsner is no longer the coach of Lausanne-Sport, announced the Super League club in a press release this Tuesday.
Luka Elsner found a new home at Lausanne-Sport last summer, but his Swiss adventure turned into a nightmare. After an improbable defeat against Thun, the club has parted ways with the former Standard manager.
This summer, Lucas Elsner had recased in Switzerland, on the side of Lausanne-Sport. He lived there a real ordeal, before the cutlet fell this afternoon.
Lausanne-Sport and Luka Elsner are over. Arriving on the Vaud bench in June, the Slovene pays the start of the catastrophic season of the club, red lantern after 12 matches with 6 points.
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