New RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose starts his career with his injured team from a difficult home trial, facing Borussia Dortmund, the team he sacked a few months ago, on Saturday in the sixth stage of the German Football League, while the Munich Bayern are looking to the title holder in return for victories after two draws in a row.

On Thursday, Leipzig appointed Marco as team coach in a deal that runs until 2024, the day after the sacking of Italian-German Domenico Tedesco due to poor results.

Rose was suspended from Borussia Dortmund last May, one season after taking charge, despite leading the team to second place, eight points behind defending champions Bayern Munich.

During his presentation, the coach, who was born in Leipzig and still lives in the city, said that he had ideas and a vision for how to change the season of the team, currently in eleventh place, after he was satisfied with one victory. out of five games, compared to two losses and two draws.

Rose vowed to “do things differently,” adding: “We have to build stability through activism. We want to be more consistent defensively by putting more pressure on the ball offensively.”

Rose emphasized that he is “very attached” to his hometown, acknowledging that “carrying such heavy responsibilities in your city is never easy and I know I will be judged by my performance.”

The 45-year-old is looking to make the most of the team’s historic scorer Timo Werner, who returned from Chelsea this summer after two disappointing seasons in England, and France’s Christopher Nkunku.

Tedesco, who led Leipzig to their first league title since winning the domestic cup last season, was sacked on Wednesday after a resounding 4-1 home loss to Ukrainian Shakhtar on Tuesday at the start of the Champions League group stage. , which came after a 4-0 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt last week.

Dortmund is second only on goal difference to leaders Freiburg, who offer an unexpected start to the season and are one point ahead of the third Bavarian giants.

– Bayern will return –

After a bright start to the season when he scored 15 goals in three wins, Bayern lost 1-1 in their last two matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Union Berlin.

And enter the German champions of the past ten years into your Saturday fixture against their away Stuttgart following an important victory outside its stronghold, Inter Milan 2-0 in the first Champions League group stage on Wednesday.

Freiburg rounds out Sunday’s stage at home against ninth Mönchengladbach in search of a fourth straight win as its only loss this season came at the hands of Dortmund.

Freiburg finished the last round at the top of the standings for only the second time in their history, knowing the first was after the first round of the 2000-2001 season.

Union Berlin is looking forward to fourth place (11 points) to maintain their unbeaten record when they beat Cologne on Sunday.