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Hoffenheim’s shock loss against Greuther Furth in the DFB-Pokal quarterfinals has come at a price - manager Holger Stanislawski’s job.

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Holger Stanislawski has lost his job as manager of TSG Hoffenheim after a series of disappointing team performances. Stanislawski, 42, was brought in during the summer, but Hoffenheim’s poor results in the league - they’re in eight place with more losses than draws or wins, well out of Europa League contention - combined with a shocking home loss in the DFB Pokal quarterfinals against 2.Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Furth on Wednesday has meant that less than a year later he’s been sent packing:

We appreciate Holger Stanislawski as a person and as a professional coach, but after long and constructive discussions with him we decided to end our working relationship. The latest sporting developments were decisive.

Word from Germany is that ex-Beyarn Munich and Liverpool defender Markus Babbel will be taking the reins at Hoffenheim. Babbel was sacked as manager of Hertha Berlin two months ago, so it's not as though he's doing much better this season, but the team's in a rut and this sort of thing will (hopefully) snap them out of it.

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