The derby defeat accelerates the changes in the Partizan bench. The capital club terminates the cooperation with the Romanian coach and temporarily entrusts the leadership of the team to Alfred Deliallis, while contacts continue to find a new coach. Partizan has decided to change the technical direction of the team, formalizing the departure of Florin Bratu after the disappointing results recorded at the beginning of this season. The derby defeat has served as the moment that accelerated the decision-making of the club's leaders, who have chosen to end the cooperation with the Romanian coach.
The decision was made after a meeting held today at the club's premises, where Bratu was informed of the termination of his employment relationship, along with members of his technical staff. The move comes at a time when the team's results have not met expectations and the objectives set at the start of the season: after the first 6 matches of the championship, the Reds have only one win and one draw, with 13 goals conceded.
Results and pressure after the derby, at the center of the decision
The defeat against the capital's rivals has aggravated the situation surrounding the red team, turning Bratu's future on the bench into an immediate issue for the leaders. In a club with ambitious objectives and high expectations, the first results of the season have special weight in the evaluation of the coach's work.
However, the departure is not just related to a single match. In the official announcement, Partizan argues the decision with the team's disappointing performance in this phase of the championship, emphasizing that the results have significantly affected the fulfillment of sporting objectives.
For the club, the change in the bench represents an intervention in an attempt to change the situation and create the conditions for a team response in the rest of the season. The next challenge for the leaders will be to find a coach who can take responsibility for returning the team to the path of positive results.
Alfred Deliallisi takes over as interim leader
After Bratu's departure, the direction of the next training session will be entrusted to Alfred Deliallis, who currently leads Partizan B. He will temporarily take responsibility for the first team, pending a final decision on the name that will sit on the red bench. At Partizan, it seems as if the scenario of last season is being repeated, when after the departure of Mladen Milinkovic, the first team was taken by Oltion Kërnaja, who led Partizan B. And now, with the departure of technician Bratu, the coach of the capital's B team Deliallis takes over, for the time being temporarily.
This is a temporary solution to ensure the continuity of preparations and to avoid a gap in technical leadership at a delicate moment. In the meantime, Partizan's management is considering other alternatives and is conducting negotiations with several candidates for the successor to the Romanian Bratu. The name of the new coach still remains unofficial. For this reason, the following period is expected to be decisive in determining the direction the team will take and how the club intends to cope with the rest of the season.
Partizan's official announcement
Through a statement, the club confirmed the end of cooperation with the Romanian coach and his staff, linking the decision directly to the results recorded in the first weeks of the season.
"FK Partizani announces the end of cooperation with coach Florin Bratu and members of his technical staff. This decision comes as a result of the disappointing results recorded at the beginning of this season, which have significantly affected the club's sporting objectives," the club's announcement states.
Further, Partizan announced that the next training session will be led by Alfred Deliallisi, the current coach of the B team, while at the end of the press release, it wished Bratu and his collaborators continued success in their sports careers.
A closed chapter, now it's time for a reaction
Florin Bratu's departure opens another phase for Partizan, which must now focus not only on the appointment of a new coach, but also on the sporting reaction after the results that led to this decision. The change on the bench could bring a new impulse to the team, but its impact will depend on the choice of the Romanian's successor, the time it will take to adapt his ideas and the team's ability to return to positive results.
For the time being, Alfred Deliallisi will hold the responsibility of the interim management, while the attention remains on the negotiations for the new coach. After the loss in the derby and the termination of the cooperation with the Romanian technician, Partizani enters a period where the future results and the decisions of the leaders will be decisive for the progress of the season.
