Dino Toppmoller leaves Lens after just six matches in charge

[p]"In a spirit of mutual respect, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]‌Racing Club de Lens[/a] and Dino ‌Toppmoller announce, by mutual agreement, the end ‌of their collaboration," Lens said in a ‌statement.[/p][p]The club said it had held extensive discussions with Toppmoller about the squad and the ‌organisation of his coaching staff ⁠before informing ‌him that it wanted to restructure the set-up.[/p][p]"[b]As ​Dino Toppmoeller could not agree to these structural changes, the Club, acting ​responsibly, has decided to bring his role to an end, as well as ⁠that of his ​two assistants[/b]," the French side added.[/p][embed guid="9dd5f527-3d55-45d3-8025-35eed253e6ca" url="https://x.com/RCLens/status/2099894880151523661" social-type="twitter" /][p]Toppmoller, 45, was appointed in June, following the departure of Pierre Sage, who joined Premier League ‌side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] after guiding Lens to a historic French Cup win and a second-place finish in Ligue 1.[/p][p]The German manager, who was under contract until 2028, started his stint with a stunning 1-0 win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] last month to win the Trophee des Champions.[/p][p]In Ligue ‌1, Lens won only one of their ​first four matches, while they opened ‌their Champions League campaign with a dramatic 3-2 victory at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slavia-prague/viXGgnyB/"]Slavia Prague[/a].[/p][p]They sit 10th in the Ligue 1 table before visiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a] on Friday with ⁠Yannick Cahuzac, who ⁠was Toppmoller's assistant, ‌in the dugout.[/p]