German club Cologne sack coach Solbakken

 　　BERLIN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Struggling Bundesliga side Cologne sacked Norwegian coach Stale Solbakken owing to the hammering 4-0 loss at Mainz this week, the club announced on Thursday.

　　The club introduced former coach Frank Schaefer for the final four matches to avoid relegation¹ into second league following the suspension of the 44-year-old coach Solbakken who joined the club in 2011.

　　"Frank Schaefer already showed in the last season that he is able to motivate the team to high performance. Moreover he is instructed to mobilize all resources to earn the necessary points to stay in first division," Cologne manager Claus Horstmann said in an official news release.

　　Relegation threatened Cologne stages the worst defense² of the Bundesliga with 63 conceded goals in 30 official matches therefore they occupy 16th position which is a relegation playoff spot.

　　Cologne encounters fourth placed Borussia Monchengladbach at the Rhenish derby at Borussia Park on Sunday.

1 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。