This term of office has left its mark on FC Bayern…
Louis van Gaal (72) was Munich coach from 2009 to 2011, won the double in 2010 – and apparently pushed his players to the limits!
Bayern’s then sports director Christian Nerlinger (50) looks back on this time and reveals to the “kicker” about the Dutchman: “His analyzes were respectful and not offensive, but so hard that one or two players even cried.”
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And continues: “Deficiencies were pointed out mercilessly, every bad pass was discussed.” This is how van Gaal intimidated the players.
So much so that they no longer wanted to take any risks on the pitch. Nerlinger: “Because the players were afraid that the bad passes would be dissected the next day.”
Van Gaal’s style was “rough” but “very clear”. “He exerted a brutal amount of pressure just with his insane presence,” explains Nerlinger.
However, he “always had the highest regard” for the club management around Uli Hoeneß (71) and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (68), even if there were definitely “points of friction” because van Gaal wanted to have sole sporting say.
Basically, the now 72-year-old laid “the foundation” for the record champions’ later successes.
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In addition, the Dutchman was tough, but was interested in his professionals: “The person behind the player was incredibly important to him. But he knew: I am strenuous for the players and cost them a lot of energy.”
Power that was apparently used up at some point…
After FC Bayern failed in the cup semi-finals against FC Schalke in the 2010/11 season and in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Inter Milan (2:3), a 1-1 draw against Nuremberg in April 2011 was the final straw – van Gaal had to go.
He then became a bond coach (2012 to 2014 and 2021 to 2022) and coach of Manchester United (2014 to 2016). Van Gaal has been an advisor at Ajax Amsterdam since October 2023.
2023-10-17 07:29:13
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