Bundesliga Bjelica dismissal
The angry appearance of the Union President is deeply insightful
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President Zingler speaks of “defeat for the club” after Bjelica’s separation
Union Berlin has parted ways with its coach for the second time this season. First by Urs Fischer and now by Nenad Bjelica. “We must be convinced that our goals are achievable,” said President Dirk Zingler. “We have lost this faith.”
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1. FC Union is dismissing its second coach this season, Nenad Bjelica. The day after, President Zingler appears in front of the media. He begins his lecture matter-of-factly and calmly. But that’s over quickly.
Union Berlin President Dirk Zingler began his lecture calmly and self-critically just one day after Nenad Bjelica was released. The second dismissal of the coach this Bundesliga season was of course “a defeat for the club” and “not a good sign,” admitted the 59-year-old with a dark expression. But the guilty speech was not to last long. Rather, the Köpenick veteran became more and more angry and launched a comprehensive media scolding based on the reports from the previous week.
Zingler actually wanted to talk about the reasons for the separation two game days before the end of the season. About the fact that the club management had lost faith in Bjelica. About the fact that the 52-year-old was no longer believed to be able to prevent the team from falling into the second division. And that we obviously have 100 percent confidence in interim coach Marco Grote and his team to keep the league.
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However, Zingler didn’t like the fact that the journalists present asked for details about the exemption process. The fact that the upcoming Bjelica exit had already been reported the previous week was even less so. “We are losing all measure. It really annoys me. We do not make any inventory decisions. We met them during the course of (yesterday) the day,” Zingler clarified – and became increasingly angry. “This speculation about people. They constantly speculate about people. “That really gets on my nerves,” he continued. “This excitement, this dramatization that is happening leads to us making life difficult for ourselves. Maybe we should allow some normality to set in.”
Zingler let it be known that Bjelica’s release on Monday didn’t go too smoothly. “We are known as a club for a very nice farewell culture. If the club doesn’t do that, there must be a reason for it. It won’t be our responsibility, we would like to do it. “It often takes two,” said the Brandenburg native, revealing a lot.
Zingler’s words were no longer valid after the Bochum game
Around 24 hours before the release, Zingler had dismissed the reports of an early separation as contemptible and had Bjelica’s back. But after the declaration of bankruptcy against Bochum, Union was 0:3 behind at the break and lost 3:4, his words were no longer valid. “In my 20 years in office, I have never made a declaration of loyalty to an employee because I cannot do that,” Zingler justified himself during his memorable appearance and spoke of a “declaration of support”, not a “declaration of loyalty”.
Zingler’s angry speech only highlighted the tense situation around the Alte Försterei. The Iron Men are 15th in the table. acutely threatened with relegation. The basement duel with Cologne takes place on Sunday. “The team has to train and work well. I have decisions to make,” said the football official.
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It’s not just the team, which is in serious danger of relegation, and their previous coaches that are lagging far behind their expectations this season. The people in charge around sports director Oliver Ruhnert and Zingler don’t give a good picture either. The Berlin crash raises doubts about purchasing policy. The club management had brought big names like Robin Gosens, Kevin Volland and Leonardo Bonucci to the capital for the first season in the Champions League. Only very few of them are permanent reinforcements so far. Bonucci has even left Union again. And with Bjelica, Zingler and Co. didn’t show any luck either.
