FC Bayern Munich Munich’s club patriarch
Matthäus’ urgent advice to Uli Hoeneß
Status: 21.05.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
The search for a coach at FC Bayern Munich never ends. For Lothar Matthäus, this is also because the responsibilities in the club in Munich are not clearly defined and too many people have a say. For example, the honorary president.
Lothar Matthäus sees a problem in the continued great influence of honorary president Uli Hoeneß on current events at FC Bayern Munich. “Max Eberl has a good network, has been there long enough, and we should let him do his thing now, but it is probably the case that there are still people at Bayern who no longer have an official function who have a say. I am talking first and foremost about Uli Hoeneß,” wrote Matthäus in his Sky column.
Hoeneß deserves the greatest respect for his achievements. “Nevertheless: you have to let go sometimes. He let go four years ago and installed Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic. “That was his idea at the time, which he pushed through because of his position, even though it was viewed critically by others,” said Matthäus. “Looking back, it wasn’t necessarily the best solution for FC Bayern, and maybe they’re getting involved now because they want to correct the mistake from back then.”
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FC Bayern, who only finished third in the Bundesliga this season and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League, are still looking for a coach for the new season. Leverkusen’s master coach Xabi Alonso, national coach Julian Nageslmann and Austria’s national coach Ralf Rangnick canceled the Munich team. Nothing came of Thomas Tuchel’s continued employment either.
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Matthäus said that the focus must now be on the future. “And at some point other people must be allowed to make decisions, because these disagreements in the club are not helping anyone. Coaches are cancelling in droves, the fans are getting impatient, and Max Eberl is not to be envied.” For the 63-year-old, the search for a coach at the Munich club is “increasingly bizarre.”
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Matthäus called on sports director Eberl to communicate aggressively within the club. “He has to make it clear to everyone that he is responsible for the sporting area and that Bayern will be without a coach next season if every one of his ideas is prevented because someone is against it,” said the Sky expert. Bayer Leverkusen is currently “one step ahead” for the new Bundesliga season.
