Fortuna Düsseldorf faces the longest and most contentious annual general meeting in club history on Sunday, Express reported.
Two prominent figures from the club’s environment, Ulli Münsterberg and Sascha Dücker, detailed their expectations ahead of the vote in an interview with Express.
“Es ist klasse, wenn sich grade in den schlechteren Fortuna-Zeiten eine Reihe von Menschen auf den Weg machen, um Verantwortung für die Fortuna zu übernehmen,” Münsterberg told Express regarding the candidates stepping forward.
Discussions have intensified following explicit recommendations from ultra groups regarding three specific candidates running as a team: Dr. Steffen Greubel, Marius Berlemann, and Michael Busch. Münsterberg criticized the formation of blocs and expressed frustration over statements in ultra publications regarding a committee of inquiry, noting that individuals involved in creating the club’s current statute were being mischaracterized.
Dücker expressed surprise at the vehemence of the recommendations and criticized business figures aligning themselves too visibly with the fan base, calling it plat and obsequious (“Dass sich vermeintlich gestandene Wirtschaftsbosse mit Klebe-Badget in der Kurve zeigen, finde ich platt und anbiedernd,” Dücker told Express).
Both interviewees addressed the club’s broader struggles following the lost promotion playoff against VfL Bochum. Münsterberg argued that the decline was not a sudden accident but a buildup of mistakes across multiple departments, adding that genuine recovery requires a complete clear-out at the executive level.
Dücker pointed to marketing concepts that missed the mark and created unnecessary distance between the club’s traditional identity and its corporate path. Several candidates withdrew from the race during a recent presentation on Monday evening, which Münsterberg attributed to the harsh realities of the club’s environment, quoting Klaus Allofs that football is a shark tank.
For their upcoming game against FC Ingolstadt 04, both commentators stressed the importance of protecting the coaching duo of Jens Langeneke and Adam Bodzek. Münsterberg stated that the coaches must be given ample time and must never serve as scapegoats for institutional mistakes made long before their tenure.
“Nach Ingolstadt geht’s jetzt schon um den sicheren Ligaverbleib,” Dücker told Express, emphasizing that the current squad must focus entirely on stabilizing their position in the league.
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