The times are changing. A few years ago, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, then Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bayern Munich was quick to criticize PSG at the slightest opportunity. It is now over. Retired for nine months, the former boss of the German club spoke about PSG in an interview with L’Équipe. He first defended and supported the Parisian president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi criticized after the elimination in the round of 16 of the Champions League (1-0, 1-3) by Real Madrid. “In no case Nasser must leave, he insists. Where was PSG before Nasser? A club that had to be looked for a long time before finding it on the European map. When Qatar took it over, Paris had serious economic problems. Since then, he has attracted the biggest stars on the planet and he is among the top six in the UEFA rankings.
The former executioner of the Blues in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup in Seville (Spain) pleads for a youthful error on the blood stroke of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi after the return match at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium where he had tried to enter the referees’ dressing room. “Nasser is a rational person, he controls himself, he assures. He is always polite, attentive, but football is a lot of emotions. The next time I see him, I will advise him not to go to the referees’ locker room. We must not forget that he is still a young club president. »
“PSG has an exceptional workforce but it has no patience”
The one who started in the Bayern organization chart in 1991 then gives some advice to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. “If I have any advice for him, it’s to be patient,” he says. PSG have an exceptional workforce but they have no patience. PSG must understand that it is simply impossible to win C1 overnight, regardless of the investments made. »
The 66-year-old former Mannschaft striker, two-time World Cup finalist in 1982 and 1986, is continuing. “You have to include the coach in strategic decisions while developing a game philosophy that matches the DNA of the club. The president, the sports director and the coach must be together in the project. Paris needs continuity at all levels and to achieve this, you need a technician who ensures balance. PSG has all the ingredients to become a club capable of marking its time. »