Munich (AP) – Bayern honorary president Uli Hoeneß sees Julian Nagelsmann as the perfect coach for the current situation of the German soccer champions.
«He is the coach who is exactly the right person for the moment. We have to build something, we need an alternative concept to these hundreds of millions that sheik clubs and oligarchs can spend, ”said the 69-year-old on RTL / ntv. “We have to find a new way and we need a man like him who still has goals, who has not yet achieved much, who creates a spirit of optimism and who can work with young people above all else.”
Nagelsmann (34) took over Bayern from Hansi Flick this summer. After a difficult preparation without a test match win and a draw at the Bundesliga opener at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern won the Supercup during the week. Hoeneß considers the criticism after the test match results to be exaggerated.
“This is a terrible development in our society that only the result counts and nobody looks behind what is actually there,” said the long-time club president. The 69-year-old sees the victory in the Supercup game at Borussia Dortmund as a clear sign: “The change of power in German football that you’ve been dreaming of for ten years, and so on. I think they’ll have to wait a long time. “