Legendary Bayern Munich player Lothar Matthäus offered his thoughts on the most recent round of remarks made in public by Uli Hoeneß, the club’s honorary president. Matthäus provided a nuanced answer in his typically direct manner about the most recent actions of the longstanding Bayern leader.
FC Bayern has been influenced by Uli for nearly 50 years. He’s free to express his opinions, but why constantly in public? Matthäus reflected (via @MiaSanMia on Sky Sport). “Hey, let me work! If I were in a position of responsibility,” Come to me, Uli, and let me know what I can do. I’ll come to you if I need assistance.
In his most recent remarks, Hoeneß discussed the football industry’s standard operating truth—that player sales are required before any more moves can be done. But Matthäus thinks it’s best to keep these kinds of pronouncements inside the club. “While it is both reasonable and common for him to say that players must be sold before any other transfers can be made, he does not have
Matthäus continued, considering the circumstances behind Hoeneß’s remarks: “Uli let Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić do their thing. He wants nothing to go wrong in the future. It’s becoming clear what worries and fears Hoeneß has. In addition to hiring Kahn and Salihamidžić, he terminated Thomas Tuchel and Julian Nagelsmann. However, in contrast to earlier times, these choices haven’t been successful lately. Hoeneß is under a lot of strain because of this.
Although there is no denying Hoeneß’s legacy at Bayern, it is hard not to believe that Matthäus’s remarks resonate with and represent a growing belief among the supporters that his ongoing public presence may cause more harm than good. Uli is no longer in charge, even though he manages the club. We
Matthäus’s request for internal discussions rather than statements from the club might be interpreted as both a request and a criticism given the tremendous expectation on the team to produce football success. Maybe the wisest course of action in the volatile world of football management is to let the new guard play while the old guard watches from the stands.
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