A little over a year after leaving FC Bayern as CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was honored as an honorary member of the DFL at the General Assembly of the German Football League. Around the event on Wednesday evening, the longtime Bayern boss also commented on the current events surrounding the Munich team.
Above all, FC Bayern’s newly formed attacking series was explicitly praised by the 66-year-old: “I would describe the offensive as the fastest offensive in the whole of Europe. It plays very variably and you can do that […] just give the whole club a big compliment,” said Rummenigge in a “sky“Interview the first impressions after the Bundesliga wins against Eintracht Frankfurt (6:1) and VfL Wolfsburg (2:0).
Rummenigge is hoping for good team spirit at Bayern
Despite his words of praise for the quality within the squad, the ex-Bayern boss does not believe that Munich will win the Champions League title for the first time after 2020: “I think it’s too early. If you then would go, then Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain or Chelsea, who have been incredibly active on the transfer market in recent years, would actually have to win every year. I think everything has to fit.”
Last year, the German record champions in the premier class failed surprisingly at the Spanish representative FC Villarreal. This year the journey in Europe should definitely continue.
“It is important, and that was always a cornerstone and also the basis, that it works in the dressing room, that the players are green, that the players are harmoniously loyal, friendly. A team spirit cannot be replaced by the quality of an individual.” , Rummenigge emphasized from many years of experience what will be the most important thing at FC Bayern this season.
Under his responsibility as CEO, the Munich team was able to win the Champions League in 2013 and 2020.