As Dortmund’s veteran back at his heart club, Sven Mislintat’s new commitment to BVB was considered a dream marriage last year. But after only a few months, the end was over in February. After internal quarrels, Mislintat was released as a technical director at Borussia Dortmund. After over half a year, the 52-year-old himself spoke publicly about his release for the first time.
In conversation with the “kicker”, Sven Mislintat admitted that there had been a shortage of competence, especially with BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl: “The collaboration did not work as we would have wanted. You simply have to recognize it – and you have to draw the right conclusions in the future not to get into a similar situation as a club or personally,” said Mislintat.
However, the long -standing sports official resisted the allegations of exceeding his powers as a technical director at Borussia Dortmund: “I always followed my employment contract – and ricken the requirements of my superiors and Aki Watzke.”
The Kamener also defended himself against the claims of leaving the earth burned everywhere at his last club stations, after a separation had also occurred at the Dutch record champion Ajax Amsterdam.
“I contradict this. But it is definitely that I am very keen to discuss and expressively.
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The long -time player and discoverer made it clear to the “kicker” that Borussia Dortmund stayed for him even after the unsuccessful intermezzo last season: “I was born in Dortmund, the BVB was and remains my club. I owe a lot to BVB – especially because Michael Zorc and Jürgen Klopp have given me such a trust.”
According to Mislintat, it would have needed two measures to be able to clear the differences between him and sports director Sebastian Kehl: “On the one hand, in the course of the restructuring Sebastian Kehl, the same long -term contractual clarity as Lars and to give me. joint press conference, where you could have answered all the questions about the new structure.