In retrospect, mistakes as a Bayern boss
FC Bayern’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß described it as a mistake in retrospect that Oliver Kahn was the boss of the Munich board. “In retrospect, you have to say it like that,” said Hoeneß in an interview with the “table football“. Kahn is a highly intelligent man and the exchange with the former national goalkeeper was fun. “The big disappointment is that I thought he could fill the office on his own because of his personality, but he surrounded himself with his advisors instead,” Hoeneß said.
After winning the eleventh championship in a row, the Munich team parted ways with CEO Kahn and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic on Saturday. “We would have acted like that with three titles, the decision had to be made that way,” emphasized Hoeneß. While Salihamidzic’s release was by mutual agreement, Kahn’s split was not amicable. Hoeneß described the conversation with the 53-year-old as “not a pleasant one” and thus supported the version of events already presented by President Herbert Hainer.
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In the conversation, Kahn verbally shot his successor Jan-Christian Dreesen. That’s why he was advised not to travel to Cologne to avoid further escalation, said Hoeneß and criticized Kahn’s advisors: They had caused a “catastrophically bad atmosphere” in the background. FC Bayern’s image has suffered, and the south curve and the powerful Ultra-Verein Schickeria have approached the club with the request that things can’t go on like this.
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Despite all the fuss, Hoeneß wants to part with Kahn on good terms: “I have great respect for the person, as a player he has achieved a lot. Even if he hasn’t lived up to expectations as CEO, my door is always open to Oliver.” After the first emotional tweets, Kahn also struck up a conciliatory tone and announced clarifying talks with the club’s top management. Joshua Kimmich, meanwhile, wishes for “more calm and consistency” for the coming season.
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