The fact that the 0: 6 bankruptcy against Borussia Dortmund was too high is currently of little help to Borussia Mönchengladbach. It was too clear against BVB that the Fohlen-Elf in its current form is miles away from its own claim to qualify for international business. At the moment there is a risk of relegation. New sports director Roland Virkus knows that too. When it comes to other questions, however, Max Eberl’s successor is deliberately groping in the dark.
“Honestly, I don’t know!” Is the surprising answer of the 55-year-old, from “image” was faced with the question of whether his contract would also last if he was relegated to the second Bundesliga.
“As a guy, I’m straight, open and honest. I can’t negotiate about myself with the club I’ve been working for for over 30 years and of which I was a fan as a child,” Virkus explains why he doesn’t provide any information can.
Born in Mönchengladbach, he was appointed the new sporting director of the Lower Rhine team in mid-February. The long-time Gladbach thinker and leader Eberl had previously resigned for personal reasons. Virkus himself worked as a youth coordinator for Borussia for almost 15 years and as a youth coach for almost two decades.
Gladbach is looking for these types of players
The fact that the club is an affair of the heart for him underlines the fact that Virkus does not even know exactly what his promotion will bring him financially. “I don’t know the amounts and I don’t know whether there will be bonuses staggered according to performance. Our chief financial officer, Stephan Schippers, will have arranged it in the way he thinks is appropriate and right,” the “Bild” quoted the new strong man in Gladbach.
In any case, his own working paper should not be in the foreground in the coming weeks and months. “There are a lot of talks to be had with the players whose contracts are due to expire this year and next,” said Virkus.
And further: “Before that, we will consult with squad planner Steffen Korell as a team about who should form our framework for the future. I will now observe closely, then analyze – and then act.”
The first results of the analysis are already available: A loud player of the Martin Stranzl type as well as players who fix the speed deficits of VfL and an executor are to come.