From BZ/dpa
It probably didn’t matter at all that Fredi Bobic was not averse to a DFB commitment during Hertha’s tenure. Club President Bernstein indicated this in an interview.
The speculation about a possible DFB commitment from Fredi Bobic were probably not entirely insignificant when the former professional left Hertha.
Fredi Bobic had to vacate his place after the derby bankruptcy against Union Photo: Andreas Gora – dpa
After the personal details came up in connection with the successor to Oliver Bierhoff after his separation from the German Football Association, “we heard various signals that Fredi was fundamentally open to this topic,” said Hertha’s club president Kay Bernstein in an interview published on Thursday at the Hertha homepage has been published.
Benjamin Weber, new sports director at Hertha BSC, can’t do anything at the moment Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Andrew Gora
Bernstein did not say exactly what influence the events had on Bobic’s Hertha exit after just over a year and a half. “After the unsuccessful start to the new year and also taking into account the economic realities already mentioned and the contractual situation, we then came to the decision to make this change at this point in time as well,” he explained instead.
The cooperation with Bobic ended on January 28, Benjamin Weber took over parts of the tasks as sports director. At the press conference the day after the dismissal, Bernstein said it didn’t matter that Bobic’s name had been traded with the DFB.
In the club interview, the 42-year-old explained that when Bobic arrived, Hertha BSC had presented an ambitious growth plan for the “Goldelse” project. “On closer inspection, however, there was already a lack of a healthy basis for implementation in the summer of 2021 – in terms of culture, organization and financial realities,” emphasized Bernstein.
trust gone
“The bottom line is that the committees have the impression that, especially with regard to the transfer balance sheet and sporting development overall, confidence in successful work in this personnel constellation has dwindled.” Then came the matter with the DFB at Bobic.