VfB Stuttgart’s soaring this season also surprised its former goalscorer and former sports director Fredi Bobic.
“Nobody saw the way they played themselves into a frenzy coming,” said the 52-year-old on “ran.de”. The Champions League is really feasible for the third-placed team, which only avoided relegation from the Bundesliga last year through relegation.
“Players who last year and the year before last, when there was relegation, turned backwards when they got the ball to play backwards, are now turning forwards and looking for a direct path towards the goal “, explained Bobic. “I’ve seen VfB live in the stadium a few times now and I’m just thrilled.”
Hoeness to FCB? “It would be too early for him”
The former attacker spoke out against a much-discussed move from coach Sebastian Hoeneß to FC Bayern Munich. “That would certainly be tempting, but I have a clear opinion and think that it would simply be too early for him,” said Bobic. At FC Bayern, Thomas Tuchel’s farewell is a done deal at the end of the season. The club’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß is Sebastian Hoeneß’s uncle. Father Dieter Hoeneß stormed for Munich for many years.
After the 3-2 win in Wolfsburg on Saturday, Sebastian Hoeneß emphasized that it was about concentrating on the here and now. “I have to set an example for that. It’s not difficult for me because I feel completely at home at VfB and working with the boys is really fun,” said the 41-year-old.