Football giants

Chapter 749

"Thomas' wonderful report just now made us clearly see the team's financial and operational problems."

After trailing Thomas Lake, Dietmar Beiersdorf also stood up.

After the new club chief executive stoked the first fire and subdued the scene, he should have lit the second fire too.

If it is said that Thomas Lake is responsible for leading the overall situation and mainly faces pressure from the board of directors, especially Kerkhove and others, then Beiersdorf is facing football director Oliver Kruse.

One is the football director, the other is the technical director, who calls the shots?

Now is the time for arm wrestling!

"I want to say that the reason for this situation is mainly the team's business strategy and transfer operation!"

"Why do you say that?"

"As we all know, in the past few seasons, we tended to introduce more famous players without considering long-term interests, such as van der Vaart!"

As soon as he heard Beiersdorf's words, Kruse's expression became a little uneasy.

If Van der Vaart's first visit to Hamburg was Beiersdorf's wonderful masterpiece, which was introduced for 500 million euros and sold for 500 million euros, and if the Dutchman performed well in Hamburg, then Kruse's second entry is Kruse's responsibility.

"When we signed him, he was already 29 years old, and his state has declined a lot, but we spent 1000 million pounds for him, and at the same time paid him an annual salary of 350 million euros. This salary even surpassed Lewandowski and Royce, but what did we get in exchange?"

Kruse couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately said: "Dietmar, maybe you don't understand, but Van der Vaart performed well in Hamburg."

"Yes, I know!" Beiersdorf nodded, "But his performance this season is declining, and we have invested nearly 2000 million euros in him in the past two seasons, and the contract expires next summer. What can we get?"

This is indeed a very annoying contradiction.

Given Van der Vaart's current situation, it wouldn't be worth much to sell.

Players in their early thirties are not wanted by the first-tier teams, and the mid- and lower-tier teams feel that the salary is too high and it is difficult to sell.

With Beiersdorf's vision and ability, it is difficult for others to refute what he said.

Now for Hamburg, very embarrassing.

Either do everything possible to send Van der Vaart away this summer, but how much transfer fee can be recovered is left to fate.

If not, don't count on a penny next summer!

Even in the next season, the club will have to spend another 400 million euros on him, salary plus bonus!
Therefore, such a transaction is a loss no matter how you look at it.

"There are many such transactions, such as Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ze Roberto and Rost, I don't think it is necessary to mention them one by one, but what I want to say is that this is not a long-term solution."

Kruse had no choice but to sneer, "Then do you have any good suggestions?"

Beiersdorf didn't take it seriously, and replied: "I believe that in the past few seasons, you must have thought about many possibilities and tried to make changes in the past, but why did you fail?"

"Why?" Kerkhoff still trusted Beiersdorf's vision.

Beiersdorf didn't look at him more, because the reason why he chose to leave Hamburg was thanks to Beikerhoff.

Besides, he now knows better than anyone else that he belongs to Young Master Huan, so this position must be firm!

Therefore, he nodded towards Yang Huan, "I think a very important reason is that the turmoil in the management has directly affected the operation of the team. The board of directors has interfered too much in the locker room. The coach cannot play a normal role in the club and has no prestige!"

In fact, it is not surprising to say so.

Hamburg's signings value fame, and the introduced stars are naturally the most valued by the management, after all, it is related to the team's income.

But in this way, wouldn't it be almost the same as Real Madrid and Inter Milan?
As for the head coach, Hamburg has always invited at least Bundesliga-level coaches, such as Van Marwijk, or the current coach Slomka, who is well-known in the Bundesliga and Europe.

But why can't you control it?

To put it bluntly, in the early years, players like Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ze Roberto, and now van der Vaart were directly linked to the management. Which coach can handle it?

The coach has no prestige and cannot control the locker room. Who will listen to him?
How can such a team be integrated into a whole?
Coupled with the turmoil in the management over the past few years, the team's financial constraints, and even the salaries of some players in arrears, it's no wonder that such a team is not clinging to each other!

As the chairman of the board of directors, Kerkhoff also understood in his heart that Beiersdorf's words hit the nail on the head.

In terms of transfer operations and team management, Hamburg has indeed been a mess in the past few years. He thought about catching him, but he couldn't.

This made him very helpless.

"Ditmar, what do you think?" Kerkhov asked with a sigh.

These words immediately made Kruse's face change greatly, because he knew exactly what it meant.

If Beiersdorf succeeds in persuading Kerkhoff, then his football director may exist in name only.

But Beiersdorf is not stupid, and he is well aware of the opportunities he faces now.

"I think it should be grasped with two hands at the same time, and it must be hard!"

After a pause, Beiersdorf continued: "First of all, the head coach. What I have to say is that the team's current ranking is completely inconsistent with the team's strength. If we look at the real strength, we should at least rank in the middle."

"So, my suggestion is to find a capable head coach and give him authority to build a team with him as the core, because in modern football tactics, the importance of the head coach has surpassed that of the stars!"

Kerkhoff was clearly convinced.

At least Beiersdorf has proven his vision and ability when he was in Hamburg in the early years.

Kruse was a little flustered. He was able to come to Hamburg because of Kerkhove's strong support. However, in the past two years, Hamburg's performance has been deteriorating, and the board of directors has less and less trust in him.

Now, the appearance of Beiersdorf has put even more pressure on him.

What this person is most afraid of is comparison, especially with those who have proven themselves!

"Ditmar, what you said is very simple, but it is not easy to do. Who else is willing to coach Hamburg now? Do you want to continue to trust Slomka?"

As soon as Kruse said this, even Kerkhoff, who supported him, looked uneasy.

Because it's too cynical, and it's too gloating, isn't it?
Why are the current famous coaches unwilling to come to Hamburg?
Half a year ago, Van Marwijk had poor grades. When Hamburg wanted to fire him, they only came into contact with famous coaches like Magath.

But the result?

Could it be because of the infighting among the directors, some supported Magath and some supported Slomka, which finally made the club jump up and down, and even made troubles in newspapers and TV stations.

As a result, the directors who supported Slomka won!
But when Hamburg announced that Slomka would take over as coach, five of the eleven board members directly announced their resignation.

Kerkhove's so-called reduction in the size of the board, from eleven to six, is a nice way of saying it.

The real reason is that those five people resigned!

Just because of this, the fans almost protested!

It directly made the entire Bundesliga know that the management of Hamburg is a bunch of jerks?
But now, Kreuzer is using this incident to ridicule Beiersdorf, isn't it shameless?

But who is Beiersdorf?

Having been in German football for many years, what storms have you not seen?

As soon as he heard Cruze's words, he immediately laughed.

But before answering, he did not forget to take a look at Yang Huan and ask Master Huan for his opinion.

He had mentioned this matter to Yang Huan before, so at this time, Yang Huan was of course giving support.

"I really have a suitable candidate here. I have received news that he will leave after the end of this season. If everyone thinks there is no objection, I am sure to invite him to Hamburg."

"Who?" Kruse suddenly laughed, "Are you talking about Klopp? Haha, don't be funny, okay? Klopp will come to coach Hamburg?"

Yang Huan shook his head when he saw this guy's appearance.

What is there to say?

Oh, by the way, if you don't die, you won't die!

This guy is now obsessed with power, and he only wants to fight Beiersdorf, but he has no idea how disgusting and disgusting the words he said are.

Not to mention Yang Huan, I'm afraid even Kerkhov, who is on the same side as him, is dissatisfied.

At least, people still love the Hamburg team a little bit, right?

Sure enough, Kerhoff snorted coldly after hearing Kruse's words, "Ditmar, who are you talking about?"

Judging from his tone, it is obvious that it is unrealistic to invite Klopp to coach.

The head coach of the Hornets is now a well-known European coach. If he wants to go, he must go to a first-tier giant. No matter how bad he is, he must be a strong team. How could he come to Hamburg for this muddy water?

"I'm talking about the manager of Mainz, Thomas Tuchel!"

"It's him!" Kerkhoff suddenly realized.

To say that Tuchel is not very old, 40 years old, but he is already a well-known first-line coach in Germany. During his coaching of Mainz, his strength has been recognized and affirmed.

Tuchel not only has excellent results in leading the team, but also has a very pleasing style of play in the pass and control style. He is indeed a rare talent.

"Tuchel has completely broken with Mainz, but the two parties still have a one-year contract. Tuchel wants to leave the team immediately, but Mainz's attitude is also very firm. Even if Tuchel is allowed to leave the team, he must take a rest for one year. He can only coach after the contract expires. However, I believe that this is not a problem!"

Yang Huan also agrees with this.

It's really going to be a deadlock, and it's not good for Mainz.

Therefore, the best solution is to redeem yourself.

If Hamburg is really sincere, pay a termination fee acceptable to both parties, and the contract will be terminated early.

As far as Tuchel is concerned, his ability is indeed good, and his style is also in line with Yang Huan's taste.

In addition, Beiersdorf was in contact with him, so he was sure to invite him. Therefore, as soon as Beiersdorf finished speaking, Yang Huan immediately expressed his support.

"I also think Tuchel is very suitable. His ability has been proven, so there is no need to doubt it. I think that as long as you give him trust and resources, he will achieve results. Moreover, he also proved his ability to turn the tide at critical moments in Mainz!"

As far as Mainz was concerned, the situation was quite bad.

The management was better, but the coaching staff and players were already seriously alienated. Even the coaching staff had internal strife. In the end, the management quickly cut the mess. Before the start of the season, the Norwegian coach Jon Anderson, who led the team to upgrade, was fired, and the then youth team coach Tuchel stepped into battle.

But it was under such circumstances that Tuchel led the newly promoted Mainz to ninth in the league and became a young coach who was in the limelight.

Even, to some extent, Tuchel is more famous than Slomka and Van Marwijk!

(End of this chapter)