VfB sports director Sven Mislintat: "There are no discords" with club boss Alexander Wehrle
Created: 10/15/2022, 7:44 p.m
By: David Frey
VfB sports director Sven Mislintat (photo) does not want to know anything about a broken relationship with club boss Alexander Wehrle.
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Even after VfB Stuttgart's 4-1 liberation against VfL Bochum, the open question as a coach remains the top issue.
Sven Mislintat provides information on the status and comments on the allegations of "dissonance" with club boss Alexander Wehrle.
Stuttgart - After VfB Stuttgart's 4-1 win over VfL Bochum in the catacombs of the Mercedes-Benz Arena, VfB sporting director Sven Mislintat was even more in the mood to talk than he already was.
He was clearly relieved to have scored the first three points in the all-important Bundesliga basement duel after nine games without a win.
But after the questions about the course of the game and the tactical direction under interim coach Michael Wimmer, Mislintat unsurprisingly had to comment on the two top issues that are currently occupying the club on Mercedesstraße: who will succeed Pellegrino Matarazzo as head coach and what is his relationship like with Alexander Wehrle?
VfB Stuttgart: Sven Mislintat does not want to link his personal future to that of the new coach
As for the former, the "Diamond Eye" has been heavily critical of the wild speculation of the past few days.
"Of all the names I've read, there is only one who was really seriously on our list." Mislintat didn't want to reveal which one - only that this personal detail was no longer an issue.
However, the sports director of the Swabians made it clear: “We have two who are really up for it and with whom we can talk.
And only when all four of us are of the same opinion: That's the one.
Then we'll do it."
In addition, he also clarified that his personal future is not linked to that of the new head coach and vice versa: "It is completely unimportant who is sports director, when I extend and so on.
It's about: Who fits in with a philosophy like ours?
Who has worked with young academy players before?
Who has an impact right from the start?” When asked whether the new coach would be on the bench for the DFB Cup game against Arminia Bielefeld on Wednesday (October 19, 8:45 p.m.), Mislintat replied: “I know that Not."
Sven Mislintat: "There are no dissonances" with Alexander Wehrle
On the second focal point, according to which Mislintat's relationship with the CEO Alexander Wehrle was heavily strained, the sports director positioned himself clearly and sharply: "There are no dissonances." Mislintat emphasized the good cooperation in the four-person group of the sporting club management, which he, Alexander Wehrle, Sami Khedira and Markus Rüdt belong.
“We are four people who have all worked in football for a long time or played it very successfully.
Then it's part of it that we put our heads together in a meaningful way and there isn't the Sami camp, the Alex camp.
He calls him because that's his trainer and so on.
We discuss all the steps together.”
When
asked by BW24
how the cooperation with the recently joined Sami Khedira was going, Mislintat said: "Great." The sports director appreciates the ex-professional's opinion very much because he has a different perspective on the coaching topic than long-standing officials, which would be beneficial for the exchange of views.
"And in the end, the best suggestion wins, no matter who made it."