"Lessons will be learned": Flick remains national coach - first information about the Bierhoff successor

Created: 2022-12-08 04:52

By: Patrick Mayer, Korbinian Kothny

After the DFB crisis summit, one thing is certain: Hansi Flick will remain national coach and will be responsible for the German national team at the home European Championship in 2024.

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• DFB announces decision: Despite World Cup disaster – Hansi Flick remains national coach

• "Aki" Watzke and Bernd Neuendorf consult: DFB wants to take its time when looking for Bierhoff's successor

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Update from December 7th, 9:45 p.m .:

There are first reactions from the Bundesliga to the yes of the DFB to a national coach named Hansi Flick.

And that just from FC Bayern, with whom Flick celebrated great success between November 2019 and summer 2021.

"I think that's good.

He has already proven at Bayern Munich that he can coach a team successfully.

He's won a lot of titles with us.

I am convinced that he can also do it with the national team," said the club president in a statement from the German record champions: "We have the European Championships in front of us, so it's now time to join forces and join forces so that we can come to the front."

National coach: Hansi Flick from Baden, here at the World Cup in Qatar.

© IMAGO/Laci Perenyi

Update from December 7, 8:30 p.m .:

Hansi Flick does not have to go, and the national coach does not resign either.

That is the result of a two and a half hour DFB crisis meeting this Wednesday near Frankfurt.

However, many questions remain unanswered: As the ARD “Tagesschau” reports, neither the association nor Flick commented on whether hotly debated topics were discussed and cleared up in public.

For example, a Bayern block that is too large, wrong changes, too many personnel changes and the defense that is not well-rehearsed.

Above all, the question is open as to who should succeed the resigned DFB director (manager) Oliver Bierhoff and how the association intends to position itself in this position in the future.

Since the early end of the World Cup in Qatar, the discussion has flared up again as to whether the post of sports director should be created.

"Aki" Watzke and Bernd Neuendorf consult: DFB wants to take its time when looking for Bierhoff's successor

Update from December 7, 6:55 p.m .:

The German Football Association (DFB) wants to take its time when looking for a successor to Oliver Bierhoff.

DFB President Bernd Neuendorf explained this on Wednesday evening after a crisis summit with his deputy and DFL boss Hans-Joachim Watzke, who is also the managing director of Borussia Dortmund.

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It was "agreed to first discuss the future structure of this area of ​​responsibility within the DFB in order to then make a personnel decision," said President Bernd Neuendorf in a statement.

The association had previously announced that Hansi Flick would remain national coach - despite the disaster at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Hansi Flick looks after the DFB team at home EM 2024 - DFB President Bernd Neuendorf expresses confidence

Update from December 7, 6:35 p.m .:

Hansi Flick remains national coach.

The Badener should fulfill his contract, which runs until the summer of 2024.

The German Football Association (DFB) announced this Wednesday evening after a crisis summit near Frankfurt am Main.

The former FC Bayern coach will also look after the German national team at the 2024 European Championships in his own country (June 14 to July 14, 2024).

The wording of the statements by DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and national coach Hansi Flick:

Bernd Neuendorf:

“We are all convinced that the 2024 European Championship in our own country represents a great opportunity for football in Germany.

Our goal is to make this tournament a sporting success.

We have full confidence in Hansi Flick that he will master this challenge together with his team.

With regard to Oliver Bierhoff's successor, we have agreed that we will first discuss the future structure of this area of ​​responsibility within the DFB in order to then make a personnel decision."

Hansi Flick:

"My coaching team and I are optimistic about the European Championships in our own country.

We as a team can do a lot more than we showed in Qatar.

We missed a big opportunity there.

We will draw our lessons from this.

I have confidence in the joint path agreed today with Bernd Neuendorf and Aki Watzke.

We all want the whole of Germany to rally behind the national team again at the 2024 home European Championship.”

We as a team can do a lot more than we showed in Qatar.

We missed a big opportunity there.

We will draw our lessons from this.

National coach Hansi Flick

DFB announces decision: Despite World Cup disaster – Hansi Flick remains national coach

Update from December 7th, 6:25 p.m .:

Hansi Flick remains national soccer coach.

The 57-year-old should lead the German national team to the home European Championship 2024 despite the preliminary round at the World Cup in Qatar, as the German Football Association announced on Wednesday.

“My coaching staff and I are optimistic about the European Championships in our own country.

We as a team can achieve much more than we showed in Qatar," Flick said in a DFB statement after the intensive talks at the Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch in Neu-Isenburg.

After the round in the noble hostel, Neuendorf reported: "We have full confidence in Hansi Flick that he will master this challenge together with his team."

Failed with the DFB team in Qatar: national coach Hansi Flick.

© IMAGO/Markus Ulmer

Update from December 7th, 5.50 p.m .:

Huge excitement about FC Bayern block?

The Munich stars are said to split the national team.

This is reported by

.

In the DFB team there should be criticism of an alleged preference for Bayern players.

Especially by three players.

Hansi Flick drives away without comment: DFB crisis summit near Frankfurt is over - very quickly

Update from December 7th, 5.30 p.m .:

The crisis summit between DFB President Bernd Neuendorf, DFL boss Hans-Joachim Watzke and Hansi Flick has ended.

, the national coach left the Kiempinski Hotel Gravenburch in Neu-Isenburg (near Frankfurt), where the meeting was held,

shortly after 5 p.m.

A decision about his professional future has not (yet) been made - at least not publicly.

Flick left the premises without comment.

A hotel employee had driven the Badener's car into the underground car park so that the 57-year-old did not have to pass the waiting journalists.

The report lasted (only) two and a half hours.

Top meeting with Neuendorf and Watzke: National coach discusses with the DFB top

Update from December 7th,

3:28 p.m.: Incidentally, the crisis summit takes place in the Kempinski Hotel Gravenburch in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt.

The picture had first reported about it.

Watzke arrived at 1:57 p.m., Neuendorf followed at 2:06 p.m.

National coach Flick drove up last in the three-man round at 2:26 p.m.

Update from December 7th, 1:41 p.m .:

Sky now reports that Hansi Flick, Bernd Neuendorf and Hans-Joachim Watzke are sitting together and analyzing the end of the World Cup.

DFB: Will Watzke get more power?

Update from December 7th, 1.30 p.m .:

Neither Flick, Neuendorf nor Watzke have been sighted at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt.

The DFB is apparently doing everything in its power to ensure that no information is leaked to the outside world.

Meanwhile, it is becoming increasingly clear that one person in particular is in charge of the decision-making process: Hans-Joachim Watzke.

The DFB vice president should get more power after the World Cup.

When asked by SZ whether he could imagine Bierhoff’s successor, a football official replied: “Aki alone decides that”.

Aki is the nickname of Hans-Joachim Watzke.

DFB: Bobic cancels Bierhoff successor

Update from December 7, 12:19 p.m .:

According to the information from Sky, Bobic initially ruled out an engagement with the DFB.

"I have a job, I feel very comfortable at Hertha," said the 51-year-old on Wednesday at a media round in Berlin.

Bobic continues: "I wasn't keen on my name being mentioned.

That had a lot would have, have, have".

Seems like a potential Bierhoff successor is taking itself out of the discussion, but it also leaves a back door open.

DFB: Per Mertesacker and Thomas Hitzlsperger possible Bierhoff successors?

Update from December 7, 11:52 a.m .:

In addition to the flick question, the DFB must also clarify who should succeed Oliver Bierhoff.

According to

, one person should not be enough.

In the end, Bierhoff's subject area is said to have simply been too big.

, Matthias Sammer could

"take on an advisory role, but would by no means work on the front line".

With Per Mertesacker and Thomas Hitzlsperger, the pay station throws two more names into the room that should be discussed at the DFB.

However, there is still no contact between the parties.

Fredi Bobic should not be an issue because of his job at Hertha BSC.

Is Hansi Flick staying?

National coach should be allowed to stay on condition

Update from December 7, 11:43 a.m .:

According to a report by Sportbild, Hansi Flick can remain national coach, but only under one condition.

Flick should therefore admit partial responsibility for the preliminary round of the World Cup.

According to the report, the criticism of the DFB leadership is that the team is treated too softly.

It is also about the fact that the players' wives of the DFB stars were allowed to stay overnight in the DFB quarters twice during the World Cup.

Apparently that was an issue even in the team.

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Update from December 7, 10:22 a.m .:

The big question at the crisis summit is how does Hansi Flick deal with Oliver Bierhoff’s exit?

The ex-DFB managing director was considered a great confidante of the national coach.

As the picture reports, a special right of termination in the event of a Bierhoff departure was even an issue in the Flick negotiations last year.

However, this does not exist.

However, Flick should have an exit clause.

Munich/Frankfurt

– It's getting down to business.

After the catastrophic preliminary round of the German national team at the 2022 World Cup, there will be a crisis summit in Frankfurt on Wednesday.

DFB: Oliver Bierhoff resigns after World Cup debacle

DFB President Bernd Neuendorf announced immediately after the World Cup: "We have developed a timetable.

It stipulates that we will sit down together next week.” This meeting is taking place today.

A crisis summit was originally planned with Neuendorf, national coach Hansi Flick, DFB Vice Hans-Joachim Watzke and Oliver Bierhoff.

However, DFB managing director Bierhoff resigned late on Monday evening and is therefore unlikely to be there.

Will there be a big bang after Bierhoff's resignation, in which Flick will also throw in the towel?

Will Hansi Flick remain national coach?

© IMAGO/Frank Hoermann/SVEN SIMON

DFB: Who will be Bierhoff's successor?

The national coach had announced after the withdrawal of "his first contact": "My coaching team and I are finding it difficult at the moment to imagine how the gap created by Oliver's departure can be closed professionally and personally."

Bierhoff's successor will also be an issue at the crisis meeting.

The first names were already circulating in the media on Tuesday.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Matthias Sammer or Lothar Matthäus were mentioned among others.

What's next for the DFB?

We will keep you up to date in the news ticker with information from the DFB headquarters.

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