The processing of the World Cup disaster is progressing. In the meantime, the DFB has set up an expert council to support Hansi Flick and the development of the national team with its specialist knowledge.
This is reported by the Bild newspaper. Accordingly, Matthias Sammer, Rudi Völler, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Oliver Kahn and Oliver Mintzlaff, in cooperation with the DFB management duo Bernd Neuendorf and Hans-Joachim Watzke, should ensure that German football gets back on the road to success. The image emphasizes that the unofficial body should not control national coach Hansi Flick, but rather support and constructively accompany him.
The tabloid leaves open who exactly decided on the cast of the “SOKO Heim-EM 2024”, whether the initiative came from DFB President Neuendorf or from the busy Vice Watzke.
What is certain is that all five experts consulted have rendered great services to German football. Matthias Sammer is considered an opinionated expert who won the treble with FC Bayern in 2013, became champion with Borussia Dortmund (2002) and won the European Championship in 1996 during his playing career.
With Rudi Völler and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, two former club officials are part of the new team of experts, who at Bayer Leverkusen and FC Bayern have also gained a great reputation beyond their own clubs and are well networked both nationally and internationally.
The two youngest members, Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn and Oliver Mintzlaff, a strong man at RB Leipzig for many years and part of the management of Red Bull after the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, bring the perspective of day-to-day business in the Bundesliga. The former world goalkeeper Kahn certainly does not lack the necessary sporting expertise.
The first major decision that the new body has to make concerns Oliver Bierhoff’s successor. Shortly after the end of the World Cup, the association agreed to terminate the contract with the long-standing decision-maker, who has held various positions for the DFB over the past 18 years. Most recently, Bierhoff was Managing Director of the national teams and academy.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as DFB plans Expert advice: 5 top names should help.
