Matthias Sammer: "Pep Guardiola deserves a monument" - KICKE

In conversation, Sammer expressed in detail about ...

... the cooperation with Amazon: I am looking forward to this task. It fits well together with my life and my consultant at Borussia Dortmund. It's something special because it's the Champions League. Especially since I find it very interesting to be able to work directly on the playing edge again this time.

... the kind of work: as an expert to be on site, feel, to smell, to be able to act with its own handwriting, that's about it. Copies are always worse than the original, everyone has to find their own way for themselves.

... emotions at the analyzes: Everything at his time and in the context of the specifications. But one should always try to show the qualities of the teams. Emotions belong to the field, but also on the field of play, provided the current circumstances allow us to be on site. Ultimately we work for the audience. And this needs a good combination of joy, enthusiasm and gift to understand expertise understandable. So explain why and how something happens.

Aki Watzke is fine.

Sammer about his expert activity

... the return of fans and concerns about Corona: I'm glad I'm not a virologist and not a politician. That's not so easy to handle. Therefore, I do not want to say much. But I basically go from the positive: the vaccine, test options and caution in everyday life hopefully lead to which the game to present it belongs. We do not have to hunt: emotions are part of the game. Without viewers, the sport suffers a loss of quality.

... Hans-Joachim Watzkes opinion on his expert activity: I do not have to clarify everything, but in a collaboration with such a great relationship of trust, as it is given in Dortmund, it offers the decency and respect to discuss everything. Aki Watzke finds it good, that was also an important aspect for me to appeal to Amazon.

"Dortmund has to put a stronger constancy to the day"

... the perspectives of German clubs in the Champions League: In principle, much is always considered problematic in Germany. Paris has upgraded, clear. But like the last three coaches who have won the Champions League, Jürgen Klopp, Hansi Flick and Thomas Tuchel, German goods, Bayern Munich will always play a large and strong role in this Champions League. Dortmund must set a stronger constancy to the day. I do not want to say that the BVB then goes directly the title, but you have a high interesting team.

... new impulses that can give Amazon of the Champions League at Prime Video: I find it very exciting to see this time. Such influences benefit football. Amazon represents a gift for football and the acting persons. The train of thought to present football will not be a new invention, but I believe that we are in the coverage and in speech about the football own ways and an identity and one Clear attitude to develop football: excitement and emotions should be an ingredient, but find a middle ground with expertise. Together with a former center tower, who last missed the German national team _ (Mario Gomez, d. Red.) _ And a central defender with a very good mentality _ (Benedikt Höwedes, the Red.) _ Maybe we form a trial with offensive potential.

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... the appreciation of the triple chain through Thomas Tuchels Champions League victory with Chelsea : coach have ideas, players have qualities. I believe that you always have to search for funds and because of them. The triple chain is an exciting constellation, even under construction when it comes to finding next lines, ideal to position players to create ancillary. There I see even incredibly large scope. Therefore, I would not want to discuss three or four-circles, but how to best make both. With and against the ball.

A revolutionary, a genius.

Sammer via Pep Guardiola

... the abolition of the Away Control: The football has a crazy tradition. This includes the awayator rule. But who could have imagined that the return pass rule is introduced, the video proof? The discussions are always emotionally influenced. So now the awayator rule - people have to worry much thoughts. I can not say if it is a pre- or disadvantage. But I am a friend of giving new features a chance. Although I grew up with this rule, but perhaps it is for the older generation, included, now easier because you do not have to expect so much _ (laughs) _.

Together Master: Matthias Sammer (Re.) With Pep Guardiola. Bongarts / Getty Images

... Pep Guardiola and the phenomenon why he meets in important champion league games difficult-to-understand decisions _ (Sammer worked closely with him at Bavaria) _: It was a great pleasure to work with him. Ultimately, he is wrong. Just for us Germans is about winning the game. Also PEP wants to win, clear. But he was always in his whole mindset, as he sees football, a revolutionary, a genius to confront football again and again with topics. That was seemingly a huge responsibility for him, and thus he was always a servant for and a developer of football. But with geniuses, we then talk about everyday life that perhaps less is more, a certain simplicity leads to the I-point. But despite everything, Pep Guardiola has been the most important pulser over the past 15 years, as Lobanowski gave, Sacchi, Cruyff. He is quasi the father of Pep, footballery. I ask for the appropriate objectification and classification. Yes, it also annoys him that the Champions League has not yet won with another club as Barça. But PEP is more likely to be a monument in football as the lapidary statement in the foreground that he plays in making play too complicated.

Nagelsmann at Bavaria? "There can also be difficulties"

... Julian Nagelsmann and his chances of getting the Henkelpott as a fourth German trainer in series: If I say, he has them, maybe increasing the pressure on him, - _ (smirzed) _ and in Dortmund could one Couple people insulted. I would basically say that it is an insanely exciting constellation for him and FC Bayern, such a young coach, which is of course influenced by his many years of activity. He is a superior football specialist who has not won anything yet. That can be put together outstandingly. But Julian has such a club, with this meaning, with this emotionality, experienced neither in Leipzig nor in Hoffenheim. Therefore, I'll keep it too early to talk about the end of the season. There can also be difficulties. Bayern has the team to win something big, Julian Nagelsmann's skills. But it has to grow together.

... the fact that he was as old as Julian Nagelsmann today when he took over an equally ambitious top team in Dortmund: That was exciting, interesting. If someone becomes coaches in an ages in which he could play play, always ask the questions: is the serenity given, the sovereignty? For example, I have responded to issues at issue, where an Ottmar Hitzfeld, a Jupp Heynckes could distinguish much better, which was important and unimportant. Even Julian is now facing an exciting process. I can imagine that there are frictions. The question is just how to handle it. But that's the task of FC Bayern.

... the reasons why German coaches, also abroad, were as successful: To believe I would find the right answer, I would not allow me. But I think that Jürgen Klopp approaches about Hansi Flick to Thomas Tuchel, I do not talk about the system, resemble. All three lay insane emphasis on elements such as fitness, constitution, readiness, two-fighting, mentality. And then they worked on this basis, differences worked out and highlights set. German virtues may never have been a bit extremely bad.

... the fact that the first six of the last year's Bundesliga table all have new coaches and resulting power shifts in German football: It's too early to speculate about it. All have their qualities, but to derive new power relations, would be an overvaluation of the coaching position for me. The boss of the team is the coach, but the boss of the coach is the club. The change in the variety are exceptional. But I do not think Bavaria is therefore fifth and Dortmund tenth and move teams that played against the descent into the Champions League. Sometimes small nuances can cause great changes, but the stability of a club is more important than the influence through a coach.

... a serious entry of Marco Rose in the face of the successful final track of its predecessor Edin Terzic: only if you like tolerated, you can speak of a very difficult start for Marco Rose. In large and sovereign thinking at all. Edin Terzic's work was great, in every way, but what he got, was ultimately for Borussia Dortmund also a little normality. But ultimately topics are clarified from the outset. Rose is now the new head coach, which takes over a great task with charisma, personality and expertise. The pressure is very big anyway that he must be successful. He is aware of this, the club as well. I know what the public is waiting: someone loses a game, then you scream again after another. That's what I mean with petty. I can assure that the responsible persons in Dortmund analytically think and act and do not let emotions lead.

... Jesse March and Mark van Bommel as a new Bundesliga trainer: Mark is an incredibly interesting personality, which I very treasures. He should only come to the finish behind Dortmund. In addition, it is important that he never tended to politically nebulous statements. I can only congratulate the Wolfsburgers. I hope the VFL gives him the time to meet, because Oliver Glasner's success was exceptional with this team. Jesse Marsch was a wizard of Ralf Rangnick, knows the Bundesliga. He was successful in Salzburg, this mentality to achieve title, prevails here, which benefits him. This will increase the quality in the top, lift the level.

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