139 days after Jürgen Klinsmann (55), the next coach at Hertha BSC was presented on Easter Monday. After a good 50 minutes it was clear: Bruno Labbadia (54) is more of an anti-clinic.
Klinsmann, who rushed out of Berlin on February 11th, said in his presentation on November 27th: “Berlin is waiting for something big.” Most of the time he spoke of Hertha investor Lars Windhorst (43 / pumped 224 million into the club) . The ex-national coach already thought beyond the relegation battle, talked about the Champions League, bought in winter for 77 million euros (Piatek, Cunha, Tousart, Ascacibar).
And Labbadia?
► The new trainer does not speak of Europe, does not formulate precise goals. “I see potential in the team and in the club. I don’t want to announce anything now. You have to work before you talk big. ”The“ Big City Club ”, which investor Lars Windhorst once spoke of and which Klinsmann planned, is now baking smaller rolls.
► Klinsmann’s greatest confidante was Windhorst. Labbadia, who, as HSV trainer, has already taken on investor Kühne, raves about Hertha bosses Michael Preetz (52) and President Gegenbauer (69). Klinsmann had been looking for distance because of them.
Labbadia: “Hertha was my dream club. I really enjoyed the discussions with Preetz and Gegenbauer. Lars Windhorst hadn’t met him yet. He is an important person in the background. ”Windhorst has not yet commented on the Labbadia commitment.
► While Klinsi wanted to change everything on his own and at a record pace (e.g. cabins were rebuilt several times, the team hotel changed, employees and players sorted out), Labbadia says: “I pay great attention to dealing with people. Everyone in the club has a high priority. The conditions are good. We’re not going to do hocus-pocus here. I don’t like to always say: we need more, more, more. “
A strong start: According to Preetz, Labbadia immediately renounces “large parts of his salary” (around 3.5 million a year) until the ball rolls again.
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