Friday 25th December 2020
"I blame him"
Union boss counts DFB and Bierhoff hard
The head of the Bundesliga soccer team Union Berlin is very critical of the condition of the DFB and the German national soccer team. Dirk Zingler sees a serious undesirable development and a "catastrophic picture". The President has identified who is primarily responsible for this.
Club president Dirk Zingler from Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin has sharply criticized the German Football Association and DFB director Oliver Bierhoff. "Our umbrella organization is unfortunately a catastrophic picture. Not only in terms of personnel issues in the last few weeks and months, but simply through the path that has been taken," said Zingler in an interview with AFTV, the club TV of the capital city.
"We have to give the football of the national team back to the people. What happened there is a total mistake for me, and I blame Oliver Bierhoff for that, who wanted to make a brand out of the German national team," said Zingler. The fact that the DFB selection – from Zingler's point of view – primarily geared towards "TV times and brand policy" cannot be accepted. "We have to take countermeasures because I believe that the negative development in the German Football Association is having a negative impact on club football."
The boss of the Iron senses an increasing alienation. You could also lose 6-0, like in November against Spain, but would have to deal with it differently. "There is no talk about what effect it actually has on football fans. It is discussed in terms of sports – and that basically shows me that some men at the German Football Association have completely lost their ties to actual football fans," criticized Zingler .
The functionary is also not surprised that the supporters of his club are no longer cheering for the national team. "I cannot imagine that anyone who loves football here in the Alte Försterei would like to watch a game of the national team live at the moment. Because that no longer has anything to do with why they actually became a football fan," said Zingler.
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