Tillmann’s also criticism
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The head of the supervision board Axel Hefer challenged a new start to FC Schalke with a verbal stroke and conceded the initial objective of playing the promotion of the Bundesliga again during the coming year. « I do not want to hear anything at the time of a seasonal goal or great dreams. Nor is it time to develop a long -term strategy, » said Hefer on a media round on Monday.
In particular, the end of the season at 1-2 Sunday against SV Elversberg stole the 47-year-old evil. « For me personally, the second game smiling of all time after the relegation 2021 – a real shame, I was ashamed, » said Hefer. « After this disaster season, we shouldn’t have complained if we had relegated. » Schalke finished the season in 14th place, the worst placement in the history of the 121 -year -old club.
The consequences of the staff, for example, for planners of the Ben Manga or CEO Matthias Tillmann squad, should not exist at the moment. « If it is disputed that the heads are driving, it does not help us. Now it is the first time to stabilize the sports situation, » said Hefer, who nevertheless criticized the composition of the team and received the new sports director Frank Baumann in a sports area.
« The fans had to look at such shit almost every weekend. We have groups in sports that do not work together, ego trips are motivated. I take it out and take the coffee, » said Hefer. « Frank Baumann must put up up there, hard the consequences, also the leaders of the exchange. We need a real team – on and out of the square. »
Hefer himself was also self -criticism and admitted more clearly than before the derogation while waiting for a sports board was wrong after the end of Peter Knäbel a year and a half ago: « It was a huge error to go to two members of the Board of Directors – that did not work. »
CEO Tillmann has also received important criticisms for the cooperative model he had launched, in which Schalke fans can acquire actions in the arena. With income from seven good million euros so far, the model is clearly at the origin of expectations. « The project has not yet succeeded, » said Hefer. « From my point of view, the start time has not been chosen optimally, the preparation time was relatively rare. » The funding cooperative started in the middle of the club’s sports crisis in late January.