The skin is tanned, his gray hair bleached by the sun in a bright white. Armin Veh has “done a lot of things that have given me joy. I am recharged.” In the past six months visible The 54-year-old, his shirt open to the third button, looks relaxed. He grins, teases, winks, and somehow have this Monday morning all around him in a good mood.
Heribert Bruchhagen, Chief Boss of Eintracht Frankfurt, confesses how glad he was “that Armin has followed developments and our thought processes”. It seems a little recited, but otherwise oscillates at the presentation of the new old Eintracht coach much warmth and connectedness with. Club officials, media representatives, fans – all seem to agree and satisfied with Vehs signing the fresh two-year contract. Yes, even some players have expressed their joy in a few text messages to him, says Veh and adds laughing loudly at overlooking the amused plenary: “Many there but were not.”
At last, it seems, is back at the Veh-tempered diva in Frankfurt. After a year since the Hessian middle class club, whose self-image is always fed back from the dream of international football. Veh had let him in 2013 a reality, according to the positive news on his return Riederwald was taken. And so Veh talks this morning a lot about the good old days.
About the reasons why it then came to an end. That there had been disputes with Bruchhagen, a total one but worked well together. That he’d been too low the budget in order to identify a reasonable perspective. That this is due to the increase in expenditure for the professional players range from 30 million to 36 million euros now different and that it was at that time may also have been a mistake to leave the club after three successful years with Bundesliga rise and Europa League participation.
Steubings relationship with Veh
In fact, it plays a subordinate role for Veh whether he and sporting director Bruno Hübner now 30 million, 32 million or 35.87 million euros budget available. Decisive for the return Vehs are his new perspective and a person: Wolfgang Steubing. The Frankfurt Stock traders work for the club for decades as a patron, networkers and canvasser in the background, was elected a week before the new head overseer of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG. His relationship with Veh is situates somewhere between supporter and friend.
Everyone knows each other, it is estimated up. “For me it’s always crucial, with which people I work with,” admits Veh, and with the Chairman connect it so a lot: “I like him of course is something decisive He is someone I trust, harmony in a.. to lead successful future. ” Esteem that is likely to ensure that Veh – besides almost six million euros more for the team -. Gets what he really wants
It is only about half a meter, which separates him on the podium in the area of Gold “Lindner Hotels” by Bruchhagen. So it was with his first performance as Frankfurt coach in 2011. But this time the image has a symbolic character. Hagens break chair is free in the coming year, it is provided and Veh move up according to his conception a chair. For months, he should have applied for the post. He spotted his chance, as in the discussion about the discredited favor coach Thomas Schaaf also break Hagens dwell for a short time seemed open to get the post as early as this summer.
Veh dreams more than Bruchhagen
“No,” said Veh, “that’s one thing the media. I have not yet finally thought through it. I’m not so far. I have been missing the emotions on the court. ” Whether they are missing him after 34 matchdays still? 30 June 2016 Bruchhagen makes way – or not? “Heribert that you never know with you,” Veh joked at the press conference the next man: “Can indeed be that you carry on like five years.” The hall was laughing, only Bruchhagen remained serious: “I hardly think so.”
Unlike the economically conservative chairman Veh wish concord already during his first term more courage to take risks, more visions, more attack. “I want to already have dreamed that you reach something that not everyone expects.” Especially medium. Or as he said: “Over the years, I am a realist, but you have already so a bit of dreaming, at least I dream more than the Heri…” Meanwhile counter: “You do not know that.”
On the podium of the press conference, a whimsically-funny spectacle presented, albeit with a serious undertone. Unlike Bruchhagen Veh embodies those entrepreneurial risk-taking, for which are also the new strong men in harmony to Steubing, CFO Axel Hellmann and President Peter Fischer. He had returned above all, he confirmed, “because a bit of what has changed in the club”.
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A development that will be continued in the coming summer. At the latest. “If you’re Bundesliga coach, you can not plan what you do in two or three years. You do not get out,” Veh insisted though, “it is not being considered and may be not even contemplated that, I accept that.” However, not even the hot, he curtailed that this is ruled out.
“Now we have 36 million Euro budget,” Veh, who once again said Bruchhagen cover this week: “Or perhaps it is still more Hmm, Heri If you are selling well.?.” Heris answer: “No, the Hellmann has since ran”, he said and had very end even the last word. A journalist had wanted to know whether Bruchhagen the motto “Old love does not rust” consider appropriate: “If there is no love, it can not rust also.” Loud laughter, only Bruchhagen even kept a straight face.
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