When Uli Hoeness on June 2, 2014 began his detention, much was different at Bayern, Bavarian somehow. The of the fans revered Bastian Schweinsteiger was in the squad, but there was then no branch in the New York Lexington Avenue, not controversial sponsor of Qatar, no trip to China or a Chinese FCB website. Has
Hoeneß contributed as a manager and president since 1979 decisively to Bayern grew into a global brand. After he was convicted almost exactly two years ago for tax evasion, they have managed it with the economic success well without him in 2014 broke through the consolidated sales, the 500-million-euro mark, 2015 Record profit was cheered after tax. And, although not the Champions League won in those two years.
Now Hoeness is a free man again, even if only on probation. And one may say that he has the club been lacking despite the good figures, even though he was known to act as free-roaming in the office since early 2015, officially only in the youth department.
The Club has lost some of its character
The association strives aggressively to a market expansion and profit maximization. And just lost by what had marked the previous, family-run Bayern: corners and edges. It feels like as if the daring balancing act between internationalization and simultaneous “Mia san mia” -Imagepflege under Hoeness better succeeded.
coach Josep Guardiola has obscured this fact involuntarily. On the one hand the intriguing question whether the Spaniard with the original-offensive sporty concept still the big Champions League coup succeeds, before leaving the club in the summer and switch to Manchester City remains. Simultaneously, Guardiola but alienated from the club for quite some time. It is striking how it has come without Hoeneß at the top again and again to guide and jurisdictional disputes.
For example, there was the dispute between Guardiola and former team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller Wohlfahrt, the April 2015 resigned (and supposed to come back after Guardiola’s departure). Added to this were the comments of the “Mole”, who reported details about internal strife team in the past winter break, and the scandal involving an alleged alcohol trip from Arturo Vidal in the new sponsor Qatar. The Chilean dismissed the allegations and threatened legal action. The club wanted to support him.
As a commentator or even as a decision-making body was not fit a repentant day release course, and so Hoeness held back. The debate over whether the team “to Spanish” will; the alienated coaches, the fans despite superiority football just never fallen in love; the sponsorship acquisition in Qatar – all of which would probably not have had the Entwurzelungseffekt Hoeneß had set straight with a few pithy words, the ratios.Ironically, Hoeness will be seen in the coming weeks once rare in the office than before, especially his commitment expired as employees in the youth department. From holiday is mentioned, from the temporary retreat into the private sphere. He will be expected to in the Champions League home game against Juventus on 16 March again at the stadium, three days before he is to speak in Mönchengladbach at a ceremony for the former Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes.
Only on 1 July Hoeness want to express how it goes with him. Players, officials and fans make it clear: They all want him back. But only after his probable re-election remains to be seen how many corners and edges Hoeness still has, and if he can ground a little internationalized club again.
Video: Uli Hoeneß prematurely released from prison
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