As much as many want to believe it, Bayern Munich executive Max Eberl does not have a regular meeting on the schedule with legend — and alleged Master of Puppets — Uli Hoeneß.
“We don’t need to talk about Uli Hoeneß’s life’s work, or even Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s. It’s clear that the exchange with the supervisory board is intensive; we don’t need to talk on the phone every day and we don’t need a fixed weekly appointment. They give us the strength to make decisions. We would be naive and stupid if we didn’t get advice from them. We all want to be successful, so it’s important that we all think about how we can achieve it and which path we want to take. The exchange is lively, including during the transfer period,” said Eberl (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Eberl knows that the former executives will always be there for discussion if he needs it — and also that the club needs to capture a trophy or two this season to ease the pressure on the squad planners.
“The fact that we didn’t win the title last season is a bummer for all of us. It’s up to us to learn the right lessons from it. One question we asked ourselves with regard to squad planning is why we had so many injuries in the past. When I see that Real Madrid got through the season with what felt like 14 or 15 players, it shows that you can manage the full schedule in terms of workload management,” said Eberl.
