
THE MANAGER PRAISED LAPORTA
Rummenigge surrenders to the offensive power of Barça
Published:12/09/2022 - 21:44h
Updated:12/09/2022 - 21:44h
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, former sports director of Bayern Munich, recognized the power of the new FC Barcelona squad. In an interview with AS, the former German player analyzed the Barça and Bavarian news prior to the Champions League clash
The staff of the FC Barcelona of the 2022-23 is far from the past season and in Munich are conscious of this. One of the voices authorised of the actuality of the Bayern is Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, ex CEO of the club the one who at present works for the European Association of Clubs (ECA). In an interview for the newspaper 'ACE', the ex German player palpitó the previous of the crash between both clubs the Tuesday in the Allianz Sand, which will mark the return of Robert Lewandowski.
"Obviously, everything will centre in 'Lewy', but have a lot of memories of the parties against the Barcelona.el 2-8 was something legendary, but also there were other moments. Once we play there with Jürgen Klinsmann and went us with 4-0 to the rest", remembered Rummenigge, the one who went sportive director of the Bayern of 2002 to 2021. In this sense, the ex CEO Bavarian remembered the impact that had the goleada in Lisbon two years ago, previous to the final in front of Paris Saint-Germain.
"The Barça came being a referent during a lot, a model to be followed for us. I have argued it often with Uli Hoeness. Unfortunately, this has changed a bit in the last years. That crazy party in Lisbon already was a signal. We were quite nervous before, expected a party argued. To the turn, seat us in the coach and drank beer. It seemed a film", remembered Karl-Heinz on the famous crash of quarter-finals.
Now, the actuality of both clubs is very different, especially of the side culé. The activation of the 'crowbars' financial allowed to close until seven signings in summer and the Barça has begun very well the season, with six triumphs in the first seven official parties. In this regard, Rummenigge explained that in Spain gives him less importance to the financial subject that in Germany, but trusts that Joan Laporta will know to guide to the club to safe port.
Rummenigge Trusts the success culé and warns to the Bayern
"I know to Joan (Laporta). It knows the club like anybody, formed part of the golden age with Pep (Guardiola). If the sportive performance is the suitable, all finish solving somehow. The clocks go different in Spain. With the more than 1.000 million euros of debts of which speaks , would have happened a lot of nights without conciliating the dream", argued the sub champion of the world with Germany in 1982 and 1986.
Besides, Rummenigge recommended to the technician of the Bayern, Julian Nagelsmann, be more precavido to the hour to speak on his rival of the Tuesday. "Generally, I am used to to recommend: shoemaker, to your shoes. Julian would not have to do political statements, this is task of Oliver Kahn and Herbert Hainer. I think that always it is better to limit to your own area of competition. They had to take a new way in Barcelona and moved a lot of income of the future to the present to be able to tackle signings. The Barcelona always was an important club for the football in Europe", sentenced Karl-Heinz.
On the other hand, the legend of the football germano encouraged to vaticinar how will be the return of Lewandowski to Munich. "It would like me that the club and the public received it with gratitude. It does not be necessary to forget that it played here during eight years, won all what can win and marked between 35 and 50 goals each season. Besides, it arrived free and went leaving 45 million euros. It has contributed to the very of the Bayern" puntualizó Rummenigge.