[Dead Fingers]

hmmmm???

Matthias Sammer has been appointed as the new technical director of German Football.

any opinions on the matter?

[Jaison]

The DFB has appointed Matthias Sammer as the technical director of die Mannschaft. Klinsi had requested former German hockey coach Bernhard Peters.

I'm not exactly enthralled by this appointment myself to say the least.

In German (Kicker): http://www.kicker.de/content/news/ar...0&gruppe=21278

In English: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...357927&cc=5901


EDIT:

Oops,I didn't see that DF just started the exact same thread! Please delete!

[Jaison]

Oops. I started a thread about this just minutes after you did!

Anyways, I'm not exactly enthralled by this appointment myself to say the least.

[Dead Fingers]

it's ok..I just merged them

[poorvi]

What are the duties of a technical director?
How was a hockey coach even considered for the same?
There is an intresting article regarding the same on soccernet:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...rldcup&cc=5739

[Duncan Idaho]

Originally Posted by Dead Fingers

any opinions on the matter?

The DFB is just continuing his tradition in giving fee and bread to bunglers (like Stielike, Hrubesch, etc and now Sammer). The decision to appoint a coach (and additionally a bad one) to the technical director is not only paradox, it is also ridiculous! Or do you think that Sammer has experiences or qualifications in organizing, coordinating or in sports science as like Peters has? Peters would habe been the best choice, and the crux is that one won't get such a chance twice! In other words I don't think that Peters is that dumb to go to the DFB for working under the technical director Sammer.

[Duncan Idaho]

Originally Posted by poorvi

What are the duties of a technical director?
How was a hockey coach even considered for the same?
There is an intresting article regarding the same on soccernet:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...rldcup&cc=5739

that's what the DFB is saying to the job profile (look quote below). But you should not forget that Peters was only the hockey national coach, his main job was to build up structures for systematic talent funding, introducing knowledge from sports science, etc. He also held courses for the DFB seminars for the DFB coach schooling.

- Cheftrainer aller Junioren-Auswahlmannschaften bis zur U 20
- Führung des DFB-Nachwuchs-Trainerstabes
- Kooperation mit den Leistungszentren der Bundesliga
- Optimierung des DFB-Talentförderprogramms
- Aufbau weiterer Fußball-Eliteschulen
- Umsetzung einer einheitlichen Spielphilosophie für alle Junioren-Nationalmannschaften in enger Abstimmung mit dem Bundestrainer
- Erstellung von Trainingsrahmenkonzepten unter Berücksichtigung neuester, sportwissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse
- Intensive Kommunikation über Ziele, Erfolge und Aufwand der Nachwuchsarbeit.

though the points are in German language I can assure you that almost all points (except the first two) would fit to Peters perfectly, thats what he already did a the german hockey federation with a lot success!
The only reason why the DFB has chosen Sammer is cause they want to have a choach in advance for the case Klinsmann quits his job after World Cup

[Natrium]

Originally Posted by Duncan Idaho

The DFB is just continuing his tradition in giving fee and bread to bunglers (like Stielike, Hrubesch, etc and now Sammer)

What exactly makes Sammer a "bungler"? He was a world class player, better than Ballack today, sadly his career was way too short, his best years were probably yet to come. And he is the youngest coach ever to win the Bundesliga title with a team that was by qualitywise maybe 3rd or 4th tier.
I don't know if he is the right guy for the job, time will tell, but his prerequisties are excellent.
And what I particularly like about this nomination is how it pisses Klinsmann off.

[Jaison]

Originally Posted by Duncan Idaho

The only reason why the DFB has chosen Sammer is cause they want to have a choach in advance for the case Klinsmann quits his job after World Cup

It would spell disaster if Sammer ever became the NT coach. Look what he did to BVB and Stuttgart. BVB won the title in spite of Sammer being the coach.

This goes to show that the DFB is in need of an overhaul IMO.

[Duncan Idaho]

Originally Posted by Natrium

What exactly makes Sammer a "bungler"? He was a world class player, better than Ballack today, sadly his career was way too short, his best years were probably yet to come.

and makes a world class player automatically a world class/quality coach, a world class/quality technical director? I guess you can answer this question by yourself

And he is the youngest coach ever to win the Bundesliga title

Evan a blind man may sometimes hit the mark.

with a team that was by qualitywise maybe 3rd or 4th tier.

Are you kidding? Sammers coaching time with Dortmund fell into the period, in which the club rearmed the squad massively with the money from the IPO, e.g. Rosický, Koller, Amoroso , Ewerthon and Evanilson. Even a Peter Neururer would have made the title with this players