Bundestrainer (DFB)

And it feeds into a larger debate in German football.

Our current Bundestrainer, Jürgen Kropp, as a matter of fact, last year was the one who proposed an English-style U21 league where all the reserve squads could play.

And he mostly lost the argument.

Stuttgart were, for obvious reasons, against this.

it streamlines the administration.

And, uh, it works out better for Germany because we have the Bundestrainer that we always wanted, who has a little ways to go.

Uh, but [laughs] we have him and we're happy.

Well, I just wanted to, uh, quote your recent article that you published, uh, at the start of, uh, this, this, uh, interview.

As a matter of fact, I met a couple of guys that were holding up a sign that said, "I bought my tickets before Germany lost."

[laughs]

Um, you know, I was never behind Jürgen, uh, uh, Julian Nagelsmann's appointment as the Bundestrainer.

Uh, and most Germans were not.