BVB director Watzke writes to employees of the letter – and makes a big promise to fans – BVB

Dortmund. Behind Borussia Dortmund are turbulent months. Last summer, the Bundesliga team separated from his coach Thomas Tuchel, who was successful but did not feel comfortable. Successor Peter Bosz was not allowed to act too long because of lack of success, with Peter Stoeger the team reached the Champions League at the end of last season, but how to play It was not to transmit to the fans.

There were also the two loud starts of Ousmane Dembélé at FC Barcelona and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal. Enough Tohuwabohu, that the CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke apparently needed to write a letter to BVB employees. In the nine points is clearly emphasized how all employees of the club are getting closer again and often disappointed fans can bring a new pleasure in black and yellow.

The picture of the sport has now published this four-page letter. Watzke's message in introductory words: We drew conclusions and made changes. Our common goal is that the BVB 2018/19 shows another face on and off the pitch. The true face of BVB. " Watzke wants to make this suggestion with" nullneun "approaches

First: We know where we come from and where we want to go!

This is the continuity in the club that Watzke and athletic director Michael Zorc have represented in their respective positions for many years.Watzke writes that they pressed the reset button, without having to restart a complete restart: "We do not start – as in the spring 2005 – to zero, but let's readjust on a stable basis. "

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Second, our radiation is uninterrupted. That's why we are confident.

Watzke is of the opinion that BVB is still one of the best addresses of European football for viable talent. Examples include Manuel Akanji, Jadon Sancho, new signature Abdou Diallo and Sergio Gomez. "We have every reason to trust ourselves, there is no reason to be complacent, on the contrary, in the future, we will have to be and will always be self-critical to know if we have made the right decisions and taken the right steps. "

Third, we have clear and realistic expectations management

The victories of the DFB Cup and the final participation in the 2013 Champions League. expectations have risen externally and internally, but: "Let's be realistic," writes Watzke. "Continued participation in the Champions League is our most important goal."

Fourth, success is not copiable, but the result of hard work

This is an attempt to wrap up with the past. "With the ball possession of football under Thomas Tuchel, pressing under Peter Bosz, defensive lineup under Peter Stöger The words of Watzke are probably especially the new coach Lucien Favre: "We want to implement BVB's own playing philosophy, a clear identity, a unique playing style"

Fifth: We restructured structurally and personally

Impulse demands no only the striking staff, but also the management floor. They will come from Matthias Sammer as external consultant, Sebastian Kehl as new head of the licensing team and Carsten Cramer as marketing strategist. Watzke excludes friction losses for the future and announces: "Football as a daily job must be back in the center."

Sixth: We want to create a new spirit!

Essentially, Watzke still means a team and not an accumulation of eleven individualists on the spot must stand in order to gain the confidence of the fans in the stands. In the case of the newcomers, Abdou Diallo, Thomas Delaney and Marius Wolf, besides the playful abilities, particular attention was also given to the traits. Watzke: "We want more guys to stay together and lead a team." And: "The interests of the team are on individual interests."

Seventh: We return to our roots!

Although the successes of the past are not repeatable, but the last few years give enough reason to think about it. Watzke: We're going back a bit to our roots to get back into shape. Our core values ​​such as passion, loyalty, identification, honesty, hard work, teamwork and solidarity should guide our actions in the future.

Eighth: we need a little patience to have fun again! According to Watzke, one must not have high expectations: "The first step is to bring peace to the club. Second step: We must be patient and then – third step – we will have fun with each other and with our team. BVB has to make headlines again in the field, with scenes "we'll stop right now". Zero Nine: We will tighten the emotional clip.

The last promise of Watzke to fans: "BVB is synonymous with emotion and passion, honest performance and true love, During the last season we have rarely succeeded To play football as our faithful Rightly expect us from football that smells sweat.As directors, we are absolutely certain that the spark will be jumped again in the new season and the newly formed team will bring new enthusiasm. "(Ab)