On Favre BVB expects a lot of work

Lucien Favre will be relieved that BVB does not have a title dream this year. (Photo: Sascha Steinbach / EPA)

The first press conference of Lucien Favre as Borussia Dortmund coach only had a few minutes on Friday afternoon when he nodded devoutly for the first time. In addition to Favre sat CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke and said something almost touching, as he was a little worried for the new head coach. Although he is an experienced man at the age of sixty, he is a little sensitive in some ways.

"It is very important to me that Lucien Favre is not overloaded with unrealistic expectations," Watzke said. And what is unrealistic for BVB next season, he said the same thing: the title of dreams. "We do not know it." Favre, the opposite of an arrogant man, seemed relieved that at least that had already been clarified. With the goal of Watzke, he will be able to live well: the qualification for the Champions League. It is economically non-negotiable for Watzke. There are enough open questions. Of his new staff, Favre knows so far, especially, that he is still too big (about thirty players) and that "on both sides", changes are still to be expected. This means that there will always be increases and decreases. On August 24, the new Bundesliga season begins

. When Favre not only nodded, but was allowed to speak for the first time, he said: "If the BVB calls, you can not refuse as a coach.It is impossible." He was also polite and reserved as ever that afternoon, the only time he came out was when he talked about football he thinks: a team that makes the game, which dominates the middle of field, which is very high – and that can counter. "A team that can not counter, it's not a big team." And so it's pretty easy, what he imagines : all the team.

But for the leadership of the BVB club, it is also something else: She wishes after the disagreements with the coaches (Tuchel) and the players (Dembélé) again peace interpersonal Watzke said that Favre also speaks very positively about separations, which is true in almost all cases – but in Berlin or Mönchengladbach, it has taken them u time to remember his good after the departure of Favre. It took Zurich a particularly long time for the FCZ.