“It’s important that you have an idea of ​​how you want to play and hire the right players,” Flick said. A statement that leaves open whether it was even done in the past.

“But the subject has been forgotten,” the coach said at a press conference the day before the game against Stuttgart. They now want to “tie things together in the right direction”.

Flick: “A Break That Is Good For All Of Us”

However, a home win against VfB is a must. “It’s like going to the break with a win that’s good for all of us,” Flick said.

Enough time for Flick and Salihamidzic to smooth things over in the end.