Ex-Bayern President Uli Hoeneß is not surprised by the dismissal of Marco Roses at BVB. The problems were obvious. The 70-year-old is already sure who will be Rose’s successor.

BVB parted ways with coach Marco Rose on Friday. The move came as a surprise to many. Not so for Uli Hoeneß, as the former president of FC Bayern Munich said in an interview with RTL. Due to the previous season and the success of Edin Terzic, it was “an explosive mixture” at BVB right from the start. He always thought so and BVB Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke knew it too. “So it’s not surprising how it happened.”

Rose’s predecessor will also be his successor, Hoeneß is already sure of that. He believes that Edin Tersic will be the new coach at BVB. “He’s been in the starting blocks for a relatively long time. And that’s why you can expect him to be the successor,” said the 70-year-old. Terzic proved at the end of last season that he could lead the team well. “I think a lot of him. He will certainly have a lot of support from the fans.” Marco Rose, in turn, didn’t have that much from the start.

Uli Hoeneß kept his fingers crossed for Eintracht Frankfurt

In the interview with RTL, Hoeneß also spoke about the surprise success of Eintracht from Frankfurt. Normally he is not one who keeps his fingers crossed for other clubs in Germany, but then caught himself doing it on Wednesday at the Europa League final. Hoeneß was “very happy that Eintracht won the final”. Frankfurt “represented German football well” in the European Cup round. He doesn’t just mean that from a sporting point of view, but also “from the appearance, from the enthusiasm of the fans”. Frankfurt “celebrated football with empathy” and that’s good for all of us.

Examples like the one in Frankfurt now show what can be achieved with “great energy and great empathy”. The Hessian season is “now a small role model for all of us”. It would show that you can “move mountains” in cooperation with the fan base and the whole environment.