Munich was covered in clouds and it rained heavily on Monday morning without warning.
Van Gaal stood in front of the office window, the rain washed away the world in front of him, and the sadness of shattered dignity was hidden in his indifferent eyes.
Just 12 hours ago, Bayern Munich senior executives had just held a five-hour meeting in Rummenigge's villa.
During this period, Van Gaal also joined the meeting, but not from beginning to end.
It was like a person who was summoned to explain, which was about Bayern Munich losing to Hannover 96 away two days ago.
When the head coach needs to explain the senior management tactics, employment, reasons for the failure, etc., the dignity of the head coach is deprived.
Bayern Munich Supervisory Board Chairman Heness, Board Chairman Rummenigg, Finance Director Hopfner and Sports Director Neringer finally decided Van Gaal's fate!
With Bayern Munich's record always fluctuated, the team was full of negative rumors, and conflicts in the locker room emerged one after another. Van Gaal had a foresight of his destiny, so he once suggested that his assistant Yongkel could serve as the coach of Bayern Munich. Perhaps the root cause of solving all problems is Van Gaal's departure!
But the first thing Bayern Munich executives rejected was the possibility of Yongkel as head coach. If Van Gaal was to leave, then Bayern Munich executives naturally did not want to leave his shadow in the team!
This five-hour meeting still cannot make Bayern Munich senior executives fire Van Gaal immediately because they also rejected the plan to let Gerland and Sauer team up to coach the team at the same time.
Simply put, firing Van Gaal is just a matter of one sentence, but there is no clue who will lead the team to help Bayern Munich face the Champions League knockout and strive for the team to get tickets to the Champions League next season.
So the final conclusion is this: Van Gaal is dismissed and Van Gaal is staying!
Van Gaal will leave Bayern Munich after the season ends, but he will not be fired yet!
Of course, the club's senior management will not rule out the dismissal of Van Gaal immediately once Bayern Munich is eliminated by Inter Milan or completely loses the season and enters the Champions League next season.
There is no greater sorrow than death in the heart, and this is the state of Van Gaal at this moment.
Bayern Munich's trend this season is very similar to last season!
The first half of the league was stumbling, the difference was that the mid-term and second half of last season were on track and rushed to the championship throne.
But the second half of the season also played almost half of the league. It is obvious that Van Gaal was unable to reorganize the mountains and rivers, which made Bayern Munich a mess.
Van Gaal's thoughts returned to 10 months ago, when Bayern Munich won the championship in the third line. He thought he would definitely reach the Champions League final, but he was led by Situ Yunbing, who was born in a flash, and he won the double kill!
Van Gaal was dissatisfied and wanted to fight again next year, but who would have thought that Situ Yunbing would be airborne in the Bundesliga and unexpectedly take over the position of Hamburg. A club that was once a brilliant one could not remember the miraculous revival of the club, while Bayern Munich fell into a bleak situation of being double-killed by Dortmund and bullied by Hamburg.
If the cycle is extended, Van Gaal's return to the top of the European top league will only be in May last year, and then it will slide from the peak!
However, Situ Yunbing jumped from the top and came to a new platform, starting and taking off again!
Now that Bayern Munich is going to face Hamburg at home, Van Gaal's task on his shoulders is not easy.
As a dignified famous coach, even if the probability of fate reversal of the get out of class after the season is less than 1%, he will be responsible for the team's record and will never give up!
Van Gaal doesn't have much hatred for Situ Yunbing. It's a competitive sports. There are always losers under fair competition. If you hold a grudge, Van Gaal may not live to be nearly 60 years old.
In the pouring rain, he seemed to see the scene of Situ Yunbing leading Monaco to eliminate Bayern Munich a year ago, which looked like himself who was once full of energy and heroism.
Opening the window, a wet breath came to your face, Van Gaal closed his eyes, took a deep breath, wandered his mind and returned to Vienna in the summer of 1995...
The Bundesliga championship drama has attracted attention from all parties. There is also suspense when Hamburg and Dortmund will be broken in the standings.
The week before Hamburg visited Allianz Stadium, the news for the first three days was all about Bayern Munich, and the media was enjoying exploring the future of Bayern Munich.
Van Gaal's retention is currently considered the best result in all aspects. First of all, if Van Gaal does not choose to retire directly and wants to continue playing again, then he needs to continue coaching to prove himself. It is not difficult to catch up with Hannover, and it is not far away to enter the top four of the Bundesliga. As long as Bayern Munich qualified for the Champions League, although he will be labeled as a failure, it is still decent. It is difficult for Bayern Munich to find a better interim coach.
But paying attention to Bayern Munich's subsequent performance this season has obviously lacked appeal, and people are more willing to talk about Bayern Munich's future.
According to the Munich Daily, Bayern Munich currently prefers Leverkusen coach Heinx, but the local media in Munich believes that this means that Bayern Munich is still missing the past. They believe that Heinx will only open a new chapter in Bayern Munich after one or two years of coaching Bayern Munich.
From their perspective, there are two most suitable coaches, the first is Dortmund coach Klopp, and the second is German coach Loew!
The media without Munich explored the possibility that Situ Yunbing coached Bayern Munich, and in their hearts they would rather regard Situ Yunbing as an opponent that Bayern Munich needs to defeat.
And in the next three days of this week, Bayern Munich coach Van Gaal and Situ Yunbing made headlines.
Originally, Van Gaal suddenly criticized Situ Yunbing in an interview on Wednesday night!
"The Hamburg coach has indeed achieved some achievements, but his achievements do not put him above others. The highest achievements he has achieved, I have, Heinx, but we will not easily make some war declarations on behalf of the club.
Situ Yunbing made the relationship between Hamburg and Bayern Munich antagonistically. He criticized Bayern Munich and drew a clear line, warning Bayern Munich not to cross his bottom line. I think he is too arrogant!
When he succeeded, his speeches were exciting and could be supported by someone, but when he could not win the championship, Hamburg would not be tough enough to implement the rules he set. Bayern Munich is still the club that most players in the Bundesliga team yearn for, and Hamburg players are no exception. In most cases, this is the case. Bayern Munich does not look down on Hamburg players at all. When we like a Hamburg player, this means we give Hamburg players a better platform and a faster opportunity to succeed, allowing players to accept better training and growth, and allowing players to develop in a top team!
The burgers look good now, but they don't have the resources and foundations of Bayern Munich!
There are many maverick coaches in European football, and Situ Yunbing is one of them. He has not fallen even though he has fallen, but he will definitely suffer setbacks. I think the reason why he came to the Bundesliga to coach Hamburg is because he is afraid of failure!
You should know that the pressure of coaching hamburgers is too small, and it can almost be said that there is no pressure!
Hamburg won the fourth place in the league and succeeded. Bayern Munich can now say that the league was a failure, so I will not argue about this.
But when the hamburger performance exceeds expectations, people will count all the credit on Situ Yunbing.
He is not as excellent as people think. He is afraid of real pressure and challenges!
Why does he like young players? Because he doesn't know how to manage real stars and how to unite a complex locker room, so he can only trust those ignorant players, give them opportunities, make them grateful, and make them psychologically dependent on him.
In my opinion, his move is very effective, but it won't work for a long time."
In the eyes of Hamburg media, Van Gaal has been "crazy"!
It's like a mad dog starting to bite people randomly!
Situ Yunbing has always been a "no battle with the world" type of coach in the eyes of the German media.
He rarely fights with others. If Bayern Munich hadn't bought three Hamburg players at one time, Situ Yunbing would not have mentioned Bayern Munich in the interview, and his evaluation of many opponents was positive and positive.
Especially his competition with Klopp this season is full of passion for heroes to cherish each other!
Now Van Gaal's sudden attack makes it easier for people to think that he is diverting his attention. First, let Bayern Munich be united in the outside world. This is the most popular trick for politicians. When there are internal conflicts, throw them into a common enemy and they will temporarily calm down and turn their attention to the outside world.
Secondly, Van Gaal must have a wishful thinking that interferes with the opponent. If Situ Yunbing is affected and loses the Allianz battle, then Van Gaal will eventually win back the game and will be able to live up to the face.
The outside world is waiting for Situ Yunbing's response, but it is already a well-known principle that Situ Yunbing never accepts interviews when it is not necessary to work.
It was not until Saturday afternoon, at the pre-match press conference of the league, that the German media had the opportunity to listen to what Situ Yunbing responded.
When Situ Yunbing came to the press conference with a relaxed look, the reporters immediately rushed to ask him about his thoughts on Van Gaal's remarks.
Situ Yunbing did not disappoint this time, and he responded to Van Gaal as soon as he opened his mouth.
The two Champions League champion coaches are now completely breaking up and rolling up their sleeves and starting to do it!
Situ Yunbing said calmly: "Why didn't Van Gaal feel a little saliva to explain to the Bayern Munich senior executives the reasons for the team's poor record? It seems that Bayern Munich senior executives are really kind. I think Hamburg executives do not have the patience they have.
He said I didn't have any pressure to coach Hamburg. Sorry, I think if the hamburger rankings were compared with Bayern Munich, I would have been dismissed now.
As he said, I chose an easy job, he chose a difficult job, and then what?
So far, I think I'm doing a pretty good job, but he's messed up his difficult job. What does this mean? Is he a little overestimated?
It's ridiculous that you don't have the ability but have to bite the bullet.
Pressure and challenges are personal, but as a coach, I cannot be selfish, I cannot just think about myself, I have to be responsible to the players, management, and fans!
When I say no to Bayern Munich, I don't care what others think, but I know that's what all Hamburg fans will be excited about!
They do not want to see players who perform well in Hamburg go to Bayern Munich, a reason that supports the club's insistence on implementing this policy!
On the other hand, Bayern Munich, I don’t know whether their fans, players, and management are satisfied with Van Gaal’s approach. I only know that Bayern Munich’s players have nothing to do with success this season, and fans have lost happiness for a long time. The management may not sleep well if they think about the team’s record. Let me say something unrestrainedly, the expression of Bayern Munich President Rummeniger in an interview last week was really ugly. You all know who caused this.
Van Gaal's era has passed, and I agree with the views of some Munich media. Klopp is more suitable for coaching Bayern Munich than Van Gaal. It is already the 21st century. Is it showing that I am really old when I talk about the achievements of the 20th century?"
The German media reporters below the audience looked serious, but they were filled with joy.
Chapter completed!