Why is heynckes leaving bayern

Throw in a Champions League semi-final appearance and the prospect of lifting the DFB Cup final on 19 May , and the turnaround under Heynckes has been nothing short of astonishing. First I considered how to approach the task, how to manage the training load. It was a difficult time. Heynckes himself says he and his staff left no stone unturned, introducing their philosophy, methods and meticulousness in order to achieve what was needed.

Joshua has tremendous footballing ability and can follow in the footsteps of Philipp Lahm, becoming a true identification figure at the club. Meanwhile, Heynckes confirmed that James Rodriguez has recovered from a calf injury, but the Colombia international will not be rushed back into the fold against struggling Hamburg on Saturday.

Otherwise, we have every outfield player available except for Kingsley Coman. Heynckes also said that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is "currently at 80 percent" as he continues to build up his workload and intensity in his comeback bid. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Bayern's Heynckes: 'I never said I'd retire'. En-Nesryi to Man City? January moves that could fix what's wrong at Europe's biggest clubs. It is appropriate that Heynckes will sign off from the Bundesliga with Saturday's trip to Monchengladbach, the team he graced during its glory years in the s when they won four German titles and the UEFA Cup.

It is true that Heynckes inherited a good squad when he took over from Louis van Gaal at Bayern for a third spell in charge in But his first season was to end in despondency as Dortmund claimed a second successive Bundesliga title, while Chelsea won the Champions League in Bayern's own stadium in a penalty shootout a year ago.

Heynckes, though, refused to be bowed by those crushing disappointments. He took Bayern to a phenomenal start to the Bundesliga campaign, winning their first eight league matches to send out a message of intent to other clubs. Sure, Rummenigge has heard the rumors about the DFB being in hot pursuit of Flick — and even those whispers that the year-old head coach might want to accept a position with DFB as well.

To Rummenigge, though, a manager simply does not leave Bayern Munich if things are going well. My experience tells me that coaches who work well at Bayern must be looked after and kept on for the long term.