And the new Stuttgart coach is...

[The Southern Dandy]

...Trappatoni till 2007.

[Schwalker]

Confirmed?....

[The Southern Dandy]

Yea. I read about it online at BZ.

[Timonator]

:clap I'm happy with him. He's better than Schachner, that's for sure. He won 19 titles with Juve, Milan, Bayern...he has experience, contacts to player in Italy AND he already knows our youth. He mentioned Gomez and Gentner in the press conference today. That made me happy, because they should get a chance too. Trapattoni is very into youth and supports young player. He was so funny at the press conference :laugh He started with "Ich wieder da...habe noch nicht fertig" :D


Boy, you should be here in Stuttgart now :woot it's party everywhere...the people are so happy that he signed :laugh The whole city is celebrating. I already drank a Prosecco and a Martini! That's so cool the whole city is italian right now :laugh

:drinkbeer

[Schwalker]

So it´s party time..?

Have a grappa for me!

[Timonator]

I will, mate :drinkbeer

And yeah, it's party time, the city is already drunk :laugh

[locoLopez]

congrats, nice signin for stuttgart. but trappatoni is known as a coach who likes to play more defensive - didn't everyone had complained that sammer played to defensive last season ?

[Michael Thurk]

Nice to see, that Trappatoni is back! I'll never forget his Press-Conference about "Struuuuunz" :D

[Schwalker]

Playing defensively is ok..If you score as well

[Timonator]

Yeah, we know about his defensive system, but I think there's a big difference between Sammer and Trapattoni. He HAS a system...with Sammer, I always had the feeling that some player didn't understand his system and what he wanted them to play.

Also, I saw no fire no heart and no passion when they played under Sammer. He couldn't motivate them, took them the fun and that was maybe a reason why it was so hard for them to play offensive.

I trust Trap, he knows that VfB fans want to see many goals. On the other hand you shouldn't forget that defence is important too. He'll find a good balance between those two. He can play defensive, as long as we score goals, I'm not worried at all :D

A nice interview (mentioned Gomez and Gentner/knows a lot about VfB youth)


17.06.2005
"Ich freue mich auf den VfB und Stuttgart"

Herr Trapattoni, herzlich willkommen in Stuttgart. Freuen Sie sich auf ihren neuen Job als VfB-Coach?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Selbstverständlich freue ich mich auf die Aufgabe. Der VfB ist ein ambitionierter Verein und besitzt eine junge Mannschaft mit einer sehr großen Qualität. Hier in Stuttgart ist sicher einiges möglich."
Kann an Ihrer Freude auch der Umstand, dass der VfB in der kommenden Saison "nur" im UEFA-Cup und nicht in der Champions League spielt, nichts ändern?
Giovanni Trapattoni: "Der UEFA-Cup ist ein toller Wettbewerb. Das haben wir doch in der vergangenen Saison erlebt, als ich mit Benfica Lissabon im Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion gespielt habe. Die Zuschauer haben ein super Spiel gesehen, das Stadion war voll und die Stimmung sehr gut. Natürlich ist die Champions League etwas ganz besonderes, aber man kann sich auch über den UEFA-Cup für das Besondere empfehlen."

Mit Kevin Kuranyi hat in der vergangenen Woche der beste Angreifer der abgelaufenen Saison Stuttgart den Rücken gekehrt. Wie bewerten Sie den Abgang des deutschen Nationalstürmers?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Es ist sehr schade, dass Kevin Kuranyi im nächsten Jahr nicht mehr das VfB-Trikot tragen wird. Aber dies ist jetzt nicht mehr zu ändern. Wir werden auch ohne Kevin Kuranyi eine gute Mannschaft haben und erfolgreich Fußball spielen."

Wie wird der VfB im nächsten Jahr denn spielen?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Ich weiß, auf was sie hinaus wollen. Trapattoni, der Defensivspezialist. Jetzt sage ich Ihnen mal etwas. In Italien hieß es immer, dass Arrigo Sacchi für Offensivfußball stehe und ich für Defensivfußball. Aber es gab kaum eine Saison, in der meine Mannschaften weniger Tore erzielt haben, als die Teams von Sacchi. In der vergangenen Saison hat in Portugal nur Sporting mehr Tore geschossen als mein Team von Benfica und wir sind Meister geworden. Für mich ist im Endeffekt das Wichtigste, dass meine Mannschaft erfolgreich spielt."

Wie lauten Ihre Ziele in der kommenden Saison?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Der VfB verfügt über eine sehr gute Mannschaft, die wir bis zum Start sicher noch auf der ein oder anderen Position verstärken werden, um national und international eine gute Rolle spielen zu können. Auf jeden Fall brauchen wir noch einen Stürmer, nachdem Kevin Kuranyi den Verein verlassen hat. Wir werden eine Mannschaft haben, die mindestens so gut besetzt ist wie im Vorjahr und sich verbessern will. Wir streben einen Platz im internationalen Geschäft an, wollen in der Bundesliga vorne mitmischen und im UEFA-Cup sehr weit kommen."

Im Laufe ihrer Karriere haben Sie mit zahlreichen Weltklassespielern und Stars zusammen gearbeitet. Werden in Zukunft auch im VfB-Trikot große Namen auflaufen und was haben sie mit dem eigenen Nachwuchs des VfB vor?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Wir brauchen erfahrene Kräfte, auch um junge Spieler zu führen bzw. sie in ihrer Entwicklung zu fördern. Der VfB verfügt über eine gewisse Anzahl solcher Führungsspieler. Zvonimir Soldo ist da ebenso zu nennen wie Markus Babbel, den ich aus meiner Münchner Zeit sehr gut kenne. Aber wir brauchen weitere Stützen für das Team und die jungen und bereits etablierten Spieler wie Hildebrand oder Hinkel müssen in diese Rolle weiter hineinwachsen. Deren Plätze werden dann wieder für Spieler wie Gomez oder Gentner frei."

Sie scheinen sich sehr gut beim VfB auszukennen. Immerhin sind Ihnen auch die Namen des Nachwuchses bekannt?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Es wäre fahrlässig, sich nur auf die Spieler des Bundesligakaders zu konzentrieren. Der VfB hat Dutzende von Titeln im Nachwuchsbereich gewonnen, also muss es auch viele gute junge Spieler geben. Diese Talente müssen an höhere Aufgaben herangeführt werden. Ich will, dass die VfB-Talente in der kommenden Saison einen Weg gehen wie zum Beispiel Manuel Fernandes oder Joao Pereira bei Benfica. Diese jungen Spieler haben eine gute Entwicklung genommen und hatten ihren Anteil an unserem guten Abschneiden."

Sie haben Benfica vor ein paar Wochen verlassen, weil Sie sich nach Ihrer Familie und der italienischen Heimat gesehnt hatten. Nun liegt Stuttgart nicht in Italien.

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Das stimmt. Aber es ist eine äußert reizvolle Aufgabe, den VfB in eine erfolgreiche Zukunft zu führen. Deshalb habe ich mich gemeinsam mit meiner Frau für eine weitere Station im Ausland entschieden."

Auf was freuen Sie sich am meisten in Stuttgart?

Giovanni Trapattoni: "Auf den Fußball. Auf die Mannschaft des VfB, auf den Verein, die Fans und eine neue Herausforderung. Ich finde es großartig, im Jahr vor der WM in Deutschland bei einem Verein arbeiten zu können, der international spielt und große Ambitionen hat. Ich freue mich auf den VfB und Stuttgart."

[Schwalker]

I wonder, when did VfB and Trapps started talking about him taking over?

These things are often a bit underhanded...

[scorpion2a]

Hmmm.. I don't believe in Trappa. He didn't achieve much with the Italians. He had a magnificent Italian team with Del Piero, Totti, Vierri, Inzaghi, Tommassi, Zambrotta, Nesta, Canavaro, Maldini and co.. yet he couldn't convert them to play dangerous attacking football. I wonder what can he do.
But anyway I really wish him good luck. A competitive Stuttgart will serve the German football, whcih si the most imp. thing! :)

[Gerry_BMG]

My condolences Stuttgart. You bought a big name out of the stoneage.
He will help the young players to become better, but else I dont see much positive about signing him.

And I was pretty amused about the way Trappatoni presented himself. He is not a funny person just his one appearance that made him a comedian undesireably. Now people say: "look Trappatoni the funny guy". Laughable, and shows the power of the media to create a blister of bs.

I hope the best for Stuttgart, but if they will play Trappatoni-style I wont care if Stuttgart suffers for their ill-decision-making.

Red today a column by Paul Breitner, with whom I rarely agree, and he said it nicely at the begin of his column... "I thought Trappatoni would be a decoy for the press while the officials will negiate with a serious coach. But it wasnt just a decoy it was for real". Loosely translated. He also stated how that Sammer drove many fans out of the stadium because of the unattractive play and that Trappatoni will be worth.

Paul Breitner must have red a posting of mine some days before in this forum where I said exactly that. I should take Breitners place... :cool

[Timonator]

Well, I don't like what Paul Breitner said. That guy is just criticizing and has now idea what he's talking about. Does he know VfB? Paule should shut up, because he has no idea. He's just mad that Stuttgart didn't choose his best friends Walter Schachner...that's all.

My opinion is that the fans won't care that he'll play defensive, as long as we shoot goals and as long as the player show passion, fun and heart. That's what the fans want to see.

I have the feeling some of you don't understand what I'm talking about: The fans were not mad that Sammer played so defensive, they were mad because the team played with no heart and passion. Sammer didn't reach them in the last 6 games and some other before. That was the problem, not his defensive system!

I can tell you, I live here and all the people were saying that the problem was not Sammers defensive system...it was how the player showed no heart and fighting spirit. They had no respect of Sammer, but they will have of Trap, because he knows how to treat young player. To say it in german: Die Spieler tanzten Sammer auf der Nase herum! Mit dem Trapattoni werden sie das nicht schaffen, der wird denen wieder Disziplin und Ordnung beibringen.

Another question: Did Stuttgart play offensive when Magath was our coach??? I don't think so. He was the one who build our defence. Why the hell did Timo get the record of 845(something) min. without a goal? Of course, because he played good, but also because our defence stood like a wall with Bordon, Meira, Lahm...

Magath mangaged to have a good balance between a strong defence and shooting goals. That's Traps system too. And I have no problem with it.

What other coach would you have signed? Hiddink, Daum didn't want to come and Schachner is coach in Austria, and Sollied signed a contract with Olympiacos. Trap was the best option. Or would you've signed Toppmüller, Neururer?!? He's the best that could have happen to us.

I'm glad that Trap is our coach and I'm sure he'll do well with Stuttgart.

Amen.

[scorpion2a]

I think Schachner is a better choice than Trappa. And even better was Daum!!! I don't care if that guy was on cocaine or on crap.. he has some good coaching ideas. His Leverkusen days were awesome, and now he's doing fine with Fenerbehce.

[Timonator]

Yeah, Daum would have been my first choice too, but he just signed a contract with Fenerbace. So he wasn't a candidate for that job.

Also I think you can't compare the Austrian with the German leauge.
Schachner would have been like a mirical bag, we wouldn't know how he'd do here, because he has never been a coach in the Bundesliga. We needed a coach with experience, a coach who won titles. And that's why I think Trap was the right choice.

[Gerry_BMG]

Well, I don't like what Paul Breitner said. That guy is just criticizing and has now idea what he's talking about. Does he know VfB? Paule should shut up, because he has no idea. He's just mad that Stuttgart didn't choose his best friends Walter Schachner...that's all.

My opinion is that the fans won't care that he'll play defensive, as long as we shoot goals and as long as the player show passion, fun and heart. That's what the fans want to see.

I have the feeling some of you don't understand what I'm talking about: The fans were not mad that Sammer played so defensive, they were mad because the team played with no heart and passion. Sammer didn't reach them in the last 6 games and some other before. That was the problem, not his defensive system!

I can tell you, I live here and all the people were saying that the problem was not Sammers defensive system...it was how the player showed no heart and fighting spirit. They had no respect of Sammer, but they will have of Trap, because he knows how to treat young player. To say it in german: Die Spieler tanzten Sammer auf der Nase herum! Mit dem Trapattoni werden sie das nicht schaffen, der wird denen wieder Disziplin und Ordnung beibringen.

Another question: Did Stuttgart play offensive when Magath was our coach??? I don't think so. He was the one who build our defence. Why the hell did Timo get the record of 845(something) min. without a goal? Of course, because he played good, but also because our defence stood like a wall with Bordon, Meira, Lahm...

Magath mangaged to have a good balance between a strong defence and shooting goals. That's Traps system too. And I have no problem with it.

What other coach would you have signed? Hiddink, Daum didn't want to come and Schachner is coach in Austria, and Sollied signed a contract with Olympiacos. Trap was the best option. Or would you've signed Toppmüller, Neururer?!? He's the best that could have happen to us.

I'm glad that Trap is our coach and I'm sure he'll do well with Stuttgart.

Amen.
Good point, maybe my view of the Stuttgart-fans is wrong. Maybe they didnt care about defensive games as long as Stuttgart did well.
I wish you the best but I fear for the worst.

btw. I like Trappatoni and I like to see him back in the BL

[palmerq]

Maybe they didnt care about defensive games as long as Stuttgart did well.
I don't think many fans of any teams care about how they play as long as they win, like clyde in the scottish league their support has nearly trebled because they are challanging for the league instead of mid able, but they still play rubbish football :cool .
Hopefully trapatoni will do quite well, he just won the portruguese league :USA_Blue .