AFP - Bayern Munich has reached its minimum goal, finishing 3rd in the German championship on Saturday, but he has definitely moved on Van Gaal as he survives the trap of the third preliminary round of the Champions League in August.
Scarcely had the last game of a disappointing season ended, Uli Hoeness has settled its accounts with Louis van Gaal, sacked in April.
"We would probably have acted sooner (...) I learned this season that we could win things, but if there was no pleasure, it was no use," dropped the Bavarian leader about the Dutch, thanks to lack of results and adequacy in respect of its leaders.
Hoeness knows that the shadow of Van Gaal will continue to hover over the most successful club in German football, at least until August.
After a season where he has never been ranked higher than third, Bayern must go through the repechage to compete for the Champions League 2012, whose final will take place in the stadium.
And the third preliminary round of the C1 can be quite a blow to the throat with possible opponents of the English Manchester City, the Italians Lazio or Juventus.
Bavarian players and managers are eager to take their revenge.
"I look forward to the new season begins, I look forward to working with Jupp Heynckes.We want to be at the outset Bayern Munich that everybody knows, "he told Hoeness as a warning to the competition.
Poisoned
Van Gaal after injury, Bayern has chosen to revive Heynckes, a personal friend of Hoeness and connoisseur of the Bavarian institution to have already resulted in twice.
"We need to lead this club to understand, listen to everyone and does not believe as a coach too important," summarized the dean of coaches in the Bundesliga (65).
To settle the inheritance Van Gaal who had to make any appointment last summer, Bayern will not stingy: the arrival of goalkeeper Neuer Germany team for 25 million Euro is just a formality.
It should be accompanied by the Dane Petersen (Cottus), Completion of Gomez in attack, top scorer in the Bundesliga that Van Gaal wanted to sell early in the season.
The defense, recurrent weakness will be strengthened, perhaps with German international Jerome Boateng (Manchester City), and the Chilean Arturo Vidal could beef up the midfield.
Heynckes has yet to manage one last poisoned chalice left by Van Gaal: since the departure of Van Bommel in January, the Bayern has more leadership despite the aspirations of Schweinsteiger and the captain gave Lahm.
It is even the cacophony in the locker room where Bavarian Robben seriously annoys many of his teammates.
Bayern will probably forget to succeed Van Gaal, but not necessarily its sulfur nickname "FC Hollywood".
