Club General Manager Michael Preetz revealed that the manager’s recent outburst had harmed the club’s reputation and the side had no other option.
The Blue-Whites are currently without a manager as Markus Babbel was shown the door for disciplinary reasons after his spat with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Preetz. The war of words between Babbel and Preetz escalated and the former labelled the General
Manager as a ‘liar’ for not keeping his promises.
Markus Babbel guided Hertha Berlin to promotion from the 2.Bundesliga last year in his first year in-charge of the club. The club has had a good start to the season this term as well and are hanging onto a position in mid-table.
There had been widespread speculation on Babbel’s future in recent weeks as his contract ended in the summer with clubs like Schalke and Bayern Munich linked.
However, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 player denied any such agreements until revealing last week that he would not manage the Berlin giants after next year.
Preetz confirmed the news on the club’s official website and admitted that the side has fired the coach. He stated that it was no longer possible for him to continue with Babbel as manager as he had harmed the side’s reputation
after going public with his arguments.
“A continuing, faithful co-operation just was no longer possible. It is my http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 to protect Hertha from damage and there was simply no more trust there,” he issued a statement on the club website.
The General Manager added that the happenings in the past few days have forced the club to make the decision. He further stated that the team is in talks with a number of candidates for the post and the decision will be revealed
in the next few days.
“The development over the past two days, which have culminated in me being branded a liar several times, leave me and Hertha no other choice. I cannot confirm that we are in negotiations, but I can confirm that we are giving thought
to who will take over,” he concluded.
Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 in their next league match.
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