Michael Henke interview on anniversary of 2001 UCL win

Michael Henke interview on anniversary of 2001 UCL win Notepads from Ottmar Hitzfeld in the FC Bayern Museum reveal how meticulously the then Bayern head coach prepared for the 2001 Champions League final. In an interview with members’ magazine 51 , his long-time assistant Michael Henke explains how Hitzfeld formed top players into a team and then won the famous trophy. Interview with Michael Henke Mr Henke, there are notepads from Ottmar Hitzfeld from the 2001 Champions League final archived in the FC Bayern Museum.

How do you feel seeing these notes now, 25 years on? “I remember that Ottmar always had a little pad on him. He got it out on the bus or the plane after every match and made notes in preparation for the meeting the next day.

Even when we’d been crowned German champions in the last second, like in Hamburg in 2001. That was Ottmar: completely pragmatic and disciplined. I, on the other hand, needed an evening after exciting or unfortunate matches before I had the required focus again.

” A lot of bullet points can be seen on one page. “Those are Ottmar’s notes for the team talk before the final in Milan. At the top you see our starting line-up, the subs bench and the opponents’ expected XI.