Former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Doll has spoken about the realisation he would be replaced by Jurgen Klopp in 2008 – on the day of the DFB-Pokal final.
Doll spent just over a season at Dortmund, helping them avoid relegation in 2006-07 before finishing 13th the following season.
The former Germany midfielder, who most recently coached Cypriot side APOEL, remembers his time at the club fondly.
The final against Bayern Munich could have added some gloss to his tenure – but it was overshadowed by rumours circulating of Klopp’s imminent arrival from Mainz.
“It is not pleasant to hear something like that just before such an important game, but nobody from the club contacted me about it,” Doll told Goal and SPOX.
“Aki Watzke (Dortmund’s CEO) and I only sat down after the season and decided that a fresh start would be best for BVB.
“My focus is always on the here and now and you could see in the final that the whole team was at the top.
“Unfortunately we lost 2-1 in extra time, otherwise it would have been a nice reward after all the bad games in the Bundesliga.”
Doll also remembers seeing a young Mats Hummels emerging for Bayern Munich, before the future Germany defender made the switch to Dortmund in 2008.
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