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Klopp visits VfB Stuttgart, and Hoeneß welcomes the meeting

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • VfB Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß said his meeting with new Germany coach Jürgen Klopp was comfortable and constructive.
  • Klopp discussed the national-team prospects of Stuttgart players and watched the club’s training after observing its 5-1 opening-day loss to Bayern Munich.
  • Klopp will announce his first Germany squad on September 17 before making his debut against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on September 24.

Sebastian Hoeneß described his first meeting with new Germany coach Jürgen Klopp as “super pleasant” after Klopp visited VfB Stuttgart training on Monday.

It was super pleasant.

· Sebastian HoeneßThe VfB Stuttgart coach described his first meeting with Jürgen Klopp.

The 44-year-old Stuttgart coach said both sides welcomed Klopp’s decision to come in person and show interest in working with the club. Hoeneß said they discussed many topics and spent more than an hour together, while Klopp also spoke individually with some players.

Their conversation included the players’ prospects with the national team. Stuttgart’s new signing Dzenan Pejcinovic is considered one candidate for a call-up. Klopp had already watched Stuttgart’s 5-1 defeat at Bayern Munich in the opening game of the new Bundesliga season and then visited Bayern coach Vincent Kompany.

We were very pleased about the meeting, and of course we are pleased when he comes directly to the club and shows interest in working with us.

· Sebastian HoeneßHoeneß welcomed Klopp’s visit to Stuttgart training.

The 59-year-old Klopp is conducting a tour of several top-flight clubs before naming his first Germany squad on September 17. Four days later, the players will gather at the German Football Association’s base in Herzogenaurach.

That is something very, very positive.

· Sebastian HoeneßHoeneß assessed Klopp’s engagement with the club and its players.

Klopp’s first match as Germany coach will come on September 24, when Germany face the Netherlands in Amsterdam in the Nations League group stage.

He is totally open about that as well.

· Sebastian HoeneßHoeneß said Klopp was open when discussing players’ national-team prospects.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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