Diamond Eye Mislintat: Although he did not invest heavily when he was a Gunner, he reached the Europa League final

Football 9:59pm, 8 October 2025 101

Mislintat, once known as the "diamond eye", has encountered many negative comments in recent years. Recently, he was interviewed by German media "Kicker" and talked about his experience of serving in Arsenal and Ajax, as well as the reasons for his failure in his brief return to Dortmund.

Talking about Arsenal

"When I was at Arsenal, the club did not make as much investment as I did in the previous years. Despite this, the team we formed reached the UEFA Cup final in the 2018-19 season. The biggest change for me was that Wenger and then CEO Gazidis left one after another. Wenger stepped down as head coach eight months after I joined, and Gazidis accepted the invitation from Milan shortly after. A brand new form within the club has formed. The structure, and the UK is facing Brexit. I could have chosen to stay, but considering the family, we decided not to risk moving the family in that situation, but to see if there is a new opportunity in Germany. "

Talk about returning to Dortmund

"My reputation is not that bad. Many Dortmund fans liked me in the past. My cooperation with Kyle (Dotter Sports Director) did not achieve the desired effect. He is completely different from me. It is not that I want to evaluate him, people often say I wanted to replace him as sports director, I never thought so, I think the position of technical director is very suitable for me. As for rumors of quarrels within the management, what I can say is that all of us, including myself, have not coordinated our responsibilities in a timely and fully and discussed. "

Talk about the four months of service at Ajax

" During my tenure, the club introduced 12 players, and these players were through 12 different companies. 9 of the company introduced by Ji Company are those I have never worked with, and I have not violated any regulations. When I saw how people attacked me on social media, I had to say that it made me sick. But you can't let these criticisms affect you, and now I still have some stigma when searching my name on Google, but I have to accept this reality. Everything has been clarified now, and although almost no one has reported it, people who really pay attention to this or know me know what the truth is."

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