MICHAEL WIMMER knew all about Lennon Miller before he first set foot in Motherwell - thanks to the German media's spies.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s interest in the Motherwell ‘wunderkind’ meant he was a hot topic in the new Fir Park boss’ homeland.
And now Wimmer has had the pleasure of working with the 18-year-old - who won a surprise first Scotland call-up this week - he knows exactly what all the fuss is about.
Well hope to rake in a record fee for their academy product when he eventually moves on from ML1.
And Wimmer insists he's known for a while that he would inherit someone special.
He said: “Yes, I knew. There was a rumour as I came here - Frankfurt. I read this in the German newspaper. You heard this name, you heard it often, so I had a feeling, a picture about how Lennon is.
“I watched games and got information from Motherwell. You saw him playing and could see he's an interesting player. Interesting also for my style.
“I think it’s always a dream for a manager if you have players who want to work like Lennon. All the guys here want to work but it's always up to them.
“If they want to work hard, they have the chance to reach something. If it’s national team, if it’s to go in the top five league, perhaps, I don't know. It's always up to them.
“I worked in academies and I know many young players who had great talent but they didn't like to work. They only rely on the talent as enough but it’s not enough. Then they land in League 4, League 3. If you work and have talent, this is a great combination.”
Wimmer has experience of nurturing prodigious talents on the continent.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/wzYxJQWAL77f7f3UObsys/0420367361.jpg]
As assistant at Stuttgart he got to see Argentina ace Nicolas Gonzalez develop before moving to Fiorentina, while Sasa Kalajdzic and Enzo Millot also came...
Eintracht Frankfurt’s interest in the Motherwell ‘wunderkind’ meant he was a hot topic in the new Fir Park boss’ homeland.
And now Wimmer has had the pleasure of working with the 18-year-old - who won a surprise first Scotland call-up this week - he knows exactly what all the fuss is about.
Well hope to rake in a record fee for their academy product when he eventually moves on from ML1.
And Wimmer insists he's known for a while that he would inherit someone special.
He said: “Yes, I knew. There was a rumour as I came here - Frankfurt. I read this in the German newspaper. You heard this name, you heard it often, so I had a feeling, a picture about how Lennon is.
“I watched games and got information from Motherwell. You saw him playing and could see he's an interesting player. Interesting also for my style.
“I think it’s always a dream for a manager if you have players who want to work like Lennon. All the guys here want to work but it's always up to them.
“If they want to work hard, they have the chance to reach something. If it’s national team, if it’s to go in the top five league, perhaps, I don't know. It's always up to them.
“I worked in academies and I know many young players who had great talent but they didn't like to work. They only rely on the talent as enough but it’s not enough. Then they land in League 4, League 3. If you work and have talent, this is a great combination.”
Wimmer has experience of nurturing prodigious talents on the continent.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/wzYxJQWAL77f7f3UObsys/0420367361.jpg]
As assistant at Stuttgart he got to see Argentina ace Nicolas Gonzalez develop before moving to Fiorentina, while Sasa Kalajdzic and Enzo Millot also came...
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