The changes among Bayern Munich's senior management did not have much of an impact on the team.
This was also one of the major characteristics of Bayern's management.
From Beckenbauer and Rummenigge to Hoeness and the current Sporting Director, Nerlinger, they had all been Bayern players in the past and were very familiar with the players. As a result, the players trusted them and readily accepted their transitions into management roles.
Trust and professionalism—those were what Su Dong had felt most deeply during his years playing for Bayern.
Take the team bus, for example.
Bayern's First Team had two buses that took turns being used. From their appearance to their layout, they were completely identical.
Whether playing at home or away, the team always rode its own buses, with the same familiar drivers and staff. Even in the Champions League final, it was the same.
Actually, achieving this was not easy. It even required greater investment.
Leaving aside everything else, before every away match, the bus would set off several days in advance. The travel expenses alone amounted to a hefty sum.
Not to mention the training equipment, ingredients, drinking water, and so on that had to be carried after the team departed early. These details seemed insignificant and were hardly ever reported by the media or fans, but they required a great deal of investment.
And all that investment served just one purpose: to ensure that even when the players arrived at an away venue, they were riding a familiar bus and meeting familiar people, minimizing the unfamiliarity of playing away.
This was only one tiny detail. At Bayern, on Säbener Straße, such details could be found everywhere.
There was only one goal: to make the players trust the club through the most professional service possible.
Without trust, how