"The whole system can be visualized as a pyramid with the highest ranking decision makers at the top. Max Eberl, board member for sport, and Christoph Freund, the club sporting director, are the two men that everyone else reports to. They are the ones who face the media publicly, who take the heat when things go wrong. Below them is Nils Schmadtke, who works entirely in the shadows."
"The 36-year-old joined FC Bayern from Borussia Mönchengladbach on the recommendation of Eberl, who sought out his services. Schmadtke and his team place an emphasis on live scouting while also being very data driven. As head of scouting, Schmadtke answers to Christoph Freund. Below him are chief scouts Florian Zahn (responsible for the Campus) and Andre Hechelmann (responsible for the professional players department). The two have a close working relationship, as the campus and professional scouting departments at Bayern Munich have recently been merged together."
The scouting structure forms a pyramid with Max Eberl and Christoph Freund at the top as primary decision makers. Nils Schmadtke operates beneath them as head of scouting, emphasizing live scouting complemented by data analysis. Schmadtke reports to Freund and oversees chief scouts Florian Zahn (Campus) and Andre Hechelmann (professional players), following a recent merger of campus and professional scouting departments. Schmadtke has conducted a major overhaul, dismissing nine to ten scouts and adding eight new ones. Some staff have reacted negatively to Schmadtke's tough approach, and reports indicate fear among some employees. Schmadtke and his team spend extensive time domestically and abroad scouting new players.
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