Ribbeck's tactics, which were felt to be overly negative, were blamed for this, and when the following season looked to be going no differently, Beckenbauer dismissed Ribbeck and took control of the team himself.
Ribbeckove taktike (koje su bile negativne) su bile krive za ovaj neuspjeh, a kad se činilo da će se ista stvar dogoditi i sljedeće sezone, Beckenbauer je otpustio Ribbecka i sam preuzeo vodstvo momčadi.