He was replaced by Scheer, who believed that the fleet had been used too defensively, had better ships and men than the British, and ought to take the war to them.
Foi substituído por Reinhard Scheer, que cría que a frota fora usada de xeito demasiado defensivo, que tiña mellores barcos e homes que a británica, e que se debía levar a guerra cara o inimigo.