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BVB boss Watzke counters Corona appeal from Hoeneß - "... of course has a different perception"

2020-03-31T09:03:25.992Z


BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke puts his statements on the situation of the Bundesliga competition in the Corona crisis into perspective - and at the same time reduces the much-quoted quotations from Bavaria's honorary president Uli Hoeneß.


BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke puts his statements on the situation of the Bundesliga competition in the Corona crisis into perspective - and at the same time reduces the much-quoted quotations from Bavaria's honorary president Uli Hoeneß.

  • Hans-Joachim Watzke, Managing Director of Borussia Dortmund , was heavily criticized for statements about the coronavirus pandemic * in Germany.
  • The BVB boss now promises solidarity to the Bundesliga competition because of the economic consequences of the corona crisis *.
  • Watzke, on the other hand, takes a critical view of the much praised statements by FC Bayern Honorary President Uli Hoeneß .

Munich / Dortmund - BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke had gotten a proper shit storm on social media. With his statements in the ARD sports show on economic dangers for the Bundesliga in the Corona crisis .

Corona crisis in Germany: BVB boss Watzke was heavily criticized

The managing director of Borussia Dortmund had said at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in Germany: "In the end, the clubs that have put a bit of cushion in the past few years cannot reward the clubs that have not done so."

The lack of understanding and resentment about Watzke's polarizing statements was great - there was talk of selfishness, also of trivialization.

Now the 60-year-old revised his sentences. "I took another close look at this program and have to say that the content of every sentence that I said was correct," he said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag : "I could, however, have expressed it more kindly and empathetically. Mea culpa! ”Mea culpa is Latin and means:“ My fault! ”

Bundesliga: Dortmund boss Watzke relativizes statements by FC Bayern honorary president Hoeneß

Nevertheless, the head of BVB stuck to his stance: “We cannot ignore the fact that the Bundesliga clubs are and will remain competitors. And yet, of course, we show solidarity when someone has got into trouble through no fault of their own.

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Are friends: BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke (left) and Bavaria's chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

© dpa / Roland Frankincense

Watzke was also addressed in the interview to the honorary president of FC Bayern Munich *, Uli Hoeneß. The 68-year-old had indirectly criticized Watzke for one of his legendary calls in the Sport1 double pass and also his boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for their business thinking in the Corona crisis : “At the moment we all have to learn to be patient. Maybe we can't even play football in October, no one knows that! "

BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke: "Uli Hoeneß has gone through all physical states"

Watzke relativized the sentences of his former opponent in the Bundesliga . "Anyone who is in full business, like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge or I, has a different perception, of course," he said, referring to the Bavarian patron: " Uli Hoeneß went through all the physical states in his life - quite unempathically to very empathetic. These are the interactions. It is crucial for me that I have received a very high level of approval for my position within the league. "

Ultimately, this will be shown when it is clear how long the coronavirus pandemic will paralyze football in Germany - and what economic consequences the crisis will have for the Bundesliga .

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* tz.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network

More news about FC Bayern: In the Sport1 double pass, expert Marcel Reif handed out a switch with Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka against sporting goods manufacturer Adidas and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder.

ManCity star Leroy Sané, on the other hand, could become a real “corona bargain” for the Munich team. Inter Milan is supposedly planning a spectacular barter deal with Ivan Perisic.

The professionals of the German record champion keep fit in the home office with cyber training.

Source: merkur

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