Söder ruffles FCA coach Heiko Herrlich and warns the Bundesliga

Bundesliga: Augsburg coach Heiko Herrlich made a mistake during the quarantine. The reactions to this are different.

• The FC Augsburg is currently in isolation and moved on Monday into a hotel.
• There, FCA coach Heiko Herrlich experienced a curious faux pas with far-reaching consequences.
• The coach announced the consequences for his misconduct - and will not look after the team on Saturday (see first report on May 14).

Update from May 16: When FC Augsburg starts again in the Bundesliga at 3:30 p.m. against VfL Wolfsburg , new coach Heiko Herrlich will be absent from the coaching bench. The 48-year-old had violated the hygiene rules of the DFL, as he admitted at the press conference before the duel against the wolves ( see first report ). The reactions to the faux pas of the former Leverkusen man are extremely different. 

FCA managing director Stefan Reuter made it clear that the “Herrlich case” cannot be compared with that of Salomon Kalou and emphasized: “It was a mistake, but Heiko has definitely drawn the consequences.”

Even Michael Rummenigge has taken significantly Party Herrlich. "Personally, I think that he's not sitting on the bench now is completely exaggerated, even stupid," wrote the 56-year-old in the article published on Saturday for the editorial network Germany. "Other people are allowed to go shopping, so why not the soccer players? I also think that they were barracked like criminals. ”

HSV sports director Jonas Boldt and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder , on the other hand, became somewhat clearer . 

Boldt stated that he “did not believe that. I thought it was a joke. This is not a 20-year-old player, but an adult man who should also exemplify this topic ( to comply with the hygiene rules ).

There are also reactions from politics. On Friday, CSU man Markus Söder said  at Bild live: “If there are several such cases, the league will be put to the test enormously. I can only warn that this is not fun. "

Heiko Herrlich: Augsburg's new coach once suffered from a brain tumor

Update from May 15 : The shot backfired: Heiko Herrlich and his quarantine waver make sure that he has to wait for his Bundesliga comeback . The Augsburg trainer thus drew consequences after his appearance at a legendary press conference .

He ends his supermarket story with: The woman at the checkout "would have thought: What kind of coach would we have got there if she recognized me?" It is surprising that Heiko Herrlich of all people breaks the rules. After all, he once suffered from a brain tumor, and around the turn of the millennium suddenly became critical of the scorer. 

Heiko Herrlich: Augsburg trainer once suffered from a brain tumor

The treatment worked, Herrlich got well. He once told 11 friends about the therapy to football magazine: “I lost seven kilos. I couldn't taste anything anymore, I couldn't smell anything anymore. My hair fell out. Every day a piece of quality of life went off. I fell into a severe depression. I became a hypochondriac . If I had a pinch somewhere, I thought: My God, now you also have liver cancer! I was completely psycho . This went on for half a year. The worst time of my life. "

Anyone who knows Heiko Herrlich knows that he likes to be honest at press conferences or be thoughtful. For example, his appearances with the then regional league team SSV Jahn Regensburg or most recently with Bayer Leverkusen are unforgettable when he repeatedly emphasized that he was acting according to the " Beppo principle ". "That was the street sweeper at Momo . He always looked only at the next meter and not at the end of the street. So we're just looking at the next step. ” Herrlich has been a FCA coach since March - and now has to wait for his first game for his new employer. The fact that he of all people did not abide by the rules is astonishing because of his previous history.

The #FCA commits Heiko #Herrlich as the new head coach. The 48-year-old will receive a contract until June 30, 2022. Welcome to ROT-GRÜN-WEISS! ➡️ https://t.co/EoIy5B0wKL pic.twitter.com/NRN6YGMGBM

Heiko Herrlich: Bundesliga scandal over toothpaste and skin cream - FCA trainer stops work

First announcement of May 14 : Augsburg - Some protagonists of the Bundesliga * do not seem to  warm up with the new Corona requirements of the DFB concept for the Bundesliga continuation *. After the more than failed Facebook live video by Hertha striker Salomon Kalou, Augsburg coach Heiko Herrlich admitted a corona faux pas , which however cannot be compared to the Kalou scandal. But this time, too, it has consequences for those involved.

Heiko Herrlich: Odd mishap in the supermarket because of drugstore items

“We are in quarantine in the hotel and shouldn't actually go out there. But there are situations that simply require it, ”Trainer Herrlich began his curious confession at the press conference in the afternoon. According to the Fuggerstadt trainer, important hygiene products were missing. "I have no toothpaste, it is going out, and no more skin cream, and then I went with my tracksuit near a supermarket." So I made my way to the next supermarket . 

"We are in the hotel in quarantine and we shouldn't go out there, but there are situations that just require it. I no longer have toothpaste or is out and I no longer have any skin cream." #Quarantine #HeikoGerrlich #Bundesliga #Andnun

Heiko Herrlich: supermarket faux pas - with consequences

But then the "journey" only started. "On the way there I noticed that I had forgotten my protective mask , went up to the room again and got it. Then I went in and there happened to be a saleswoman who directly pointed out to me that you can only get in here with a car. ”However, after he had to change money to get a shopping cart for his two products , the next mishap followed . This time he simply forgot the car and had to turn back. "The woman looked at me funny. I brought the car outside, ”said Herrlich.

Heiko Herrlich: bang in the evening - the coach will not look after the team on Saturday

But then came the bang in the evening : Herrlich made a statement on the events and announced consequences on the FCA website . "I made a mistake by leaving the hotel," said the coach. He could now "not undo" and was not doing justice to the action in his "role model function towards my team and the public". He will now be consistent and stand by his mistake and also "not lead the training tomorrow and not look after the team in the game against Wolfsburg on Saturday."

Heiko #Herrlich regrets his mistake and acts consistently! ➡️ https://t.co/6t2D2cu4Qb #FCAWOB pic.twitter.com/jNIpG5w9yj

In addition to various provisions, the DFL concept for continuing the game * in the Corona crisis  says: "As a further security measure, at least the last 7 days before the start of the season * are quarantined as a training camp , with regular testing being continued." Since Monday the entire squad and coaching staff of FC Augsburg in the "Schempp" hotel in Bobingen in the agreed quarantine.

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