After Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Hansi Flick nags against the DFB. Corona has only covered the smoldering conflict between FC Bayern and the association. Once again, the DFB leaves a highly questionable picture. Patrick Mayer, author of tz.de, comments on the Bayern coach's criticism of his ex-employer.
- The Bayern Munich draws by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt in the final of the German Cup a.
- After the semi-finals, Bayern coach Hansi Flick voices clear criticism of the German Football Association (DFB) .
- The dispute between Bayern and the association has been smoldering for a long time - and was only covered by the corona crisis .
Munich / Frankfurt - There it was again: The well-known attack by FC Bayern from Munich against the German Football Association (DFB) in Frankfurt . It is not known whether the superiors of the largest sports association in the world twitched in the Otto Fleck aisle near the Frankfurt arena.
FC Bayern: Hansi Flick hands out against former employer DFB
Where the DFB has its headquarters on the outskirts of the Hesse metropolis, they are now used to the frontal attacks from the Bavarian capital. This time the criticism was comparatively moderate and diplomatic.
But the sender shows: The Bavarians and the association have never settled their long smoldering dispute; at most, a kind of castle peace prevailed through the Corona crisis .
FC Bayern coach: Hansi Flick.
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"I usually don't discuss the game schedule much because you can't do anything anyway. But I find it unfortunate to play the cup between two such important games. I think that after the (corona) break, the players have a lot of games to do. (...) You could have made a cup semi-final after the round to focus completely on the championship and the Bundesliga. Similar to how the Champions League does it, ”said Bayern coach Hansi Flick after the 2-1 (1-0) win against Eintracht from Frankfurt and the associated entry into the DFB Cup final .
FC Bayern Munich: Rummenigge and Flick criticize the DFB
And he added in an interview with ARD : “These are things that I said so internally from the start. But unfortunately nobody at the DFB came up with the idea of doing this. "
Striking: Hansi Flick himself worked for the DFB between 2006 and 2017 and, as Joachim Löw's assistant, was instrumental in the 2014 World Cup title - even if it is mainly attributed to the national coach in retrospect.
It was the next attack from Munich . In mid-May, board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at Sky had said about the association's corona crisis policy : "Maybe you should buy a broom from the DFB to sweep your own door, that would be appropriate in that case."
DFB has to take a lot of criticism for corona crisis policy
Ex-Bayern coach Felix Magath , who has his main residence in the south of Munich, followed up shortly afterwards in an interview with Bild and with a view to the (extremely unfortunate) crisis management in the 3rd division : "It is difficult to understand why the have presented a concept to the first two professional leagues and have been playing again for a long time - but not the third professional league. Clarity should have been created long ago. Instead, the DFB shifts responsibility back and forth. "
As far as Flick's chase between the Bundesliga and the DFB Cup is concerned, the thesis is probably not too offensive that the German Football Association wants to earn a lot of money from marketing, while the other professional leagues in Europe are just starting to play.
Burgfrieden between FC Bayern and the DFB has ended
Whether Flick wanted it or not: The former DFB employee has declared the Munich Burgfrieden with the association to be over - and the ex-employer is leaving a dubious picture again these days.