Manuel Neuer sharply criticized FC Bayern Munich in an interview.
Now CEO Oliver Kahn is reacting to the statements.
Munich – This interview causes new trouble at Bayern Munich!
Manuel Neuer has unpacked and publicly criticized his club for kicking out goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic.
The captain told
SZ
: "I felt like my heart was being ripped out, that was the craziest thing I've experienced in my career.
And I've really experienced a lot."
Manuel Neuer |
Born: 03/27/1986 (36) in Gelsenkirchen |
At FC Bayern since July 2011 |
Contract until June 30, 2024 |
Performance data at FC Bayern: 488 competitive games, 384 goals conceded, 233 clean sheets |
Manuel Neuer and Toni Tapalovic: Captain and goalkeeping coach are good friends
Neuer, who was seriously injured while ski touring after the 2022 World Cup and will therefore be out for months, is close friends with Tapalovic.
The two vacation together when there are no games, the Croatian is even Neuer's best man.
The fact that he had to go was apparently due to a rift in the coaching team: Tapalovic is said to have brought details from internal meetings to Neuer.
However, the keeper said in an interview: "I can deny that one hundred percent.
Toni never did that, no matter under which coach.”
Either way: The Neuer interview is making waves, as reported by tz.de.
It lifts the German record champions after turbulent weeks with three draws in the Bundesliga, the discussions about Serge Gnabry's trip to Paris and one or the other dissatisfied player like Benjamin Pavard to a new unrest level.
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Manuel Neuer (left) and Oliver Kahn need to talk.
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Kahn seethes after Neuer interview: Bayern unrest reaches the next level
Bayern boss Oliver Kahn naturally does not like the statements of his injured captain at all.
The VulKAHN is bubbling!
On Friday evening, when asked by
dpa
, he announced that there would be “clear” talks.
He also said that parts of Neuer's statements in connection with Tapalovic's release "neither do justice to him as captain nor to the values of FC Bayern".
Kahn also dislikes Neuer's timing for the interview: "In addition, his statements come at an inopportune time because we have very important games ahead of us." against Paris Saint-Germain with world champion Lionel Messi.
Since Kahn and Co. can not use further disruptive fire.
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Kahn on Neuer's statements: "I faced a similar situation as a national player in 2004"
When asked about Neuer's motives, Kahn said: "He is personally affected, you have to understand that to a certain extent.
We were also aware of that when we explained to him that the decision we made about the goalkeeping coach, which was not taken lightly, was the best thing for our team at that moment.
I faced a similar situation as a national player in 2004.
Our goalkeeper coach Sepp Maier felt badly treated by the DFB and they separated.
I had worked with Sepp for years and we had a friendly and trusting relationship," said the Munich CEO.
"I was disappointed at the time too, and I was angry at the DFB.
But the common goals were in the foreground for me.
They were more important to me than my personal feelings.
And that's why I decided at the time not to speak publicly.
Manuel has now done the opposite,” added Kahn.
The 53-year-old announced talks with the injured goalkeeper.
"We're going to talk to him about it very clearly," Kahn said.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer is clear: "I'm still here"
The Neuer interview, which was also published by
The Athletic
, contains many other explosive statements: For example, the Bayern captain's challenge to deputy Yann Sommer and the competitors for the number one position in the German national team.
"I am still here.
Even if some people may have the feeling that they are fed up with the old players," said Neuer: "The best will play.
If I want to play, I have to be the best."
(akl/dpa)
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