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Julian Nagelsmann and Tobias Welz already had different opinions during the game
Photo: Federico Gambarini / dpa
Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann often doesn't lose with his team.
The 2: 3 (1: 1) at Borussia Mönchengladbach was only the second bankruptcy of Munich this season across all competitions.
If there are also special circumstances such as a hard red card, Nagelsmann sees this as a cause for overflowing emotions.
Dayot Upamecano had thrown his opponent Alassane Pléa off balance with a slight pull that referee Tobias Welz interpreted this as an emergency brake - the result was the dismissal after just eight minutes.
Nagelsmann was already angry during the game and was given a yellow card by the referee.
Even after the encounter, he still hadn't calmed down.
First, the 35-year-old tried to talk to the team of referees on the pitch.
Since he did not receive a satisfactory answer there, he continued the discussion in the cabin area.
According to consistent media reports, he is said to have shouted »Is he kidding me or what?« in the mixed zone.
This was followed by a brief visit to the referee's cabin, which Nagelsmann, according to consistent media reports, greeted with the words »My God, my God, ey!
A soft-washed bunch!« is said to have left again.
Shortly thereafter, he backtracked slightly on the Sky microphone: »In my opinion, Upa has a minimal touch on his shoulder, but he doesn't pull.
You can also see in the slow motion that Pléa's shoulder doesn't move a meter.
You can decide all of that, but maybe you should stand up after the game and say, was the red card maybe an exaggeration?”
An hour and a half after the final whistle, the Bayern coach noticed that he had overshot the mark and apologized via Twitter: “Emotions are part of sport.
And given the red card, I had to vent after the game.
However, I have to apologize for the choice of words to the team around Tobias Welz.
Unfortunately, I clearly went too far.«
At the press conference, Nagelsmann had previously asked not to make the topic too big.
“Of course I got upset in the mixed zone.
But please don't put every word on the gold scales," he said: "Not everything I say or say is right.
So please don't ask 18 questions and not on every cover.«
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