Great the relief was, as Leon Goretzka pushed shortly before the end of the Game the Ball into the goal. Coach Hansi Flick clenched his fists, he knew the winning goal for 2:1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach was a very important on the way to the championship. A draw would have been unpleasant, the lead on pursuers Dortmund would be melted down to five points, with three games remaining. You never know, what a strange momentum of the football to suddenly develop.
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So it remained at seven points, in Bremen, on Tuesday, the Bayern have the first match ball for the championship trophy. Great discussions of who will pick up this season for the title, there is no more so.
There is a discussion in a completely different place: on The topic of what and how much is allowed to say a professional of FC Bayern.
“Bit of a twist unravelled”
The history began on Wednesday. After the victory in the DFB-Cup semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt, Thomas Müller was in a television interview on the possible obligation of Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen addressed. Müller praised Havertz in the highest terms, as “a Toptalent in Europe” and said: “He has such good skills. And of course we want to have at FC Bayern is always the player with the best skills.”
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Müller added that he had no insight into the financial area of the club, and then said the following – and now heavy – set follow: “It is a bit of a paradox, if you always talk about new additions and at the same time, salaries can be saved.” A remarkable statement. Speculates Müller, the current professionals would have to do without in the Corona-time is money, so the Board possible Mega-can make Transfers as Havertz or Leroy Sané?
Also noteworthy is the reaction from Hasan Salihamidzic on the microphone of the “Sky was then” shortly before the start of the Saturday night game against Gladbach. “Thomas did not, of course, is after the Cup game, as he was so pleased with the performance of the team, perhaps his statement is a bit of a twist unravelled”, the clear rebuke of the sports Director. “Because we talked the next day about it, I told him that that was not correct.”
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And then Salihamidzic over, Müller said: “He is a very, very intelligent Boy, a very, very smart player.” What is listened to in turn, as the head of sports, a promising Talent from the A-would talk to youth and not a leadership player, a world champion, Champions League winner and nine-time German champion at the age of 30 years.
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The club management of FC Bayern was not grown in the past few weeks, tired of always the role model of a responsible professional, per se, to highlight, especially Karl-Heinz Rummenigge gushed from Leon Goretzkas and Joshua Kimmichs against racism and for their Initiative “We Kick Corona”, with the help of which you gathered previously, already more than five million euros for social purposes. Undisputed commitment against xenophobia and for solidarity with each other for the society are more important by far, and more fundamental issues as a possible resigning of Bayer Leverkusen and the financial planning of the FC Bayern. Comparisons of lag here just ban you without any If and But.
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The incident, however, shows where the club draws the line. To Express what ask Mature professionals allowed and what is not. Financial or transfer issues, do not seem to, even or especially in uncertain Corona-times. At least according to the sports Director.
Flick responded calmly
After the final whistle the other Parties then came to word. Captain Manuel Neuer was often in his statements, very vague and avoided it in spite of – or perhaps because of – his role as middle-man between the team and the club, to take a clear position. “There are two perspectives,” said New diplomatic and rather evasive.
But then Hansi Flick said. “It is absolutely right that the players entertained to the effect,” said the Trainer in the “Sky”, “but there will be Transfers, this is quite normal, even if we dispense with content. We will have retirements, and we will also have additions.”
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Even clearer he was then in the press conference, as he added: “This is Thomas’ statement. And I’ll ban any player something to say.” The sound then more confidently, calmly. To make it clear in front of his players and them not muzzle the mouth is not loose, to snub at the same time, but also the sports Director, to a burgeoning and it has certainly not yet ended debate for the time being not out of hand, the a lot about betrayed again, why Flick estimated just as is at FC Bayern, as a calming influence at the club, and as a person of confidence for his players.
And Thomas Müller? Was missing on Saturday yellow locked, on Tuesday in Bremen, as Flick stated already, will again be in the starting lineup. Perhaps it’s the Interviews after the final whistle, especially the winning of the German championship. Then with a little verbal Verdribblungspotenzial.
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