The German goalkeeper tackled the management of the management of Bayern Munich who answered him curtly with the voice of Oliver Kahn.
Bayern Munich does not breathe great serenity before the shock of the knockout stages of the Champions League against Paris SG. As he continues his recovery, Manuel Neuer gave interviews to two media, the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung and the specialized site The Athletic. The opportunity for the international to empty his bag concerning the recent departure of Toni Tapalovic, a character very close to Neuer and goalkeeper coach.
“I felt like my heart was being ripped out”
«This touched me extremely. For me, it came out of nowhere. For Tony too. I didn’t understand at all. It really knocked me out. He was not only there for me, but for the whole group of goalkeepers, for the club. He didn’t work eleven and a half years just for me, but for everyone. It was a hard blow when I was already down. I felt like my heart was being ripped out. It’s the most brutal thing I’ve experienced in my career. And I’ve seen things. People burst into tears“, he declared expressing his “great disappointment.»
The charge against the leaders obviously did not go unnoticed at the top of the club, which reacted with the voice of Oliver Kahn. “What Manuel said in parts of these two interviews about the release of Toni Tapalovic does not match the values of Bayern Munich or the player as captain“said the boss of Bayern before adding:”In addition, his statements come at the wrong time because we are facing very important matches.»
Kahn puts his player back in place
«He is personally affected, you need to understand this a little. We were aware of this when we explained to him that the decision we had made regarding the goalkeeping coach, which had not been taken lightly, was what was best for our team at that time.added the former goalkeeper, who explained that he had a similar experience in 2004 when goalkeeper coach Sepp Maier was fired by the German football federation. But Kahn preferred to preserve the group rather than complain to the media: “Common goals were my top priority. 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.»
