Steffen Baumgart (51) wrote autographs for almost 20 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. His mood after the 3: 1 des 1. FC Cologne in the Bundesliga in Augsburg was great.
“It was good for everyone. Since I want to stay in Cologne for a while, that was important to me, too,” said Baumgart with a smile.
On another issue, however, the FC coach didn’t understand the joke and switched to attack mode.
Augsburg captain Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (31) had criticized Cologne striker Davie Selke (28) after the game: “We all know what kind of actor he is.” (BILD reported)
Trainer reacts to acting accusation against Selke
Baumgart didn’t let that sit and shot back in the direction of Gouweleeuw.
“If anyone can’t complain, it’s him – a centre-back who works with everything. I think Davie is known for a lot of things, but not for that,” says Baumgart.
And further: “I used to hate that. I wear things in and during the game and not after the game – especially not when I’ve lost 3-1. Then I don’t tell others about what the opponent did badly, but congratulate them, thank them and try to do better in the next game.”
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Baumgart does not want to accept that Selke’s style of play is “disgusting”. “For me, that’s part of football,” says Baumgart, defending Joshua Kimmich (28) in this context. who celebrated Bayern’s 1-0 win in Freiburg in front of the home fans and had to take a lot of criticism.
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“After the win, Kimmich stands in front of the curve and we cry. Who should bring us the European Championship in a year and a half? Honestly. What do we want? We’re looking for guys – then someone is there and we cry because he does it too much,” says Baumgart, adding: “A Kimmich would be better on my team than someone who sells flowers. So someone who is good and does not offend. I’d rather have people to rub shoulders with.”
Just like Selke. Baumgart emphasizes: “Hermann Gerland wrote in his book: ‘If you want to win something, you need bandits.'”
So is Selke a “bandit”? Baumgart: “On the field, definitely – he reminds me of someone who stands on the edge and is loud from time to time. I was one too…”
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