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Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:18 pm |
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tracylynn
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Bayern chairman, coach feuding
Associated Press,
MUNICH, Germany (AP) - Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge argued with coach Ottmar Hitzfeld after the team failed to beat Bolton in the UEFA Cup.
Rummenigge was upset that coach Ottmar Hitzfeld rested five regulars, including top scorer Luca Toni and defender Martin Demichelis, for Thursday's 2-2 draw - its third in a row.
"It would have been easy to win the game," Rummenigge said. "There were 66,000 spectators in the stadium and they have the right to see the best team."
Hitzfeld rotated his players because Bayern plays VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, just 44 hours after the Bolton game. Hamburger SV has cut Bayern's lead in the Bundesliga to two points.
Hitzfeld described the game against Stuttgart as more important and said his players need to be fresh.
"We'll be hunted in Stuttgart," he said. "The entire Bundesliga is just waiting to see a new team at the top of the table."
Rummenigge's criticism was rare for the respected German coach. Hitzfeld is one of just two men to win the Champions League with two different teams - Bayern in 2001 and Borussia Dortmund in 1997.
The Bayern chairman dismissed Hitzfeld's arguments about prioritizing the two games, saying "football isn't mathematics." That also referred to Hitzfeld's former career as a mathematics teacher.
"I hope I understand one times one in football," an angry Hitzfeld retorted.
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Though I don't always agree with Rummenigge, I think this time I just might agree with him. I, presonally, would want to see the best team play that night against Bolton. And, after seeing today's result, well, I guess Bayern was not fresh enough. |
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:14 pm |
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Bayernglasgowfan
Getting the hang of it
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The match was not nice to witness and the players that were rested (ze/Micho etc.) should have been fresh enough to do more than they contributed.
We must put it down to one of those things in football - no side can expect to go through any league unbeaten.
Lets say its a 'wake up call' and after victories against Wolsburg and Braga things will look brighter than they did yesterday. |
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