Soccer - Mattheus criticizes Hoeness: 'causes unrest'
Lothar Matthäus, Germany's record football national team player, criticized Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeneß due to his recent comments on transfer politics. "Uli is indeed the maker of the club, but he is no longer the boss. We can't change Uli and he has every right to express himself, but he often causes unrest with it," Matthäus stated in his Sky column.
Background is Hoeneß' statements over the weekend regarding potential transfers. New stars will only come to Bayern, according to the long-term Bayern manager Hoeneß, if there is a prominent departure. "Bayern Munich doesn't have a moneybag," Hoeneß said, which Matthäus "noted with a smirk."
Why always in public?
"Uli has shaped FC Bayern for almost five decades. He has the right to speak his mind, but why always in public?" wondered the World Cup winner of 1990. Although the statement that one must first sell players to make new transfers is completely normal and understandable, Hoeneß shouldn't have to emphasize it publicly, according to Matthäus. Max Eberl and Christoph Freund are the decision-makers in their positions, but through these statements, it is clear where the ultimate decision-maker still sits.
Hoeneß made Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic. Now he doesn't want anything to go wrong again. "Hoeneß' concerns and fears are becoming visible," writes Matthäus. Unlike before, the decisions haven't been working out lately. That's why Hoeneß is under immense pressure.
- In response to Uli Hoeness' comments during the weekend's discussion on transfer politics, FC Bayern's honorary president was critiqued by Lothar Matthäus, a renowned football player from Germany's national team.
- Matthäus, the record player for Germany's national team, expressed his concerns about Hoeness' public statements in his Sky column, stating that while Hoeness has significant influence over FC Bayern, he is no longer in control.
- Hoeness, a long-term Bayern manager, stated that new stars would only join Bayern if there were prominent departures, which prompted a smirk from Matthäus.
- Matthäus questioned Hoeness' decision to make such statements in public, stating that although Hoeness has the right to express his opinions, he often causes unrest with his public statements.
- The World Cup winner of 1990 noted that although Hoeness' statement about selling players before making new transfers is normal and understandable, it should not be emphasized publicly.
- According to Matthäus, Hoeness' concerns and fears about the recent decisions not working out are becoming increasingly visible, which has put him under immense pressure, just like in the past when he successfully managed to bring in stars like Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic to Bayern.
