FC Bayern Munich: Hasan Salihamidzic explains the Ibiza trip – FC BAYERN MUNICH
This party trip is making waves!
After the embarrassing 3-1 defeat in Mainz on Saturday, the majority of Bayern pros fled. The destination: Ibiza!
Coach Julian Nagelsmann (34) gave his men Sunday and Monday free, which the players used for the trip.
BILD found out: Only four German champions who were present at the desolate performance in Mainz (Müller, Coman, Upamecano and Sarr were missing) are said not to have been on the plane to the Balearic island.
Captain Manuel Neuer (36/private appointment), Sven Ulreich (33), Niklas Süle (26) and Marcel Sabitzer (28) did not fly to Ibiza.
Sports director Hasan Salihamidizic (45) explains the lightning holiday. The Bayern boss told BILD: “Last week the players informed us that they would like to spend the two days off training in the group in Ibiza. We accepted this as a team-building measure.”
And further: “Our team had set itself even higher goals this season and has been very busy with itself and its future path since being eliminated from the Champions League. We find that positive. As a player, I learned how strength can grow from defeat. Such joint action by the team can be an important basis here.”
Awkward! You have to see that
Bayern could have lost 1:6
Source: IMAGE
Despite the party trip, Salihamidžić is certain that Bayern, who are already the champions, will perform as usual next Sunday against relegation contenders Stuttgart.
Brazzo: “It’s absolutely clear that our players will give their all with their professionalism and footballing strength against VfB Stuttgart on Sunday to give our fans a nice end to the season as German champions in their own stadium with a win.”
That should be especially happy about Hertha coach Felix Magath (68). The Berlin boss had indirectly accused Bayern of distorting competition after the Mainz bankruptcy: “For all teams it’s still about something until the last matchday. I don’t know how a team can say: ‘For us the season doesn’t go to the end, we finish three weeks beforehand.’ That doesn’t serve the Bundesliga or the competition.”
Magath is also not on good terms with the Ibiza trip. The ex-Bayern coach to BILD: “I just read that. What can I say? English teams have been doing this for a long time, but I don’t know if there are results like that.”
And further: “I would definitely not allow something like that, something like that would not come to my mind. Lets see how it goes on. A championship celebration is understandable, but not for three weeks.”
The trip to the island is unlikely to have eased Magath’s current Bayern resentment…