Saturday April 10th 2021
Exchange of blows before kick-off
With Flick the fuse gets shorter
Hansi Flick is consistent and does what he announced: He is silent. At least when it comes to questions about his future at Bayern. But the trainer seems increasingly annoyed by the situation. For several experts it is clear: There will be changes in the German record champions.
Hansi Flick responded as announced when asked about his future and his contract with FC Bayern. “Next question,” replied the Bayern Munich coach on Sky before the home game against 1. FC Union Berlin when asked whether he would fulfill his contract with the German record champions. He found the question interesting, the reporter replied. “Of course it is interesting for you,” countered Flick, but he said on Friday at the press conference.
“You are always welcome to ask,” stressed Flick, who seemed annoyed. The Sky reporter wanted to know whether he – Flick – would stay if the sports director – Hasan Salihamidzic – was no longer there. Flick stuck to his motto, which he had announced the day before, and said: “Next question.”
Flick has a contract with FC Bayern that is valid until June 30, 2023. The 56-year-old former assistant coach of the national team is considered a hot candidate to succeed national coach Joachim Löw after his tenure after the European Championship ended. In addition, the relationship between Flick and Salihamidzic is extremely tense.
According to the coach, the two had recently cleared up differences. However, there had been friction again in the Champions League first leg against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. Salihamidzic had confirmed shortly before kick-off that Jérôme Boateng would not get a new contract with Bayern in the summer. That, in turn, did not please Flick.
There are therefore increasing numbers of experts who assume a separation after the end of the season. Lothar Matthäus said according to “Bild” in the podcast “Bayern Insider”: “Both have different opinions, for example in the squad planning. I think that can no longer be cemented – both think too differently.”
And ex-Bayern player Stefan Effenberg also believes “that someone has to leave”. How things are currently going, “pissed off Bayern Flick”, he wrote in his column at t-online.de. It is clear that Flick “at some point will lose interest. Especially since these internal trench warfare go to the substance because you are confronted with it almost every week.” Like now at Sky again.
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