FC Bayern Munich was eliminated from the Champions League by FC Villarreal. Coach Julian Nagelsmann was visibly hit afterwards. Now he has reported hundreds of death threats against himself.
The record champions had to cope with being eliminated from the Champions League by FC Villarreal. It was the end of the game against seventh-placed Spain on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in the second leg and a 1-0 loss in the first leg. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann spoke at a press conference ahead of the Bundesliga game against Bielefeld (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. in t-online live ticker) reported death threats that reached him after the premier class.
Specifically, the FCB coach said on the subject of criticism: “I’m aware that you have to put up with criticism from all sides. That’s normal, it’s part of it. The criticism from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is manageable for me. With that I can handle it. Maybe not quite as well with the 450 death threats on Instagram. But I don’t read them all, of course it’s a bit irrelevant. If you’re eliminated in two out of three competitions, a coach is of course also criticized. But I think so out and keep working.”
Lewandowski? “Don’t miss his ass”
He also adds with regard to the threatening messages: “I get them after every game. I only see the first line there, but I delete them all. Of course you could report them, but I can’t finish that anymore. People should write , what they want, but maybe think about what they write. They also think that they are right. That’s the bizarre thing.”
Regarding the contractual situation of star striker Robert Lewandowski and his alleged agreement with FC Barcelona, Nagelsmann added: “Of course I would like to keep him, he is an important goalscorer. There are talks. I never have the impression that he is gone We talk a lot about tactics, he gets involved a lot. To me that implies that he wants to stay, he doesn’t give a damn. But it’s also normal to worry about his future. I think that that was a duck with Barcelona.”