Rummenigge and a really … unacceptable farewell: “One afternoon Guardiola reduced me to tears”

2020 represented many different things, given the impact it had on everyday life in every part of the planet. From a footballing point of view, however, it meant something as different as it was definitive for a team, Bayern Munich. For the Bavarians, winning the Champions League in the summer almost two years ago was the end of a 6-year nightmare. And to say that at that time the management had also invested heavily in coaches. Like Pep Guardiola, called to Bavaria to win the trophy. And Rummenigge explains how the farewell went.

THE TEARS – Guardiola spent three years in Germany where he was successful. Won three championships, two German Cups, a UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. Sure, he didn’t manage to win the Big Ears Cup but it’s not easy for anyone. Not even for the best. And all stories, even the most beautiful, come to an end, as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told some time ago at Bild: “An afternoon I will always remember: November 2015. We were eating together and he told me he wanted to leave the club. He needed a new challenge. He has been playing with his cards face up from the start. It was an emotionally important afternoon: she cried, I too shed tears. It was memorable for me“.

A GREAT REPORT – A great friendship had developed between the two. Two former footballers, two sports men after retirement. Rummenigge also remembers the afternoons spent drinking together. But between the two, the relationship did not spoil. “He is totally reliable, a great person with whom you can have a lot of fun. Pep and I are still writing, he is not a big fan of Whatsapp. We are in regular contact: a friendship has developed“. In short, it is not easy to imagine Rummenigge in tears, but it is true that if Guardiola says he wants to leave a team, even the seats in the stadium could despair. Even if, as demonstrated by the good things done by Flick, he arrived as a substitute for Kovac, it is not certain that the most highly rated technicians are always the ones able to bring the most anticipated results …