Bundesliga freakout against Sané
DFB announces ban for Union coach Bjelica
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That’s what Union’s coach says after his assault against Sané
FC Bayern narrowly wins the catch-up game against Union Berlin. The number one topic of conversation about the game, however, is an assault by Union coach Nenad Bjelica. Now the Croatian comments on the scandal.
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Coach Nenad Bjelica from 1. FC Union Berlin has been banned from important games after his assault in the Bundesliga catch-up game at FC Bayern Munich. The DFB sports court’s verdict is relatively mild, and Union has already agreed.
Nenad Bjelica has to pay dearly for his freak out against Leroy Sané. One day after his red card, the DFB sports court met and announced the sentence against the coach of 1. FC Union. Bjelica is suspended for the next three games, these are crucial games for the Berliners in the fight against relegation.
The violence of the Croatian, who was only signed at the end of November, comes at the worst time for the Berliners in the middle of the relegation battle and before two groundbreaking basement duels. On Sunday, Union welcomes Darmstadt, who are bottom of the table. A basement duel that must be won. Then it’s off to RB Leipzig on February 4th and three days later the next decisive game is scheduled: the catch-up game against current table neighbors FSV Mainz 05.
Nenad Bjelica was suspended for three games after his outburst
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“Emotions are okay and they should be expressed on the pitch. If it gets to the point where it gets physical, the player won’t do it and the coach won’t do it either,” said Union national player Robin Gosens.
It remains to be seen how much the 52-year-old’s position as head coach of the Iron Men was weakened by his infamous misconduct on the sidelines. “Bjelica is no longer wearable,” commented the trade magazine “Kicker” on Thursday. “The Union must fire the scandal coach now,” demanded the “Bild”.
“I tried to prevent the worst from happening”
Gosens has known Bjelica since his appointment on November 27th, and Gosens knows Leroy Sané, whose face Bjelica caught with his hand twice. Both were emotional, “just in the game,” reported Gosens, who tried to mediate between the two in the Union team’s catch-up game at FC Bayern ten minutes after being substituted: “I actually just intervened and tried the worst to prevent.”
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“The Berlin coach completely loses his nerve. Bjelica’s hand really has no place in Sané’s face,” wrote the German Football League in its live ticker. Even if it is not the first freak out or the first assault by a coach – the headbutt by Norbert Meier in December 2005 as coach of MSV Duisburg against player Albert Streit from 1. FC Köln, including a dramatic fall over, is particularly fondly remembered for Bjelica and He could be decisive for 1. FC Union in the fight to stay in the first league.
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After parting with a heavy heart from Urs Fischer, whose stoic calm some people had wished for on Wednesday, Bjelica was supposed to lift up the troubled Köpenickers again. His appearance in Munich is now a serious setback; his assistants will have to do his job on the line for the next three games. But he will lead the training, emphasized Bjelica.
The fact that a very good old acquaintance in the forestry business, Steffen Baumgart, is currently without a job after leaving 1. FC Köln, but still has an emotional connection to the Eisern, should stimulate the imagination of some fans.