Remarkable scenes in the Bundesliga game between VfL Bochum and VfB Stuttgart on Sunday. Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann was verbally attacked by his own fans and sought confrontation afterwards.
Letsch sees the situation between goalkeeper and own fans escalating at Bochum
During the 3-2 loss, Riemann was “massively and unbearably insulted” from the stands. The home club announced in an official statement that further escalation was barely averted. “The swift intervention of the security forces prevented things from getting out of hand. If individuals try to damage the club, we will take action,” the statement read.
Afterwards, Riemann came to get a story from the public, after which angry supporters prepared to physically treat him. Some stewards prevented a physical confrontation. “It’s in our own hands whether we stay in the Bundesliga, but it doesn’t help if the supporters behave like this,” he said.
Former trainer of Austria Wien now is in control at Bochum and was surprised about the incident. He said, “Violence has no place on the football field, including verbal abuse. A lot is happening in that area right now in society as a whole. We can’t use this in the stadium, it doesn’t belong there.”
Musiala refused to shake the hands of Freiburg coach Christian Streich
Emotions took over at Jamal Musiala on Tuesday. Bayern Munich’s top talent refused to shake hands with SC Freiburg coach Christian Streich and give him his shirt after the cup elimination. On Saturday, Musiala and Streich made up.
Streich hoped for Musiala’s shirt after Freiburg’s cup stunt in the Allianz Arena, but received no response. There was no handshake either. “If you lose a match like that, I can imagine that reaction,” the 57-year-old coach responded sportively at SID. “He didn’t want anyone to greet him because he was grumpy. That could have happened to me too.”
Due to a goal from Matthijs de Ligt, Bayern did settle with Freiburg (0-1) in the Bundesliga on Saturday. As promised, Musiala visited Streich this time to hand over his shirt. All’s well that ends well. Especially for Streich’s children. “I’m a little uncomfortable collecting shirts here and there, but I’m doing it for my kids. I don’t hang them in my own bedroom,” the manager said.
