On 11. April two years ago, the football world was startled by a stop. The team and the Staff of Borussia Dortmund at that time were in the team bus on the way to the Westfalen stadium, as during the journey, three in a hedge of explosives hidden detonated.

By the force of the Explosion BVB defender Marc Bartra, and a police officer accompanied the Car on a bike, were injured. The evening district, continued-final first leg of the Champions League against AS Monaco had to be postponed after the assassination in the short term. The Uefa decided on the same evening that the game on the next day.

BVB coach was Thomas Tuchel, the coach since last summer, Paris Saint-Germain. The German should not have spoken out against the Revaluation of the lot the next day. Anyway, the sports journalist, Pit Gottschalk (50) States in his book, “booth whispers”. The former head of sports of the Funke media group, describes, among other things, the operations from the cab of the gallery. Some are very sensitive.

A totally misplaced question

have not shown, Therefore, Tuchel after the attack the necessary psychological tact to the team and even on the “energy in the stadium,” nice to meet you. On the day after that – after Dortmund started against Monaco, and 2:3 lost had criticized – was the work of the Coach to the Uefa with the words “We”, and that the game was carried out.

Gottschalk reported that the two players Marco Reus and Gonzalo Castro were not up to the assassination, and willing, against Monaco aground. During a debate with Tuchel tears to be shed. The day before, as all were under the shock of the attack, have left the club, the decision of the players whether they want to ride the game the best.

“And with these soft eggs, I want to beat Bayern?” – This offensive statement should have made Tuchel then, because the assassination attempt took his players (or at least some of them) mentally in such a way. Gottschalk was the quote, apparently, in the hindsight of a player. This is a set of led according to the sports journalists to a rift between Tuchel and Borussia managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke – and was a major reason, why the cooperation with the 45-year-old Coach, in spite of a successful sporting balance sheet (only 17 defeats in 107 games) after the 2016-17 season ended.

author relies on the truth

so Far, has not expressed a Tuchel to the important Details, the Gottschalk in his book Republic. The blurb of “booth whispers,” indicates: “This book is not an autobiography. And also no settlement. But a Declaration of love to the sports journalism as a vocation.” And also that the well-known sports told a journalist (he was a Reporter at the “Münchner abendzeitung”, the sports chief of the “Welt” and “Welt am Sonntag”, as well as chief reporter of “Sport Bild”) “pointedly lives out of his Report”. “He positions himself as a Journalist, it is not only the message, but especially to the truth”, continue to read. (ddu)

Created: 28.02.2019, 14:02 p.m.