The dismissal of Toni Tapalovic at Bayern was apparently also due to a broken relationship of trust. As ‘Sport1’ reports, head coach Julian Nagelsmann was bothered that Tapalovic “Internals from the trainer’s cabin” to captain Manuel Neuer and thus to the team.
So was the sacked goalkeeping coach a mole who passed on secrets? The only thing that is clear is that Tapalovic and Neuer are close friends. In 2011 they came to Bayern together. They acted as witnesses to each other. An almost family relationship. Where there was too much talk?
Nagelsmann is missing in the farewell post
The long-term injured Neuer reacted on Monday evening and paid homage to Tapalovic “Pioneer of modern goalkeeping”. In his farewell post, the 42-year-old himself included pictures of all the head coaches he worked alongside in Munich. Significantly, only one photo with Nagelsmann was missing.
Meanwhile, the Tapalovic successor is still unclear. According to ‘Sky’, the team was informed about the dismissal via WhatsApp in front of the press and reacted with surprise. This Tuesday evening (8:30 p.m.) against 1. FC Köln, Bayern goalkeepers Yann Sommer and Sven Ulreich will be looked after by youth goalkeeping coordinator Tom Starke.
