BERLIN — Germany coach
Hansi Flick admitted
on Tuesday he had made mistakes in his controversial exit from Bayern Munich,
saying: “I sometimes ask myself — ‘Why did it come to this?’”
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Flick was talking from the Germany training camp
ahead of Nations League clashes with Hungary and England.
He left Bayern in June 2021 amid rumors he had
fallen out with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic, despite being one of the
most successful coaches in Bayern’s illustrious history.
“I do think that I’d do one or two things
differently now,” Flick told newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“Of course a conversation would have been good —
sitting at the table with each other again to address things and to let
everyone have their say.”
“At the end of my time in Bayern, there were times
when I took a wrong turn.”
“There were certainly moments when I was unfair to
the team.”
Taking over as caretaker coach after the firing of
Niko Kovac in November 2019 with the team in fourth place, Flick led the club
to a historic treble.
Under Flick’s guidance, Bayern claimed 64 of a
possible 72 points to finish the Covid-interrupted Bundesliga season, before
clinching their sixth Champions League title with a 1–0 win over Paris
Saint-Germain in Lisbon.
He won the Bundesliga title again in the next
season, but left the club when the Germany job became available, saying he did
not receive the necessary support from Bayern’s hierarchy.
“I’m very pleased we were able to clean up a few
things,” Flick added.
Backing Bayern
Flick also said he believed
his former club would overcome their current struggles.
Bayern sit in fifth place in the table, having gone
winless in four Bundesliga games.
“Bayern played incredibly at the beginning of the
season. After the third round of matches, everyone thought the other teams did
not have a chance,” Flick said.
“Now they’re in a bit of a weak phase — but they
always create opportunities, and that makes me very positive.”
Flick also backed his successor
Julian Nagelsmann,
saying he was an “excellent coach”.
“I’m a fan of the way he lets the team play
football, regardless of the recent results.”
Germany take on Hungary on Friday in Leipzig, before
traveling to London to play England at Wembley on Monday.
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