Union Berlin director Horst Heldt voiced his opinion on Bayern Munich’s complaints stemming from last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen.
Needless to say, the comments were not complimentary to the Bavarians, but they also represented the way many other clubs felt about Bayern Munich’s griping.
“Other clubs, and I include myself in that, have also criticized refereeing decisions. And sometimes, I’m not excluding myself from this either, things go a step too far. But the claim by Bayern that they
feel disadvantaged is perceived quite differently,” Heldt said (as captured by Abendzeitung journalist Kilian Kreitmair via @iMiaSanMia). “Ultimately, referees are human. After such a situation, it could be difficult to make tough decisions against Bayern. This means it certainly won’t be easy for the refereeing team this weekend. I’m far from expressing an opinion about the mighty FC Bayern; my concern is with our club.
“We’ll try to play our typical style of football. Many teams try to defend their goal with everyone they have against Bayern. We’ll do the same. They’ll have to find solutions to that. They usually succeed 99 percent of the time, but we’ll try to make it as uncomfortable as possible for them and use our qualities to take advantage of any slim chance we have. But we can’t make the game as open as when Arsenal or Real Madrid play Bayern.”
Well, that sets the stage for the Bavarians being tested on how to break down a compact structure where shooting lanes will be at a premium.
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