Bayern Munich’s Sacha Boey is one of a number of right-backs currently on the injured list. His long-term absence has been revealed to be the result of a ‘rare’ gastrointestinal illness, on top of a previous report that he had a falling out with head coach Vincent Kompany.
Now, Sport Bild is clarifying that these two events, while unrelated, are both ‘part of the story’ of what looks like Boey’s final season in Bavaria.
As captured by @iMiaSanMia:
Sacha Boey is currently sidelined with a severe gastrointestinal
problem. But that’s only part of the story. Before the illness, Vincent Kompany wasn’t entirely happy with Boey. The incident took place on November 8 against Union Berlin. Kompany has a rule, ‘Be Ready’, meaning he wants his players to be immediately ready with their shinpads, boots, and tapes when he demands a substitution. Boey was supposed to be subbed on in that game, but he hadn’t yet tied his boots or put on his shinpads – and so Kompany left him out and cancelled the substitution. The coach then held a face-to-face conversation with Boey and really gave him a ‘dressing-down’ about the incident. Kompany deliberately doesn’t do that in front of the team because he doesn’t want to embarrass a player. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean Boey has been completely written off. Kompany could still use him once he gets fit [@altobelli13, @cfbayern]
BFW Commentary
The incident, if true, certainly seems like the kind of thing that would get a coach like Kompany angry. However it does not sound like that has definitively affected Boey much further than the canceled substitution in one game — so the appearance of Kompany icing him out of the lineup appears to be wrong. It doesn’t fit with Kompany’s team harmony approach, either. Surely there was going to be a way back for Boey to contribute, as long as he is on the roster this season. However, the timing of his illness has been terribly unfortunate.
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