Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer criticized his club’s decision regarding the sacking of the goalkeeping coach Tony Tapalovich.
This success had a big impact on me. This news came out of nowhere. I didn’t understand it at all. She knocked me off my feet. Tony has always been part of the team. For eleven and a half years he didn’t work for me, he worked for the entire goalkeeping group, for the technical staff, for the club. We have always been able to separate work and everyday life.
This was a shock to me. I felt like my heart was ripped out. It was the most brutal thing I’ve experienced in my career. And I’ve been through a lot. But what happened now is on another level. Every one of our group of goalkeepers was torn apart. People were crying. I think that says it all. We goalkeepers are a team within a team, but Tony was appreciated by the whole team.
