Referee Tobias Welz was unimpressed by Julian Nagelsmann’s emotional outburst.
Moenchengladbach/Munich – The control committee of the German Football Association (DFB) is investigating Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann (35) initiate.
Referee Tobias Welz (45, right) shows coach Julian Nagelsmann (35) the yellow card. © Federico Gambarini/dpa
The DFB announced this on Sunday.
The head coach is said to have made unsportsmanlike comments to Tobias Welz’s team of referees after the defeat in the Bundesliga game at Borussia Mönchengladbach (2:3).
This was preceded by a red card against Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano in the eighth minute.
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As a first step, the control committee will write to Nagelsmann at the beginning of the week and ask for a statement, the DFB said.
After the statement has been received and evaluated, the committee will then decide on the further progress of the procedure.
Referee Tobias Welz: “I didn’t notice it in any way”
Referee Tobias Welz (45th left) shows Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano (r) the red card. A decision that caused a stir. © Federico Gambarini/dpa
Meanwhile, referee Tobias Welz (45) has also commented.
“I didn’t notice it in any way,” he said in the “double pass” at Sport1. “If nobody speaks to me directly, I don’t feel addressed either. That’s why it doesn’t matter to me. Next time we will shake hands and behave normally.”
When asked in the ZDF interview whether he had said “softened pack”, Nagelsmann replied: “Yes, but I don’t always mean the referees.”
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The discussion with Nagelsmann in the dressing room “had taken place among men on an equal footing,” said Welz. Although she was “emotionally guided by one side”: “But there were no insults. Everything was fine the way it went.”
Otherwise, the following applies: “What was in the cabin stays in the cabin.”
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Emotions boiled over with Julian Nagelsmann (35) – now the DFB is investigating against him. © Federico Gambarini/dpa
Welz defended himself because of the red card against Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano (24), which triggered the discussion.
Gladbach’s Alassane Pléa (29) was “off balance” due to the contact on the shoulder.
It is “understandable and completely okay that there are different opinions,” said the Wiesbadener.
Welz also justified not rewatching the scene himself on screen. “Of course, that has nothing to do with arrogance. We coordinated, we worked carefully,” he said.
“The video assistant checked this for a long time. The VAR could not have given me any other pictures and new insights. That was a gray area decision and therefore absolutely nothing for the video assistant.”
First report 12.22 p.m., last updated 12.37 p.m.
