Applause and tears as Heynckes bows out
Jupp Heynckes was coolness personified before kick-off, as more than 50,000 spectators in his home town of Gladbach gave him a huge farewell ovation. But at the post-match press conference, the 68-year-old coaching legend struggled with his emotions: tears flowed and hard-bitten reporters applauded. It took some 30 seconds before Heynckes recovered his composure.fcbayern.de was there.
Heynckes opens with a statement on his side’s 4-3 victory…
“The first 10 or 15 minutes didn’t go according to plan. We were taken by surprise. I joked with my assistant Peter Hermann that I had the feeling my players were still at the title party. We weren’t well organised and our passing was poor. I had to correct a few things at half-time. In the second half, we played more like we have done all season. It was an interesting and spectacular match. I sensed my players were playing for me. They were delighted they were able to give me this gift.”
Heynckes opens with a statement on his side’s 4-3 victory…
“The first 10 or 15 minutes didn’t go according to plan. We were taken by surprise. I joked with my assistant Peter Hermann that I had the feeling my players were still at the title party. We weren’t well organised and our passing was poor. I had to correct a few things at half-time. In the second half, we played more like we have done all season. It was an interesting and spectacular match. I sensed my players were playing for me. They were delighted they were able to give me this gift.”
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Heynckes is asked about the farewell from the crowd…
“It was a very moving moment for me. I started out here as a player and as a coach. It would certainly have been even more emotional if it had been at [Borussia’s former home ground] the Bökelberg. That’s the place I associate with many triumphs, many highlights, but also bitter defeats and odd events. I want to thank the fans and spectators here for the wonderful farewell, because...
Heynckes is overcome with emotion and tears flow. He finally continues…
“…it shows me, this is my home.”
The reporters and TV crews applaud for 30 seconds. Heynckes recovers his composure and looks ahead to the Champions League final…
“As we’ve seen from the result in Dortmund [where BVB lost to Hoffenheim], you can’t rule out the players being preoccupied with the final. So I have a lot of sympathy with my lads. Everything’s focused on the final. It was important to win today and maintain our rhythm and our confidence. Gladbach pushed us, they have good tactics, good transitions, and they’re good at pressing. They were very good opponents prior to Wembley.”
The press conference ends
Unusually, Heynckes and the FCB party didn’t subsequently head for the airport and a flight back to Munich, but instead to a restaurant in Schwalmtal, where the coach treated his players to a typical Sauerbraten dinner - a perfect end to an emotional day for one of football’s greats.
“It was a very moving moment for me. I started out here as a player and as a coach. It would certainly have been even more emotional if it had been at [Borussia’s former home ground] the Bökelberg. That’s the place I associate with many triumphs, many highlights, but also bitter defeats and odd events. I want to thank the fans and spectators here for the wonderful farewell, because...
Heynckes is overcome with emotion and tears flow. He finally continues…
“…it shows me, this is my home.”
The reporters and TV crews applaud for 30 seconds. Heynckes recovers his composure and looks ahead to the Champions League final…
“As we’ve seen from the result in Dortmund [where BVB lost to Hoffenheim], you can’t rule out the players being preoccupied with the final. So I have a lot of sympathy with my lads. Everything’s focused on the final. It was important to win today and maintain our rhythm and our confidence. Gladbach pushed us, they have good tactics, good transitions, and they’re good at pressing. They were very good opponents prior to Wembley.”
The press conference ends
Unusually, Heynckes and the FCB party didn’t subsequently head for the airport and a flight back to Munich, but instead to a restaurant in Schwalmtal, where the coach treated his players to a typical Sauerbraten dinner - a perfect end to an emotional day for one of football’s greats.
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