Babbel slams Hoeneß: "He’s Bayern’s biggest problem" | OneFootball

Markus Babbel has expressed strong criticism of Uli Hoeneß. The former Bayern defender accused the honorary president of significantly undermining sporting director Max Eberl with his public statements – and spoke of a major problem for the club.

Alongside Lothar Matthäus, Uli Hoeneß is now also engaged in a public skirmish with former FCB player Markus Babbel. The 73-year-old took a jab at Babbel last week: "Markus was a good footballer, but he has no influence in the scene at all. What he says – he can certainly do that, but it doesn't interest me."

Babbel's response was not long in coming. In "At Broski – The Sports Show", the TV expert hit back: "The problem is not Max Eberl. It's brutally difficult for him to work well, as he is constantly facing interference. After Uli Hoeneß's appearance, he is also being accused of technical errors."

"You don't publicly embarrass your employees"

The 1996 European champion found clear words for the actions of the long-time Bayern patron: "You don't publicly speak ill of your employees – such matters should be resolved internally. In the private sector, you would be dismissed for such behavior! I find Uli Hoeneß's actions indecent."

Babbel also views the leadership structure at the record champion critically. "I find it difficult to see who ultimately has the say at Bayern. If you have a CEO like Dreesen, a president like Hainer, and a sporting director like Max Eberl, I would assume that these three make decisions together. But it's clear that this is not the case – decisions often come more from the Tegernsee area."

"Hoeneß is not FC Bayern"

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Babbel, who played a total of 261 competitive matches for Munich between 1991 and 2000, came to a sobering conclusion: "Uli Hoeneß is one of the biggest problems for FC Bayern. I stand by that, as was seen again on 'Doppelpass'. You don't publicly treat your employees like schoolboys."

At the same time, he reminded that Hoeneß himself is not above the club: "He has made great contributions, was the most influential manager the club ever had. But he is now only on the supervisory board. I would have liked to see how he would have reacted if someone had spoken about him like that back then."

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