The Bayern Munich president has claimed that FC Koln deserved to be relegated this season given their poor performances in this campaign.
FC Koln have been relegated after suffering a home defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in the last league fixture of the season. The team lost 4-1 at the RheinEnergieStadion as Thomas Muller and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 found the net for
the visitors. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Milivoje-Novakovic-c25859 scored the only goal for the hosts as they were relegated along with FC Kaiserslautern.
Beckenbauer claimed that Koln’s fate was in their own hands as they started the season impressively. He insisted that the team were mid-table when the Bundesliga entered the winter break but the form dropped significantly during
the second-half of the campaign.
The chief added that there was little determination and passion in the players as they looked a poor side defensively. He admitted that the team did not fight for wins as other teams did in the latter stages of the campaign which
is why they were relegated.
“They just never defended themselves, not even in the last games. They always conceded four goals and I was surprised that there was nobody who tried to stop it. They just accepted defeats and that is not a good sign,” he was quoted
as saying in an interview.
Beckenbauer criticized Koln for their performance against Bayern Munich in the league game and insisted that the players looked demotivated and tired.
“Cologne just ran alongside Bayern and watched how Bayern played the ball around. Things were too unsettled this season and now they can relax in the 2. Bundesliga,” he concluded.
On the other hand, Koln manager Frank Schaefer was shocked with the loss and admitted that a club of the stature of FC Koln did not deserve to go down.
“It is crazy that we as a club, with this energy and with this power and with these fans, with this stadium, can go down,” he concluded.
Bayern Munich are preparing for their German Cup final clash with Borussia Dortmund next week at the Olympiastadion in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 on May 12.
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