Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Roger Schmidt: DFB blocks Bayer Leverkusen coach for three games – ABC Online

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Bayer Leverkusen coach Schmidt has been blocked after the scandal in Sunday’s game against BVB for three games. The interior ban for two more games was suspended. Sporting director Völler has to pay EUR 10 000 for his criticism.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt is got off lightly when Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund after his provocative misconduct. As the German Football Association announced on Wednesday, Schmidt has been banned by the DFB sports court for three games, the indoor ban for two more games were suspended until 30 June 2017. probation. In addition “for continued unsportsmanlike conduct” a fine of EUR 20 000.



Völler has 10,000 euros to pay

“The punishment is fine, I think. It is in the context, is justified, “said Bayer CEO Michael Schade, the accepted by the association DFB sanctions.

” Roger Schmidt has realized his mistake and regretted it. ” Sporting director Rudi Völler has to pay 10,000 euros for criticizing referee Felix Zwayer. Schmidt had on Sunday against Borussia Dortmund (0: 1) provided for a first in the Bundesliga. After he refused to follow the banishment to the stands by referee Zwayer that match nine minutes, interrupted. “It is clear that it was a mistake. I was too stubborn,” he later apologized.

Tougher penalties for premiership coach had previously only Norbert Meier and Willi Reimann. Meier, the former coach of MSV Duisburg, had been banned for three months and fined 12,500 euros. Meier had the opposing player Albert Streit added a headbutt in the game on 6 December 2005 against 1. FC Köln. Because a tangibility to the fourth official in the game at Borussia Dortmund was Willi Reimann, then manager of Eintracht Frankfurt, banned for five games. He also had a fine of 25,000 euros to pay.



“He has indeed retaliates”

The 48-year-old Schmidt is a repeat offender. A year ago, he was sentenced by the DFB to a fine of 6,000 euros. He had unsporting on the sidelines behave during the league game at Werder Bremen on February 8, 2015 compared to the fourth official and had been referred to the Tribune.

Völler was sanctioned because he after the final whistle in Zwayer a television interview had violently attacked. Here Voeller had said with respect to a non geahndetes handball by Sokratis after 70 minutes in the direction of the referee: “But he has reciprocated so why he has not caught the penalty..”

Whether the banishment of the head coach have sporting potential impact is compromising its return to the Champions League is not in sight. Since his lock only applies nationally, Schmidt allowed on Thursday in the intermediate round second leg of the Europa League against Sporting Lisbon result (19.00) again at the edge of the square directed. He may also conduct further training.

punishment “hard but carefully calculated”

On Sunday at FSV Mainz 05 will be without their coach the Werkself. After standing for Bayer 04 nor the games against Werder Bremen and FC Augsburg, where he can not coach. Probably Assistant coach Oliver Bartlett will represent him.

Although

Schmidt must travel with despite the ban, but must maintain a strict ban on contact with the players. The interior ban begins loudly DFB half an hour before the game starts and ends half an hour after the final whistle. The trainer may be present at this time, neither inside nor in the dressing rooms, the players’ tunnel or the gangway. Throughout the period it may occur, directly or indirectly in contact with his team.

DFB interim president Rainer Koch described the punishment as “hard but carefully calculated”. The operations were “extraordinary”, the former chairman of the DFB sports court said the TV channel Sky. Herbert Fandel, chief of the DFB Referees Committee had criticized the scandal before the verdict as “the nadir of an unfortunately significant negative development”. “We mean not good, what Schmidt has done. He is so far overshot the target,” said Lutz Hangartner, President of the Federal German Football Coaches, Cologne “Express” (Wednesdays).

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