Löw Wins Power Struggle- Ballack Apologises
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German national team boss Joachim Löw will have to travel to London for the planned crisis talks with Michael Ballack as Chelsea are preventing the injured midfielder from traveling.
Ballack and Löw had been trading barbs through the press in Germany, which was started by the ex Bayern suggesting that the Bundestrainer had been disrespectful in his treatment of both Torsten Frings and Kevin Kuranyi during the recent World Cup qualifiers.
A meeting was to be held in Germany imminently in order to calm the situation, but now things have got a little more complicated.
"He's a player for Chelsea. If Joachim Löw wants to talk with him, I invite the coach of the national team to come here and stay with us one or two days to talk with him but Ballack can't travel now," said Scolari.
"He's recovering and has treatment to undergo with the doctors. It's not well for Ballack or for Germany if he travels.
"But if Joachim wants to talk, it's my pleasure to invite him here to speak with Michael. To travel now is impossible." -
Löw Wins Power Struggle- Ballack Apologises
The power struggle between German national team trainer Joachim Löw and captain Michael Ballack seems to be at an end for now with the international midfielder issuing an apology for his recent criticism of the Bundestrainer.
Late last night Ballack released a statement via the sid news agency which read:
“I knew that I would receive criticism for my comments in the press, but I didn’t expect it to be this big. Therefore I have to admit that it was a mistake to have chosen this path. I will sit down with Joachim Löw as soon as my health permits and will apologise for my conduct. Because one thing is clear, I’m only interested in the success of the team.”
Ballack had earlier given an interview with the ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’ in which he seemingly criticised Löw and demanded more honesty and respect. He was roundly criticised for doing so and it seemed that his role as German captain was up for discussion.
Bild has reported that Ballack telephone Löw personally last night to explain his actions. “I phoned Jogi today and told him that it wasn’t my intention to criticise his work as Bundestrainer, but just to protect and support my fellow team mates. I value Jogi Löw personally as a person and as a trainer” Ballack explained.
“My interview was to do with a situation, not a particular person. I didn’t want to attack anyone personally, but just discuss things that are close to my heart as captain openly and critically.
“I chose to do it at this time point as we had just played well and won and in my opinion the trainer is in an untouchable position. It would have been weak of me to have given the interview had we lost two games in a row” the Chelsea midfielder added.
The foreseen meeting between Ballack and Löw will however have to wait until Ballack has recovered from the foot operation he recently underwent.
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what's the problem now?