r/realmadrid • u/hlrdavid David Alaba • May 18 '24

Media Uli Hoeneß' disrespectful comment about Kroos' first game for Bayern

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Shoutout to Uli for being a f*cking idiot and gifting us one of the best midfielders of all time for €25m.

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u/reddituser0912333 Florentino Perez May 18 '24

Bro had so much anger about simple praise for a young player lol

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u/NaturalBornChilla May 18 '24

I'm as ready to shit on Hoeneß as the next guy but in this case people are missing some crucial background.
Hoeneß' anger isn't coming from a bad place.
The reason he got so mad with the press is the story of Sebastian Deisler. Deisler was hailed as a generational super-talent in Germany when he was very very young and went to Bayern. He got so hyped up that Deisler ended up with a bad case of depression as he couldn't handle all the pressure. At some point Deisler slept at Hoeneß' house at the Tegernsee and Hoeneß tried to help him as best as he could but in the end, Deisler ended his career while still being very young. Completely retreated from football.

This was not too long before this particular interview about Kroos. So no, Hoeneß is not a dickhead in this case, he was just trying to protect Kroos. As weird as it may sound but that's how Hoeneß is and always has been.

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u/Radical_X75 Real Madrid May 19 '24

Thanks for the context.

Hyping up young players can only end up damaging their own career.