"That's not on"

BVB coach emotional, Hamann finds it “embarrassing”

Didi Hamann (r.) thought Mike Tullberg's farewell lap was too much.(Bild: AFP/Mario Urbantschitsch, APA/INA FASSBENDER)

The celebratory and farewell gestures by BVB interim coach Mike Tullberg after the 2:1 win in Heidenheim clearly went too far for Didi Hamann. "I find it embarrassing," the pundit said clearly on Sky.

It was Tullberg's last game in charge and Niko Kovac will take his place on the Black & Yellows' bench against Stuttgart next Saturday. The Dane said an emotional farewell to the fans, even turning red in the face.

"Tullberg always said that Kovac was coming and 'it's not about me'. And everything he said in the press conferences, he refuted that today. Because when I saw the pictures, I thought to myself: it's about you," criticized Hamann. "When I see something like that: The answer that Dortmund have made the right decision, that he won't continue, he gave that after the game today!"

"I have no understanding for that"
Tullberg's record is impressive: the 2:2 draw against Werder Bremen contrasts with victories against Donetsk and now Heidenheim. Nevertheless, the interim coach's gestures were too much of a good thing, according to Hamann. "When he cheered, I thought he had scored the two goals himself. He should cheer with his coaching team and then he can go into the stands with the team, but that's not possible. I'm sorry, I have no understanding for that. As a coach who is in charge for three games, I can't cheer in the curve like that," said the 51-year-old.