Overview
- The former Germany international made the remark on Sport1’s Doppelpass on Jan. 25 during a discussion of the Bundesliga relegation fight involving northern clubs.
- “Werder Bremen is pretty much irrelevant to me,” he said, drawing laughter and applause from the studio audience.
- Minutes later he reversed course on air, calling Werder “totally sympathetic,” referencing Clemens Fritz and Horst Steffen, and stating he does care about the club.
- As co-host Ruth Hofmann and moderator Florian König joked about a possible phone call during the break, he denied any contact and said he simply reconsidered his words.
- In the same segment he said he wants HSV and St. Pauli to stay up and warned that Wolfsburg and Heidenheim could struggle if their current form continues.