If there are any serious stains on Pep Guardiola’s time at Bayern Munich then it’s what happened with Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, described by Bild as Germany’s top sports medic.
Müller-Wohlfahrt had been with Bayern Munich for 38 years, was part of the club’s make-up and incredibly well respected throughout the country’s sport media.
Public and private spats with the now Manchester City manager led Müller-Wohlfahrt and his team to quit Bayern Munich in what became a huge story in Germany.
Now Müller-Wohlfahrt has released an autobiography and what happened with Guardiola is the most interesting aspect for many.
Bild have published excerpts from the book and today detail what went on between the two men, or at least Müller-Wohlfahrt’s account of it. The doctor explains: ‘Under Pep Guardiola, the climate changed at Bayern Munich, and it became more and more clear that he did not trust me and my team. On the one hand, he was totally uninterested in medical issues, but on the other hand, he demanded that we perform miracles.’
Even at the initial preseason training camp, Guardiola is described as being ‘aggressive’ over medical issues, with it being claimed he said to Müller-Wohlfahrt: “I thought I was coming to the best medical department in the world, and we have two long-term injuries that should have been good after the initial diagnosis. What’s up with that"”
Tensions between the men ...