In view of the early end of the World Cup by Germany, Hansi Flick was and is also being talked about. Steffen Baumgart, however, cannot understand the criticism of the national coach that is expressed here and there.

Hardly any coach in the Bundesliga is as well-known for his clear edge as Steffen Baumgart. The Cologne coach is a friend of honest words. And he also tries to do this when it comes to the criticism of Hansi Flick, which boiled up because of the elimination in the World Cup group phase.

Baumgart had recently described him as the "best national coach we have".

"If someone tries to tell me that Hansi Flick is a bad coach, I get sick," he added to kicker in his usual clear manner. "I can't ignore that. People who don't interest anyone make opinions. That upsets me."

It quickly becomes clear: the 50-year-old definitely does not attach the German end to Flick. One could also discuss "whether all decisions were correct". After all, these debates are part of it. "But I think it's cheeky to question the quality of people," Baumgart continued.

Such statements would then be made or at least suggested "by jerks who sit in some program and explain football to us". The Cologne native criticized the lack of expertise of these people: "But they are not active in football at all. Not in the training process, not in the organization."

Apparently he feels these statements are correspondingly false and worthless. He himself is very happy that Flick will continue. And thus also the one "who, in my opinion, can do it best", as he already explained.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as "Then I get sick": Baumgart rages against Flick critics.