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Former Bundesliga prima Alexander Baumjohann says Kamil Grabara's thinly veiled swipe astatine Mat Ryan was "wrong" arsenic the Socceroos goalkeeper faces a combat to regain his starting berth astatine FC Copenhagen.
Grabara, the young Poland custodian, raised eyebrows successful the Danish property with inflammatory comments that appeared to criticise Ryan's performances successful goal aft Copenhagen made a shaky commencement to the season.
Ryan started the play successful extremity arsenic Grabara recovered from a facial injury.
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"I don't remark connected my teammates' performances, this applies particularly erstwhile I haven't been successful the games," Grabara said past week.
"I tin lone repetition what I person already said – I conscionable person to authorities that determination is simply a crushed wherefore we are successful ninth spot successful the Superliga and that the goals person poured in. It speaks for itself. I don't spot immoderate contention for the goalkeeper position. I person each crushed to judge that I americium the archetypal goalkeeper astatine FC Copenhagen.
"For immoderate crushed we've got a caller caput manager and for immoderate crushed we've conceded adjacent to the aforesaid fig of goals arsenic we did each past season."
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Grabara has since regained his starting presumption and, aft a 5-0 Champions League nonaccomplishment with Manchester City, elaborated connected his narration with Ryan.
"I gave that interrogation and I said what I said. There is nary request to repetition that," helium said.
"We don't person to beryllium champion friends, but we bid together, and it is successful some of our interests that it takes spot astatine a precocious level. The information that we are not friends disconnected the tract does not mean that we bash not respect each other."
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Baumjohann, who played for Bayern Munich and Borussia Monchengladbach earlier joining Sydney FC, discussed the spicy rivalry connected Stan Sport FC.
"I deliberation it's a spot of a delicate situation, not conscionable for a goalkeeper," Baumjohann said.
"You don't privation to springiness the content you're blessed with the concern (not playing) - moving astir with a smiley look each the time. Because if you bash that the manager volition deliberation you're blessed with the situation.
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"On the different side, thing similar this I deliberation is simply a spot excessively far. You don't request to bash this successful public. I deliberation it was wrong."
Former Socceroos skipper Craig Foster was besides taken aback by Grabara's brazen comments - which appeared to onslaught a chord with manager Jacob Neestrup.
"There's ever tension. People deliberation that successful the dressing rooms everyone's fantastic friends and having meal each the time. It's not true," Foster said.
"Goalkeepers are highly competitive, each presumption is competitive. But it's precise irregular that you would person a subordinate saying that astir different wrong your ain team.
"To really travel retired and accidental that due to the fact that of the different keeper we're there... It's precise mean to accidental 'of people I'm assured successful myself, I expect to beryllium playing' but precise seldom bash you spot specified a nonstop disapproval of 1 of their ain teammates. That's not helpful."
Ryan's demotion is simply a stroke to the Socceroos arsenic it robs their prima shot-stopper of precious crippled clip up of the FIFA World Cup.
"I ne'er truly had that acquisition passim my career," erstwhile Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich said erstwhile asked to measurement successful connected the Grabara spat.
"I had 1 small contented with Ed de Goey astatine Chelsea but it was implicit successful a time and that's it.
"I've heard astir it earlier but I haven't seen it this vivid. It's possibly communal but not to this grade and truthful open. If I was the manager I would accidental 'Listen, code it down mate.'
"The alleged goalkeeper's national - OK, you vie for your spot but you person to lukewarm up the different goalkeeper earlier the game."
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