HERTHA BERLIN sporting director Fredi Bobic threatened to SMACK a post-match reporter just hours before he was sacked.
Bobic, 51, watched his side lose 2-0 to local rivals Union Berlin on Saturday.
The results leaves Hertha second bottom of the Bundesliga table, while Union moved to within a point of leaders Bayern Munich.
After the game, RBB’s TV reporter Uri Zahavi quizzed Bobic on his thoughts following the defeat.
He also asked about the future of manager Sandro Schwarz.
Zahavi’s final question was: “Can you understand that there is a coaching discussion from the outside?”
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To which the Hertha chief bluntly replied: “No.”
Bobic then moved off camera, but could not help having an aggressive word with the reporter.
He was heard saying: “Please,” before covering the microphone and adding: “If you ask again, you’ll get a scrub.”
Just a few hours later, Bobic was relieved of his duties by Hertha.
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And on Monday he came out to apologise for his remark to the reporter.
He told BILD: “I’m very sorry, I reacted too emotionally. That was just a saying, which of course wasn’t meant that way.
“Please don’t overestimate that in football shortly after a game.”
Zahavi has not commented on the matter.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
