Beckenbauer bawls at bumbling Bayern
AFP, December, 2003
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has told the players to start performing or face seeing their season come to an abrupt end by December.
A 2-2 draw with bottom Bundesliga side Cologne on Saturday saw Bayern sink to a new low and Beckenbauer, ahead of three key fixtures in seven days for the club, has demanded results from the star-studded Bavarian side.
"The players have to pull themselves together," Beckenbauer fumed in Tuesday's edition of the German daily Bild. "Otherwise, the season will be over by December."
He added: "They have known each other for so long that they should know how to play with one another. ...