Kahn should have been punished more, says Netzer

0 Comments | AFP, December, 2007

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn was lucky to escape with a 25,000-euros (37,500-US dollars) fine and one-match suspension for his behaviour last weekend, according to former German international Guenter Netzer.

Kahn was reprimanded on Tuesday for comments made on Monday when he criticised Bayern's stars Franck Ribery and Luca Toni for inconsistent performances and then made an early exit from the club's Christmas party on Saturday.

But coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's sanctions have generated plenty of debate in Germany with former midfielder and TV pundit Netzer insisting Bayern should have taken a tougher line on the former German national captain.

"I would have punished him more and taken the captaincy off him, because his actions show...

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