Rüdiger in focus: Völler warns DFB star after scandal in the cup final!

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Rüdiger erhält Rüge von Völler nach Ausraster im Pokalfinale. Diskussion um Nationalmannschaft und mögliche Konsequenzen.
Rüdiger receives complaints from Völler after freak out in the cup final. Discussion about the national team and possible consequences. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

After the Spanish Cup final, in which Antonio Rüdiger was punished with a red card due to a freak out, Rudi Völler, the sports director of the German Football Association (DFB), has found clear words. Völler complained Rüdiger's behavior and emphasized that as a German international he urgently had to change his behavior. In the heated duel against FC Barcelona, ​​which ended 2: 3 after extra time, Rüdiger was on the replacement bench. There he threw a role Tape Association in the direction of the referee and audibly insulted him in German, which led to his dismissal. This behavior is particularly questionable, since Rüdiger had previously negatively in the headlines after he was punished by the UEFA because of a head-to-head gesture and received a game block and a fine of 40,000 euros on probation. Radio Euskirchen reports that the incident also led to conversations between Rüdiger, Völler and national coach Julian Nagelsmann.

Rüdiger was repentant after the incident and apologized on social media. He explained that there was "definitely no excuse" for his behavior. Despite this recognition of his mistakes, experts and former players, like Dietmar Hamann, expressed that this should not remain without consequences. Hamann demanded that Rüdiger suspend for the upcoming Nation League tournament, which takes place in Munich and Stuttgart from June June 8th. Lothar Matthäus also joined these demands and emphasized the need to set a sign on the part of the DFB.

emotional intercession for Rüdiger

However, Rüdiger described

Rudi Völler as a "great player" and found that he had to demand respect and also to raise him. Völler emphasized that Rüdiger was an emotional fighter on the pitch, whose behavior had to change. It is pointed out that both Rüdiger and some of his teammates were infected by the heated atmosphere around the club. Rüdiger himself has also contacted DFB President Andreas Neuendorf and Managing Director Andreas Rettig to process his emotional outbreak, but the DFB has so far decided not to impose any sanctions against him, such as RP Online reported.

psychological aspects in professional football

In view of the events, the role of sports psychologists in football is also relevant. These experts play a key role in the psychological care of players and contribute significantly to performance optimization and mental health. They convey to the athletes how they can react better in emotional stressful situations. However, there are no formal approval criteria or special training for this position in professional football. It is all the more important that players like Rüdiger use support from specialists to better control their emotional reactions. The certificate "Expert*in football psychology" of the DFB is intended to help define this profile more clearly and to convey the competencies required to the participating sports psychologists, as DFB Academy
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