One of the bizarre moment in Bundesliga as Augsburg coach Heiko Herrlich has been banned from match this week after breaking quarantine rules to go and buy a tube of toothpaste.
The 48-year-old Herrlich was supposed to made his debut as coach tomorrow against Wolfsburg but he admitted that he made a huge mistake.
“I made a mistake by leaving the hotel,” admitted Herrlich who said he went to a supermarket to buy toothpaste and skin cream.
“In this situation, I didn’t live up to my position as a role model for my team and the public.”
A bigger reason why Herrlich was banned, is because he is a brain tumour patient.
“I’m a risk patient, to be precise. I made a mistake by leaving the hotel. Even if I have followed all hygiene measures both when leaving the hotel and otherwise, I cannot undo this.
“Because of this misconduct, I will not be leading the training and will not be in charge of the team against Wolfsburg on Saturday.”
Herrlich took over from Martin Schmidt earlier this year, as Wolfsburg sit 7th in the table.