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Stuttgart (dpa) - VfB Stuttgart's CEO Thomas Hitzlsperger has again described the way he criticized the club president Claus Vogt as a mistake.
The former national soccer player was nevertheless surprised at the vehemence of the fans' reactions.
"I was amazed how you can punish a mistake, how emotionally people react in total and what it does to me," said the 38-year-old on Friday, "Sky Sport News".
He used to frolic a lot on social media.
Most of the time, the reactions were benevolent.
"And suddenly it turns in a way that I never would have thought possible," he said.
“But I said it.
I am in public myself.
That was my wish to do that, to accept this office.
Then you have to endure criticism. "
Hitzlsperger announced two weeks ago that he would run as a candidate for the presidential election of the Bundesliga club against Vogt, who is not undisputed in the VfB committees.
This caused a stir among the Stuttgart fans.
At the beginning of the week, Hitzlsperger withdrew his application and apologized for the nature of his attack against the 51-year-old.
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He is confident that the situation will calm down.
“I can reinforce that by making the right decisions, by having the necessary distance to them, but also still listening, because it is important to me to know exactly what people are feeling and what they think they are dealing with VfB mean well, ”he told Sky Sport News.
It was tough.
“It just happens that many say that I am responsible for that.
Yes, I accept that. "
He's trying to make the right decisions for the club again.
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