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Dietmar Hamann has moved around a lot in his career.

He's been through a lot.

The former international was with Bayern, Liverpool and Manchester City.

The 47-year-old now acts as an expert - and in this role Hamann took on the professionals at FC Schalke 04 on Sunday.

It was bitter for him that players had apparently complained to the board about coach Christian Gross, who was then dismissed on Sunday.

"Overconfidence and loss of reality"

"I think that's link and sneaky, since Christian Gross played along very badly," said Hamann on Sky.

In Hamann's opinion, the players concerned would suffer “from overconfidence and a bit of a loss of reality”.

On Saturday, several media reported that some leading players had already urged sports director Jochen Schneider to replace Gross before the 1: 5 at VfB Stuttgart.

A club spokesman denied this on Saturday.

On Sunday, Schalke not only released Gross, but also sports director Jochen Schneider, team manager Sascha Riether, assistant trainer Rainer Widmayer and fitness director Werner Leuthard.

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The decisions had become “inevitable”, said Jens Buchta, Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

The previous junior director Peter Knäbel will therefore have overall responsibility for sport until further notice.

He will be supported in planning for the next season by U19 head coach Norbert Elgert and Mike Büskens.

U23 manager Gerald Asamoah will initially take over Riether's duties.

Who will be the new head coach was initially open.

According to Schalke, the training session on Monday will be led by the athletic trainers.

Dietmar Hamann sees the responsibility for the sporting crash of the bottom of the Bundesliga table above all with the players.

Given the series of defeats, they have no right to complain to the board of directors.

"That's why they are where they are: not because of Wagner, Baum or Gross - it's the responsibility of the squad," said Hamann.

Before Gross, David Wagner and his successor Manuel Baum had already been on leave as Schalke coach this season.

Huub Stevens was interim coach for two games before Gross.

Eintracht Frankfurt's trainer Adi Hütter also warned in the “Sky90” panel that the Schalke players should question themselves.

"Going to the board as a player and circumnavigating the coach is absolutely the wrong way," said the Austrian.