Football coach Stefan Kuntz complained about a lack of support from the Bundesliga after returning from the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In his squad composition, he was ultimately dependent on how many clubs "want a good Olympic team" to go to the games, said Kuntz after landing in Frankfurt.

Kuntz had only been able to take 18 instead of the 22 allowed players, in Japan the rump team was eliminated after the preliminary round.

There were “egotistical reasons” for the cancellations, “partly from players, partly from clubs”, says Kuntz: “And then the timing of the Olympics does not play a major role for the clubs.

That's how it all comes together. "

Shortly before leaving, Kuntz had to do without Niklas Dorsch and Ismail Jakobs, among others, who had to cancel due to a change of club.

“You can only get around that by imposing a parking obligation.

But it's crazy to think about it now, ”said Kuntz.

One of the lessons is therefore: "You must not and cannot go into such a tournament unprepared."

Hans-Joachim Watzke had recently rejected criticism of the Bundesliga after the Olympics. Borussia Dortmund, for example, would not have been able to “hand over players without closing the whole store”, said the managing director of BVB, adding: “You can't play an EM first and then the Olympics - and then they should do everything pay, namely the clubs, being the weakest link in the food chain. "