French forward Franck Ribery has been called to order by Bayern Munich over his criticism of the club's previous mentor Pep Guardiola and in addition his behavior on the pitch.
Ribery, right now with Bayern on their pre-season voyage through the United States, has portrayed Guardiola as unpracticed and over and over contrasted him unfavorably with his successor at Bayern, Carlo Ancelotti.
His remarks drew a sharp reaction from Bayern executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
"I think there is no reason for having a go at Pep Guardiola now that he has gone. We won a ton with him, we picked up a considerable measure from him. Looking for retribution now fills no need," Rummenigge told Bavarian TV slot BR.
Ancelotti, 57, has supplanted Guardiola, now with Manchester City, as Bayern mentor for the 2016/17 season and Ribery, who had a strained association with the Spaniard, has rushed to adulate the Italian.
In the magazine Sport Bild, Ribery blamed Guardiola for lacking knowledge regardless of winning 14 titles in four years with Barcelona and seven trophies in three years with Bayern.
"He is still a youthful mentor. He needs encounter. Now and then he talks excessively, football is extremely basic," the 33-year-old Frenchman told the magazine.
Ribery's strained ties with Guardiola amid his time at Bayern were no mystery and he said he now feels "propelled and freed" again on the pitch.
Yet, prior Saturday he experienced harsh criticism from Ancelotti over his behavior in his group's 4-1 win over Inter Milan in their amicable in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Ancelotti criticized Ribery amid the main portion of the diversion, instructing him to quiet down after he was seen taking part in a running question with his Inter inverse number Felipe Melo.
"I don't care for players who carry on in that way. I let him know that he would do well to put a stop to it," Ancelotti told writers after the match.
"I made him commander today and it is simply impractical to carry on that way when you wear the armband."
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