😅 Too much TikTok?! Bundesliga captain’s words backfire

😅 Too much TikTok?! Bundesliga captain’s words backfire Just last week, Gladbach captain Tim Kleindienst made plenty of headlines when he launched a broadside after the defeat against promoted side Elversberg — and it was aimed at his own teammates. He especially addressed the younger generation when he criticized the lack of focus and added that he had no idea what was causing it: “Spend less time watching TikTok or whatever.” Those words will come back to haunt him after his performance today against Freiburg at the latest. And more than a few critics will surely ask whether the Foals’ captain might also be spending too much time on social media — or what else could explain why the Gladbach player seemed to grow more and more frustrated during the match. That ultimately led to his outing in Breisgau coming to an involuntary end just seven minutes into the second half, and now his team has to play 38 minutes plus stoppage time a man down. Kleindienst was shown a second yellow and sent off. And that stings even more when you remember the first booking: the striker was cautioned for pulling Ginter by the shirt during a tussle while he was lying on the ground. In the 52nd minute, he stepped on Lienhart’s foot, drew a second yellow card, and had to head for an early shower with the Foals trailing 0–2. That naturally does not go down well — especially not when only a few days earlier you were calling out your own teammates and demanding better performances from them. He should probably make sure his own performance is up to scratch first, don’t you think? Did Kleindienst score an own goal with those relatively harsh words, one that will keep haunting him? This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.