Bayern's chairman feels Louis van Gaal put himself under pressure to achieve due to his abrasive style.
Rummenigge feels coach contributed to his own downfall
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge feels Louis van Gaal put himself under pressure to achieve due to his abrasive style.
Van Gaal was shown the door by the Bundesliga club on Sunday following a string of poor results and just five weeks after it was announced he would be leaving at the end of the season.
His assistant Andries Jonker has been put in temporary charge for the remaining five games of the campaign, with Jupp Heynckes already enrolled to take over on a permanent basis in the summer.
While Rummenigge still admires Van Gaal, he believes the Dutchman contributed to his own demise at Bayern, who are fighting to secure a UEFA Champions League spot.
He told
Bild: "If you adopt that style of management, just like (Felix) Magath, you have to have success.
"If you fail then you lose friends. And a look at the table and our record in other competitions is sobering."
Alienated
Bayern president Uli Hoeness has also taken a parting swipe at 59-year-old Van Gaal by claiming the former boss alienated his players.
He said: "Success is one thing, fun another, but there has been no fun at this club for a long time, not amongst us (the board) and not with the players.
"The idea they were behind the coach is already a fairytale."
Hoeness feels Van Gaal's decision to bring in experienced goalkeeper Thomas Kraft for ex-Germany international Hans-Joerg Butt in January against the advice of the club's board was the catalyst for his downfall.
"The board repeatedly advised Van Gaal against doing that, but he went ahead regardless," added Hoeness.
"He didn't learn anything from this subject. That led to complete unrest in the whole defence."
