Denmark’s coach Brian Riemer wanted to answer journalists’ questions in the press conference after the draw against Serbia. A practiced procedure for games – but it ended record-breakingly quickly. That may have been due to Riemer himself.
On May 10, 2007, Klaus Augenthaler, as coach of VfL Wolfsburg, gave one of the most memorable press conferences in the history of the Bundesliga. Two game days before the end of the season, Lower Saxony was only three points ahead of the relegation place. There has been speculation in Wolfsburg for days about the replacement of Augenthaler.
“Good day! Gentlemen, there are four questions and four answers. I ask the questions, I also give the answers.” He answered the questions briefly and succinctly. After 44 seconds the conference was over and Augenthaler left the podium.
On the evening after the Nations League game between Serbia and Denmark, the list of unusual press conferences was expanded by one – and it lasted 24 seconds shorter than Augenthaler’s.
Denmark’s head coach Brian Riemer apparently had little desire to answer questions after the game. The goalless draw seemed to stand on its own, and so none of the journalists present asked a question.
The performance only lasted 20 seconds: the 46-year-old took his place on the podium. The media officer then asked the journalists if anyone had a question. Afterwards there was an awkward silence and the group dispersed without a word.
For Brian Riemer it was only the second game as coach of the Danish team. Nothing is known of Riemer’s poor relationship with the press. Maybe the journalists present simply took too much time.
Denmark could be the DFB team’s next opponent
Thanks to the draw, Denmark has at least reached the quarter-finals of the Nations League and is therefore a possible opponent of the German national team in the round of the last eight. In Group A4, the Danes qualified behind group winners Spain.
The quarter-finals will be drawn on Friday (1 p.m.) in Nyon/Switzerland. The first leg will take place on March 20th and the second leg on March 23rd. The winner qualifies for the Final Four (June 4th to 8th), which the German Football Association (DFB) would like to host.
Augenthaler’s Wolfsburg team then played 2-2 in Aachen and thus secured relegation. Nevertheless, Augenthaler was fired after the season.
