Bosch shared his experience coaching Borussia Dortmund. In a masterclass hosted by Omroep Brabant, he explained why he was quickly fired by the German giants.

The masterclass took place at Eindhoven Music Hall in early December and has been available to watch on the regional broadcaster's website since Thursday. Someone in the audience asked Bosch: when working with very talented players who don't follow coaching instructions, has he ever compromised his philosophy?

Bosch said he did so at Borussia Dortmund, but later regretted it. The coach had a very strong start in Germany, leading Borussia Dortmund to win their first five league matches and at one point topping the table by 5 points above Bayern Munich.

After that, Borussia Dortmund lost 1-3 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League. Bosch recalled: "That's when Greek centre-back Sokratis, the goalkeeper, and a defensive midfielder sat down together and said: 'This coach is absolutely crazy. We're pressing too high. Look, we've conceded 3 goals.'"

"They're the ones who caused the team to really start falling apart. I should have intervened. I shouldn't have talked to them, I should have sent them away immediately. Looking back, I should have done that right then."

Besides Sokratis, Bosch didn't name the other players, but he likely was referring to Bürki and Nuri Şahin. Both played in the match against Real Madrid and were regular starters at that time.

Bosch was ultimately fired in December 2017, after winning just 1 of his last 13 matches. He also recounted how Van Gaal asked him over dinner what went wrong at Borussia Dortmund.

"Aubameyang was my number one striker. The technical director told me when I arrived that the squad wouldn't change, but Aubameyang would still go to China," Bosch told Van Gaal. "Borussia Dortmund could get 87 million euros from the transfer, and he could earn 24 million euros net there every year. In that case, I also understand why he couldn't be kept."

However, the transfer ultimately fell through. "Aubameyang was very angry about this, especially when the technical director said a week later that nobody in the squad would leave. Not long after, Dembélé was sold to Barcelona for 140 million euros. Aubameyang was upset and was late to the dressing room by 1 minute every day."

Bosch then explained that he called Aubameyang aside separately. "He told me it wasn't a personal issue, but directed at the club. Aubameyang kept being late. Then one time I was going to hold a press conference, but he invited a French channel and had spent the evening with them before the match, and was busy with them until the game. I couldn't take it anymore. So that weekend, I didn't let him start."

Van Gaal wanted to know what happened next. "'And then?' he asked. I told him that I didn't take Aubameyang to the away match against Stuttgart. 'And then?' Van Gaal asked again. The next day, I held a meeting with the entire team, because everyone wanted to say something. A day later, Aubameyang was back training fully with the team."

"Van Gaal then said: 'Wrong!!!! You should have sent him away again.' I was stunned and said that Aubameyang went to Arsenal after the winter transfer window, with a transfer fee of around 60 million euros. How could I have sent him away again? Do you know what Van Gaal answered then? 'No, and then you're the one who got fired.' That's absolutely true." Bosch concluded with a smile.

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