Before the reunion with his former boss Ralph Hasenhüttl, RB Leipzig coach Zsolt Löw has initially imposed a contact ban. "Of course we both respect each other and will certainly exchange a few words after the game. But there will be no contact until the game," said Löw ahead of the clash with Hasenhüttl's VfL Wolfsburg on Friday (20:30/DAZN).
Löw was Hasenhüttl's assistant at Leipzig for two seasons. The duo have been friends ever since. "I've got to know a lot of people in soccer, but Hasi is way ahead in terms of character," said Löw. Löw then went to Paris as Thomas Tuchel's assistant coach, while Hasenhüttl took over Southampton FC. Hasenhüttl congratulated him on the job in Leipzig via text message.