Oliver Kahn has criticised Manuel Neuer for his public comments over the 'crazy' sacking of long-term coach Toni Tapalovic in January.
The Bayern Munich CEO was furious with his captain, and claimed his decision to publicly blast the German record winners did not do justice to him or the 'values of FC Bayern'.
Tapalovic had been Bayern's goalkeeper coach since 2011 and was previously a team-mate of Neuer's at Schalke.
However, Tapalovic was sacked last month after Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann discovered that he had leaked internal chats to players.
Neuer's decision was also slammed given the fact that Bayern are in a crucial point in their season, with only a point separating them and second placed Union Berlin after an uncharacteristically poor run of form.
'What Manuel said in parts of these two interviews in connection with Toni Tapalovic's release does neither do justice to him as captain nor to the values of FC Bayern,' Kahn told the German Press Agency.
'In addition, his statements are untimely because we are facing very important games.'
Kahn revealed that he went through a similar experience to Neuer during his own glittering career, but opted not to share his thoughts with the media.
'He's personally affected, you have to understand that to a certain extent.
'We were also aware of that when we explained to him that the decision that was not taken lightly on the question of the goalkeeper coach was the best at the moment for our team.
'I was in a similar situation as a national player in 2004. Our goalkeeping coach Sepp Maier felt badly treated by the DFB and they split up.
'I had worked with Sepp for years and we had a friendly and trusting relationship.'
The 36-year-old World Cup winner is currently out of action after having suffered a freak skiing accident after representing his country in Qatar.
Fresh details emerged at the end of January that the goalkeeper's boot was critical to ensuring that he could successfully undergo emergency surgery.
He is expected to be out for an extended period of time after fracturing both his tibia and fibula, and will complete his rehabilitation at Bayern after being rescued by an emergency helicopter.
'He didn't just work for me for eleven and a half years, but for everyone,' explained Neuer.
'It was a blow for me when I was already on the ground. I felt like my heart was being ripped out, that was the craziest thing I've experienced in my career.'