German football before the restart week

2020-05-09T11:51:44.946Z

The ball should roll again in a week. While the clubs from Munich to Bremen and from Cologne to Berlin are preparing for it, former athletes are criticizing. Even an active footballer has something to complain about.

Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - A week before the eagerly awaited restart, clubs and organizers are pushing ahead with the plans for the resumption of the Bundesliga spectacle.

The clubs gradually move into their quarantine hotels, an internal paper from the German Football League stipulates, among other things, rules of conduct for celebrating goals and using face masks. Even three days after the politicians' permission to let the ball roll again, the decision caused discussions.

CRITICISM: According to long-time chairman of the Ethics Council, Peter Dabrock, the continuation of the season is a danger to solidarity in society. "The concept is not well thought out from start to finish and will have a fatal effect on the overall compliance with the restrictions," said theology professor at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg in an interview with the German Press Agency regarding the DFL - timetable.

"If the mantra is: no contact, distance, hygiene, protection, but then of all things you are allowed to do a sport in which all of this and notoriously cannot be followed right from the start, this naturally has an effect on whether people ask themselves: why do I have to adhere to such restrictions in my area? "Dabrock explained.

Former world-class biathlete Laura Dahlmeier is also skeptical about the restart on May 16. "From my point of view it would be good to wait a bit longer, it doesn't have to be played again immediately," said the double Olympic champion. Former tennis professional Nicolas Kiefer goes even further with his criticism: "I think this is absolutely irresponsible. There are completely different construction sites at the moment," the 42-year-old told Hanover city magazine "magaScene".

FANS: Dabrock also sees a danger for fans - and not primarily in the stadium environment. "If the Bundesliga is broadcast again in encrypted form after the first two match days, it can be assumed that the fans will be among friends who have a subscription or they will go to the bars, and then there will be some kind of public viewing," he said Look at the situation with television rights. While one can still check and forbid visits to bars, controls at meetings in private surroundings are not possible. In addition, in the living room "of course there is the beer, of course you reflexively shake hands with each other or fall into your arms. That is the real danger."

Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt's sports director Fredi Bobic appealed to the Hessen fans not to be at the stadium during matches without a stadium spectator. "We talked a lot to our fans and said:" Listen, boys, don't show up at the stadium. If you show up there, we lose this game because the rules are very strict "because if they show up, the game goes to the away team," said Bobic to the American sports broadcaster ESPN. The 48-year-old is confident that the trailers will adhere to the guidelines.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTION: In order to keep the dangers in the stadiums as low as possible, the DFL laid down clear guidelines for many situations during and around the games in an internal paper "Covid-19 Organizational Circular Special Operations". Even when celebrating the goal, players should keep the Corona crisis in mind. According to the "Bild" newspaper, only "short elbow or foot contact" with the other players is allowed. The substitutions should also be carried out without the usual clapping, packs and spitting should be avoided.

There are also clear instructions for coaches, substitutes and coaches. All people on the substitute bench should wear a mask, but the coach may remove the nose and mouth protection for calling instructions, "provided that he maintains a minimum distance of 1.50 meters from all other people".

3rd league: The 3rd league is not yet as far as the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga in terms of season continuation. The German Football Association has presented hygiene concepts for the third-highest division as well as for the DFB Cup competitions for women and men and for the Women's Bundesliga, which are strongly based on the concept of the DFL developed by the "Task Force Sports Medicine / Special Game Operations". Unlike for the football elite class, there is still no green light from politics for the 3rd league.

In addition, not all clubs are behind a season continuation, and there is also criticism from players. "The DFB absolutely wants it to continue. The players are not included on this topic at all," Magdeburg's offensive player Sören Bertram is quoted on Saturday by the "Magdeburg Volksstimme". "We are just puppets."

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