The opinions of the soccer A-classists on the four-point plan of the BFV.
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- A week ago the Bavarian Football Association (BFV) presented its four-point plan: A continuation of the current season is becoming increasingly unlikely, the additionally planned league cup even now seems almost impossible: A continuation of the cup and league is According to the new decision can only be implemented if no later than the 19th
April - so in a good ten days - a nationwide training operation with contact would be possible.
This seems more than unlikely due to the currently continuously increasing incidences and corona case numbers.
The cup competition would then be obsolete.
The “deadline day” defined for the continuation of the seasonal game operations is May 3rd.
If even then no uniform training operation across Bavaria is possible, a decision must be made about the final termination of the season.
Time for preparation would be very limited
So the latest association decision.
But what do the Freising clubs say about the new appointments and plans?
The A-class representatives of the district are growing displeasure about the eternal postponement of the season.
Anton Hirschfeld, coach of the Vötting reserve is annoyed that no line can be drawn under this season: “To finally break off the season would give the clubs time to prepare for the new season: develop hygiene concepts, new coaches or players find and finally tackle other long-planned work that has been postponed again and again due to the uncertainty as to whether a game will take place anytime soon. ”That the BFV in its four-point plan also still has a small probability of holding the league cup is absolutely absurd for Hirschfeld: “It is unbelievable that this league cup is still not finally buried.
We're talking about an already tight schedule if we started training in April - and the league cup is still on the agenda?
I think that's unbelievable. ”Hirschfeld also questions the actual league operations.
“On the subject of the training start in May: Here we are talking about largely area-wide training.
So if it doesn't work for a couple of clubs, it doesn't matter, doesn't it? ”Says Vöttinger, who - like many of his fellow coaches - is particularly critical of the very short preparation time for the clubs.
“Three weeks of preparation time for amateur athletes who have not played for six months and then only competed for two months after a six-month break is far too short.
There will be injuries.
I could really only get angry. "
High risk of injury
The Hague trainer Volker Lippcke is similarly angry about the association's delaying tactics.
He has called the BFV approach the “Punch and Judy Theater”, and not just since the latest decision.
“I can only repeat myself there.
In my opinion, the season should be canceled.
It already has nothing to do with football, with all the threat of injury.
I also assume that the numbers will go up again before Pentecost.
I think it's just ridiculous now: The BFV should finally have the courage to call off the playing time.
Then there are teams who are annoyed because they cannot be promoted and others who are happy that they can no longer relegate, but that's how it is.
We can be happy if we have a normal season again in August. "
Season must have priority
Robert Kühnel, coach of VfB Hallbergmoos III, recognizes precisely this danger that the coming season, which should start in late summer, could at least be in jeopardy: “I no longer believe that the season will end.
Now it's vacation, after that school, work and public life have priority.
I say: tick off, lock, done with the mouse.
When and whether a new season can start this year remains to be seen and is not certain. "
Due to the high number of cases and the proximity to the April 19 deadline, the league cup seems to have de facto been canceled.
This triggers sadness in very few clubs.
“I don't cry after the league cup,” said Massenhausen's coach Andreas Fritsch, whose team is still in the cup.
“I think it would be a shame if we weren't allowed to finish the season.
I doubt the deadlines are realistic.
I don't think the numbers will be so low in four or five weeks that training would be possible.
It would be smarter if, like all other associations, we just broke off. "
Plea for more flexible solutions
Jan Ziob, trainer from BC Attaching II, brings out another new side of the coin: According to him, the association is shooting itself in the knee by naming specific deadlines: “I see the latest announcement with mixed feelings: On the one hand, it naturally leads to planning security .
On the other hand, through the rigid plan, of course, you also set yourself a framework over which you can no longer influence yourself.
Because ultimately it is now decided by politics whether there is a sporting decision in the leagues or not: What happens if the next season cannot be played again?
Then there are two canceled seasons.
That's why I'm always in favor of flexible solutions in these times. "
Due to the steadily increasing corona cases, BCA coach Ziob is almost certain that the season will end: “I think that with the given plan, the league will be canceled more or less.
The incidences should go down within a month to the point where contact can be trained.
Currently, however, the numbers are still rising and a renewed complete lockdown is under discussion.
That can't work. "
Hope not yet given up
In addition to all these opinions, which are rather negative about the overall situation and firmly expect a breakdown, there are two club representatives who have not yet completely given up hope of the continuation of the league operation: Marcus Heiss from TSV Eching II and Alfons Deutinger from FCA Unterbruck.
“A lot can happen in five weeks and I haven't given up hope that the season can be restarted after all,” says the Echingen coach, who is partly optimistic.
“But it would be nice if all the players could finally meet again after six months.
That's the most important thing in amateur sports anyway. "
The Unterrucker trainer Deutinger does not want to jump to conclusions with regard to the A-class game operation: “I don't think the cup will be played to the end.
In the league, however, in my opinion the chances are 50:50.
So much will change until May, so we can only wait and see how things develop.
We think it's good that you give dates so that the clubs can plan a little better.
However, we would have liked a little more flexibility at the end of the season and not that the stubborn hold on June 30th. "
The new decision of the Bavarian Football Association thus drew mostly negative feedback from the clubs despite the newly communicated deadlines and the associated partial planning security.
Most of them are calling for the cup and league to be canceled as soon as possible.
Clubs hang in the air
Dominik Grimm, head of department at SV Pulling, soberly sums up the opinion of the Freising clubs as follows and speaks to most of the representatives from the heart: “Basically, it is never wrong that there is now a plan so that one has halfway a guideline .
However, it is extremely questionable why the League Cup is still being talked about here.
If you look at the current situation, even the continuation of normal league operations is almost no longer realistic, as there is no prospect of contact sports from the government in the near future.
Maybe you should make a cut and break off the season so that the clubs can plan for the new season.
Every club is currently up in the air and doesn't really know how to proceed.
All in all, we would still find it a shame if the season ended in this non-sporty way. "