Trifellner on the EM: "Don't look at everything, otherwise you will be banned"

The European Championship starts on Friday with the game between Italy and Turkey.

The footballers from the district of Munich North report how they follow the tournament.

District - The footballers from the district are looking forward to the weeks of the European Championship.

However, not everyone has such a real European fever and the trend when it comes to watching football is towards small-group meetings.

This evening (9 p.m.) the European football championship starts with the game Turkey against Italy in Rome.

24 teams fight for the title.

The first and second placed of the six preliminary round groups as well as the four best thirds move on to the round of 16.

The German team had a tough lot with Hungary, defending champion Portugal and world champion France.

The football experts from the district tell how they follow the EM in these special times.

Football EM 2021 on TV: Triffelner threatens to be banned - Plattner follows the preliminary round on Lake Garda

The very small group is with the former Lohhofer regional league coach Ludwig Trifellner, who was most recently the sporting director at VfR Garching: "I watch the games from a coach's point of view and like to learn." That means that Ludwig Trifellner prefers to have his peace and quiet Woman reading a book next to it also enjoying the rest.

The only difference is that he won't watch all the games, “because otherwise I'll be banned from the house”.

Coach legend Anton Plattner (SV Dornach) is watching the preliminary round in his holiday home on Lake Garda and is happy that everything is very quiet there due to Corona restrictions.

After the U21 European Championship (“That was really awesome”), Plattner is now really looking forward to the adult tournament.

If Germany goes far, he can well imagine seeing the decisive encounters with his team.

FC Ismaning: Emanuel Eisenreich watches the European Championship games with Fürth trainer Stefan Leitl

Franz Faber, former president of FC Unterföhring, is looking forward to family watching with concentrated football skills.

His son Andreas is the captain of the FCU and brother Peter was a coach for a long time.

Franz Faber has nothing to do with public viewing as a mass event: “I haven't done that before.” His anticipation for the European Championship has risen by leaps and bounds due to winning the German U21 title.

The concentrated football competence is also available from Emanuel Eisenreich, the chairman of FC Ismaning, who is good friends with Stefan Leitl.

The families of the FCI president and the coach of Bundesliga climber Greuther Fürth will probably sit together in front of the television "and we will also put a few sausages on the grill".

In addition, there could be a few friends of the two, "we will certainly not be more than ten people".

“The European Championship is really nice,” says Emanuel Eisenreich, whose football fever is going in a completely different direction.

In his club he is looking forward to the start of training for the first team in the Bayern League and the high-class active youth teams.

Eisenreich is looking forward to test matches, everyday football in Ismaning and especially for the many children in the club who can finally pursue their hobby again.

Maxi Siebald and the EM: Balancing act between job and watching with friends

"I'm not really into the EM fever," says Maximilian Siebald, who has moved from Ismaning to Unterföhring.

He suggests, however, that after years without a tournament and recently weak performances, a lot depends on the performances: “Maybe the boys will manage to spark a little fever again.

A tournament like this can be thrilling if it goes right. ”Since Siebald doesn't have a classic favorite club, he already follows the European Championship as a fan.

The tournament weeks will be mixed at Siebald, because as a DAZN reporter he has made football his job.

Basically, he likes to watch international matches with friends.

"At DAZN I will also work a lot around the EM," says Siebald, "that's why it will be a viewing mix of work and friends." (Nico Bauer)