Aarau player Markus Neumayr criticizes colleagues

In a survey conducted by the SAFP (Swiss Association of Football Players) trade union, more than half of the professional players in Switzerland voted for a season break (BLICK reported). This fact shakes heads at Markus Neumayr. The FC Aarau playmaker speaks plain language to the “Aargauer Zeitung”.

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“A demolition would be self-destructive,” says Neumayr. “The interests of the players are now secondary”, it is primarily about the survival of the football clubs. «We professionals are jointly responsible for ensuring the survival of Swiss football. I have trouble with players who are about to end the season: They think far too short-term and ultimately cut themselves into their own flesh. » Because where should those professionals earn their money in the future? Neumayr: “Very few professionals in Switzerland have financially provided or will find a job abroad.”

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Risk is one of them

Corona could result in long-term damage, according to a study (BLICK reported). But Neumayr doesn’t even want to get involved in the health discussion. “There is currently a new corona study every day – what else can you believe?” He asks critically. “None of the footballers who have been infected with the corona virus have yet died, and everyone recovered quickly or showed no symptoms.” And a certain health risk is just part of the job. “Before every training session and every game, every footballer accepts that in the worst case he can injure himself so badly that his career is over.”

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Back to normal!

Neumayr therefore demands: “But now that the virus has become less dangerous, for example by comparing the mortality rate in the same period in previous years, we should get back to normal life as quickly as possible.” Of course with the necessary protective measures. “Basically, risks are part of life, for example when I get into a car or a plane. We have never accepted an economic crisis because of that, so we shouldn’t do it because of Corona. » Clear words from the native German. (mam)

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