Hans Albers knew what some Bundesliga clubs had to experience again. But what does Neymar have to do with it?
Hans Albers was an actor devoted to life. A singing one Neymar. Alone: He understood the twists and turns of the thread of life more than the Brazilian character mime. Almost 80 years ago he poured the incontrovertible wisdom into German songs that it hurts the first time. What was meant was not a delicate jersey plucking, as Neymar could possibly mean. Albers was referring to the immeasurable agony of unrequited love.
In keeping with the zeitgeist of the time, the object of desire was a sailor tattooed on his chest – it couldn’t be any wilder than that. Nowadays, a tattoo is no longer an indication of dubious repute. Today Albers would possibly sing about Brioni wearing player agents.
Bundesliga in the corona pandemic: Empty ranks have caused pain
What has undoubtedly not changed: It still hurts the first time. The silence, only cut by coach screams, hurt the most in the first game of the Bundesliga restart last year. Afterwards, TV viewers got used to the fact that communication on the field of elite players is not more differentiated than with local district classics. Now that the fans have returned, the pain that the empty seats have caused is once again becoming clear.
Of course, nothing hits a professional footballer as hard as a crushing defeat – not even the needle of the tattoo artist he trusts. Fürthern and Augsburgern it should therefore be said that the pain will subside in the coming days. The agony of bankruptcy loses its effect over time. The best pain reliever, however, is not days and weeks, but victories on your own. There will be an opportunity to do so next week.
Getting used to it is far less fast-acting, but also of considerable quality. Drilled on behalf of FC Schalke 04 last season. At some point, defeats are taken indifferently. Of course, this leads irrevocably to relegation and thus to pain that lasts for at least one season.
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