Seventh corona case since training started at Hertha BSC (three of them tested again). Manager Fredi Bobic (50) speaks openly about his concerns about the Bundesliga.
Bobic: “Corona hits us hard. We actually have a new case every day. There are clubs that should have zero. I can’t believe that. This is not a reproach to other clubs. We are at least asked by the health department to test all players on a daily basis. “
At Hertha, this affects even the fully vaccinated and boosted professionals who have no symptoms and are in top shape. Other Bundesliga clubs that have so far not reported positive cases also have to test much less and thus show fewer failures.
Bobic: “Corona definitely has an impact on competition. I don’t hope that in the end you have to talk about who came through better in January or February with more points. “
One thing is clear: The highly infectious Corona variant Omikron will change even more in the future, and even more players will fail in the future. A lottery game in the Bundesliga. Bayern against Gladbach was a prime example of this at the start of the second half with many failures.
Bobic: “There are already discussions in the league: ‘Is that fair or not fair? Should we play or not play at all? ‘”In addition, there is a changed transfer market. Take Berlin, for example: Hertha has just loaned top earner Krzysztof Piatek (26) to Florence and saved almost 3 million euros.
Bobic: “There will be no transfer of it. We will lose a lot of money in January due to the lack of audience income in the home games against Cologne, Union (Cup) and Bayern. We have to make up for these losses. “
Bobic is also combative: “But we don’t want to complain because we love competition. We’re going through it, want to stay positive. “
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