Heiko Herrlich – Stefan Puchner / AP / SIPA
We do not bypass with impunity the sanitary rules put in place by the bodies of German football. Heiko Herrlich, the Augsburg coach, learned this the hard way this week. Result, he will not participate in the resumption of the Bundesliga this weekend, after going out to buy toothpaste in violation of quarantine rules.
The 48-year-old technician was due to debut as a coach on Saturday against Wolfsburg after two months out of the German football championship due to the pandemic again
coronavirus.
Patient at risk
“I made a mistake when I left the hotel,” said Heiko Herrlich, who went to a supermarket to buy toothpaste and skin cream. “Even if I followed all the hygiene measures when I left the hotel, and otherwise, I cannot go back.” “Because of this fault, I will not be training tomorrow (Friday) and I will not be in charge of the team in the game against Wolfsburg on Saturday,” said Herrlich.
Herrlich, who was treated for a brain tumor in 2000, also admitted to being “a patient at risk”. To gain the right to restart on Saturday, the Bundesliga has promised to submit to a draconian health protocol, which covers just about every aspect of players’ lives.
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