The German Press Agency has collected the most important reactions to the restart of the football Bundesliga.
Hans-Joachim Watzke (Managing Director Borussia Dortmund): “There is something surreal about that. I got text messages from all over the world. And then you drive through your city and there is nothing going on, that takes getting used to. (…) But there is no alternative, I’m glad that it continues now. If we now prove that this concept is feasible, the approval rate in a few weeks will be completely different. ”
Lucien Favre (Borussia Dortmund coach): “Our fans are not there, the yellow wall is not there, it is very, very strange. We should and we really wanted to win this game – for our fans. You’re sitting in front of the TV at home. ”
Julian Brandt (player Borussia Dortmund): “I don’t have to have it now, I would prefer it if the general conditions were normal. But in the end it is. (How hard it was not to cheer during the game): It’s hard. But it is so at the moment. We try to stick to the rules as best we can. ”
Vedad Ibisevic (Chapter Hertha BSC): (to cheers) “You really can’t hide emotions. I asked our doctor before the game if the goal counts if you do that. That was the most important thing for me. It’s difficult in such moments, emotions come up and we have waited a long time to be allowed to play again. ”
Uwe Rsler (Fortuna Dsseldorf coach): “The day was strange. I am a very emotional trainer who also needs physical contact. I had to maregulate myself a lot. ”
Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Dsseldorf player): “It was on the pitch as expected. The approach with the masks was unusual. I don’t know if you get used to these things in a week or two or if they still keep you busy. ”
Steven Skrzybski (Fortuna Dsseldorf player): “The lack of mood is getting used to. But that’s the case for all teams. It also makes the game easier because you can all see the coachings. But you can tell that the fans are missing. ”
Steffen Baumgart (SC Paderborn coach): “What you hear is not so important. I don’t want to get used to the circumstances. We live from the emotions, the spectators. But that’s the way it is now. We try to take that and improve from game to game. ”
Mohamed Drger (SC Paderborn player): “It took some getting used to, of course. It was a bit like U19 Bundesliga. You have to push a little more about the verbal. This is definitely getting used to and hopefully it won’t take too long. ”
Oliver Glasner (VfL Wolfsburg coach): “Of course, I think how the game went today with the winning goal in the 90th minute, then you want to celebrate with the fans before your corner. That was missing. That doesn’t make it so nice during the game. (Forced muffled cheering after the winning goal 🙂 I briefly left the coaching zone because I was so happy. Then it quickly occurred to me: Oops, back again and not getting too close to anyone. The joy was great. But it is just now that we have to be very disciplined. ”
Yussuf Poulsen (player RB Leipzig): “It is as if we had come from the summer break. Not everything always works. ”
Manuel Gulde (SC Freiburg player): “The spectators are extremely lacking, which is a lot more fun when the stadium is noisy.”
Robin Koch (SC Freiburg player): “Today the first game without spectators was something new for everyone. (…) It is strange for every player, whether at home or away. I also like to play away in front of 50,000. Without spectators, it’s like a friendly game. ”
Alexander Schwolow (Torhter SC Freiburg): “The football lives from the fans and from the people we can inspire. So it feels like a better test game. This is not so easy for us because we have to stay awake, keep pushing ourselves. I tried to mentally prepare for it, but it’s difficult. Warming up felt like a workout. We communicate more on the pitch now because we can hear ourselves better. ”
Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt player): “The pressure from the audience is simply not there. It feels a bit like a training game to everyone. ”
Yann Sommer (player Borussia Mnchengladbach): “Of course we discussed this in the team, how we deal with the whole situation. We cannot change everything around. The team that handles it best will be successful. ”
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