A strange Corona kick

The drone that hovers over the stadium is a little annoying. But it is necessary because it is the sole instrument that broadcasts this particular football game. There is no cameraman in the stadium with its huge lenses, no officials are in their beautiful seats. Not spectators anyway. Not even coaches were allowed to sit in their advertising seats this time. Only 22 players are on the pitch. Nobody else. And the drone watches over everyone with its electronic eyes. It's the ultimate corona match. Manuel Neuer from FC Bayern, who only has mild symptoms, is in one goal. He was briefly in the Maldives because traveling is very in vogue at the moment. Infected. Of course, it cannot be used in normal gaming operations. He will be missed by Munich. Joshua Kimmich plays in the very running-intensive position of the six. But the strong and consistent player just stands at his workplace looking pretty tired. The lungs, which were slightly affected by Corona, do not yet allow sprints or straddling to win the ball. Kimmich was a vaccine refuser. Infected. The match is therefore easy to follow from the drone. The ball - there is only one available - rolls rather slowly from one player to the other, which is why Lionel Messi has no problem receiving the ball. However, this time it's easy because there's no opponent standing on his foot. It's almost like Franz Beckenbauer, when you could calmly and comfortably control the ball in midfield and then look around for a teammate without being forced. Messi was briefly in Argentina, as he always is at this time of year, and celebrated hard. Infected. Andrej Kramaric from TSG Hoffenheim stands next to him. He was in top form when he played with his Croatian national team. Traveling is dangerous these days. Infected. That's why Kingsley Coman is on the pitch. He was in Dubai for the holidays. Infected. It's a shame, because he and Messi would certainly have caused a lot of trouble. Luckily there are no through passes. It's not there right now. Physically speaking. That's why there are no brisk dribbles. By the way, the opposing team consists exclusively of players from the Iberian Peninsula. Ten alone from FC Barcelona, who still had to play their match against Real Mallorca, which infuriated the new coach and hopeful Xavi. He called for the game to be postponed, which was rejected. Thanks to an outstanding reaction from goalkeeper Andre ter Stegen in stoppage time, Barcelona won 1-0. Jürgen Klopp was originally intended to put together a team, but the virus is raging in England and turning one game after the other into a farce because hardly any club can rely on all the players. Klopp has Corona with mild symptoms. Three of his wards, including goalkeeper Allison Becker, were also unavailable for the match against Chelsea, which ended 2-2, due to positive tests. Becker therefore had time for the Corona game. There was still no handshake with Manuel Neuer. Keep your distance. Even if it's too late now. This Darts World Cup in London is a corona slingshot. Sigi Heinrich Incidentally, Leicester City's game against Norwich was canceled in the Premier League. The corona situation near Norwich was catastrophic. And what did Leicester's England international James Maddison do on his surprise day off? He went to the “Ally Pally” with a few friends for the highly controversial World Darts Championship. There, it is reported, he emptied a plastic cup of hop juice in one gulp in front of a beer-loving audience - a full hall of 3000 fans. Bright joy. A dream. No, a nightmare, because this Darts World Cup in London is a corona slingshot that should have been canceled long ago. A few of the best players have already caught the virus. But economic interests prevailed over all reason. It is and remains a shame. But in England everything is still a little stranger than on the continent. So let's take another look at the game of games. Neuer is currently holding a shot at his goal. The ball rolls leisurely in his direction and to keep up the show, it falls over like a railway barrier and buries the play equipment under itself. Long. He has to regain his strength first, because a corona infection like this is not something to be trifled with. As the news reports every day, it can even lead to death. But of course you don't think about that as a millionaire athlete. The impression is that the kickers want to count themselves among an elite who are able to keep the virus and its variants in check with fat bank statements. None. It can affect everyone. All. If only the anti-vaxxers would finally understand this. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the theologian murdered by the Nazis, studied stupidity intensively. “We are defenseless against stupidity,” he says. Neither protests nor violence can achieve anything here. Reasons don't get you caught.” Nevertheless, I believe there is a remedy for this. It is the patience of those who are aware of their responsibility in these times. And fortunately that is the majority. By the way, the Corona match ended goalless. It was a tired kick, but that's no surprise given the circumstances.

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A strange Corona kick

The Corona situation doesn't allow our columnist Sigi Heinrich to calm down either. After a sleepless night, he sees a game that obviously won't exist and never has, while the Darts World Cup is a horrible reality with a full hall and beer-fueled fans.

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