Full stadiums and Gottschalk showered

If that's not a success story: With a beautifully played win against SC Freiburg, FC Bayern Munich consolidated its first place in the Bundesliga and can still be extremely happy that one of the supposed pursuers, namely Borussia Dortmund, lost in Leipzig. Especially because the team around Marco Reus has caught itself in its own new five-man defense chain. That caused quite a stir in Dortmund. From Marco to Marco practical, because Reus criticized his coach Rose in an unprecedented way. Essentially, he accused him of complete tactical failure. It doesn't matter to the people of Munich. You experience how the competition repeatedly defeats itself and loses points, as did Leverkusen again with the draw at Hertha BSC Berlin. So there is high spirits in the Bavarian capital.

Cheers, hustle and bustle, hilarity and for the first time in a long time the Allianz Arena was full to capacity with 73.000 spectators. No mouse could fit between the fans who were crowded together cheering their team's triumph. Crowded tightly. I want to repeat that again because Bavaria currently has the highest incidence value compared to other federal states in Germany. Not only FC Bayern is leading, many Bavarian municipalities are also currently taking top positions when it comes to incidence values. And intensive care beds are becoming scarce in hospitals. Oh yes, school children have to wear masks again. In Bavaria, a third of all residents are still unvaccinated.

The Allianz Arena was full again for the first time on Saturday with 73.000 spectators. © ANSA / PHILIPP GUELLAND

And the ball rolls happily in front of a full house. I don't think you can understand this in any way and you certainly can't appreciate it or ignore it casually. It is simply a shame how little sense of responsibility football continues to show in the fight against Corona. Every fan counts. The coffers need to be filled. Whatever the cost. In this case, the health of society. This is egoism in its purest form. It is clearly pointed out that all fans were either vaccinated, recovered or tested. 73.000. Who examined all of this most carefully? Verbal slip-up from Gottschalk But unfortunately it is now the case that you can make fun of the 3G rule with impunity. For example Thomas Gottschalk. He had great ratings on his show after a ten-year break. He was granted that, and he also received good reviews because he can handle stars casually. And because he knows what is expected of him, he explained to 14 million viewers on television that everyone involved in the program was either vaccinated, recovered or tested. And according to Gottschalk's original tone, he even has 4G, which means he took a shower. In view of the fact that people continue to be threatened by Corona, and in view of the ever-increasing number of deaths in connection with Corona, isn't this a great thigh slapper? Such fun, such a bit of Corona. All that was missing was the reference to his shower gel.

And the hall in Nuremberg was of course full. Crowded tightly. Distance between spectators: none. Also decency towards those who have been affected by the Cocid-19 virus. At this point I would have expected appeals from the incredibly humorous old master of entertainers. Advice on getting vaccinated, for example, instead of making fun of rules that are only so intensive because vaccination coverage is weak. Those who have opinions because they are listened to fail across the board. Those who can inspire crowds like Gottschalk or of course FC Bayern Munich present a picture of misery. About a continuation of the show “Wetten, dass…? “is of course discussed. And we are eagerly awaiting the next success of the Munich footballers. Pyrrhic victories everywhere But these are Pyrrhic victories that are being achieved. On the show stage and in the football stadium. It's a fatal mentality that looks like this: you hang the little ones, you let the big ones go. The supposedly more important an event is, the greater the leeway that is granted. Meanwhile, there is fear in schools, in daycare centers and in public spaces in general, because one thing seems undeniable: it is the huge gatherings of people that ultimately always contribute to the attempts to spread the virus to get under control, fail. And testing is ultimately not a solution because it does not reduce the risk of infection. It is only a very limited temporary calming of a personal situation, but it is not progress. If someone like Joshua Kimmich, the FC Bayern midfielder, were to get vaccinated now, contrary to his previous statements: he could become a hero. And only half-occupying the stadium would be a very pleasant accompanying measure. But I don't think it will come to that. Now you feel like you're back to normal. And that is the biggest fallacy these days.

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Full stadiums and Gottschalk showered

In front of 14 million television viewers, Thomas Gottschalk makes fun of the 3G rules. Our columnist Sigi Heinrich appeals to the responsibility of all those whose opinions are heard in public.

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