Verbal and non-verbal fouls

Finally football again. So correct. At the Millerntor. And not just one Friendly game. Actually exactly the opposite of a friendly game.

Welcome to the next highly competitive second division season, you might have thought after 15 minutes. In any case, I heard Rob Friend hit Bernd Nehrig across half the court and, in shock, pressed the shutter button - then both of them just flew through the air. Bernd Nehrig then lay there in a daze for a long time. If you pay attention to the position of his arms, I think you can guess how (well, let's call it carefully) unfortunate Nehrig was hit by Rob Friend.

For me, it was a clear action. Rob Friend should have been sent off with a red card. But let's be honest: as a referee, would you have shown the red card after a quarter of an hour in a new season? Not me. The result was a few rough fouls, although in my opinion these elbow movements in aerial header duels should be punished more severely. Or is that the much-vaunted "international toughness"? Below are two more examples and also extra pictures of unfair play on both sides.

So much for the non-verbal fouls. However, the press coverage has shifted the focus of the game to a verbal foul on a completely different field. Before the game, Stefan Orth was quoted in a daily newspaper saying that he had expected a “clear victory” against 1860. After the game, he was visibly relieved that the game had been won at all. Like an adolescent overwhelmed by his emotions after his first sex, he came to In the lawn and celebrated. Since the players were probably still too busy and didn't want to celebrate with him, he celebrated alone: ​​with a double Becker fist.

The president, who fortunately does not pander to the fans as a "fan president", but is nevertheless more of one than so many of his predecessors, who I suspect have a much greater tendency towards self-promotion, deserves credit. (I can do a complex sentence.)

The coach's great moment came at the press conference following the happily won game against 1860 Munich. Michael Frontzeck dictates his anger at the president's statements before the game into the notepads of the gratefully jotting representatives of the writing guild. And “I don’t know if we’re good enough to give the opponent development help and motivation. Those were absolutely unnecessary and annoying statements.” Of course, this is now being hyped up in the media – finally trouble at the Millerntor again. Finally something to write again.

I have an opinion on this: apart from the fact that I can understand the coach's request to have the authority to interpret sporting matters in the club, I don't think there is really a significant dispute between Orth and Frontzeck - between president and coach. Otherwise the two would certainly not have met as friendly after the game as in this picture.

So much for the discontent surrounding the game. Monday morning I'll show you pictures of the atmosphere at the game. 🙂