SPD health politician Karl Lauterbach has become an important discussion partner in the Corona crisis for national coach Hansi Flick after the dispute in February. “During the time when we clashed, we established a connection. If there is anything, then I’ll ask about it, ”said Flick in an exclusive interview with ARD radio.
Lauterbach also gave him advice on vaccination. “He also confirmed to me that the vaccination is something that you simply have to do because otherwise it can be very, very bad, so you have to protect yourself,” said the national coach.
In February, as Bayern Munich’s head coach, Flick reacted harshly to criticism of the record champions’ trip to the club World Cup in Qatar during the pandemic. “It’s slowly becoming impossible to hear the so-called experts, including Mr. Lauterbach,” said the 56-year-old at the time. Afterwards it was evidently a very fruitful conversation.
Before the international match on Thursday evening (8.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for World Cup qualification and on RTL) in Wolfsburg, the national soccer team played against Liechtenstein due to the infection of Bayern defender Niklas Süle and the quarantine of four other players, including Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry, great corona excitement again.
Again, Flick did not want to commit himself in the ARD interview whether he would only nominate vaccinated players in the coming World Cup year. You have until March 2022 for the next international matches. The question is more acute for clubs where, in the event of positive cases, several players could be canceled due to quarantine orders before important games, said Flick. The national coach had recently positioned himself clearly in favor of vaccinations, but defended his vaccination-skeptical leader Kimmich.
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