When he scored a hat-trick in the league in August and talked about a celebration involving “a few beers”, he offended biathlete Michal Krčmář. Now the Dutch striker of Liberec Mick van Buren once again made his mark three times in the round of 16 of the cup against Olomouc.
“I suppose we have a day off tomorrow, so we’ll have a few beers at dinner together. That’s how we celebrate, I think, in the Czech way,” said the U Nisa striker visiting from Slavia in August after a crushing win over Slovan nad Teplice.
His statement was caught by biathlete Michal Krčmář and he published a disapproving reaction on Twitter. “We will not raise the level of professional sports in our country like this! I don’t care what the customs are, this is simply wrong!” he wrote
A very lively debate broke out, in which some users defended the long-time Czech representative and silver medalist from PyeongChang 2018. However, most commentators argued that there is nothing wrong with two or three beers after a game win.
“In professional sports, usually everyone already knows how to behave and what they need. I don’t see a problem at all in the fact that he went to dinner with the guys from the team and had a few beers. This is a team sport,” former hockey defenseman Ladislav Šmíd responded on Twitter , owner of 583 NHL starts.
“Michael, I’m sorry, but you are very uptight,” wrote Jakub Koreis, a former hockey player for Sparta and Kometa, to Krčmář.
On Saturday, in the round of 16 of the cup against Olomouc, Van Buren shone with another hat trick and marked a clear 4:1 win. And after the match, he jokingly returned to the case.
“Probably my best half-year in my life, now I’m probably in the best shape of my career. It suits me that I play in an attacking position. If you score three or four goals, then it goes,” said Van Buren. “How do I celebrate? We’re having dinner together, so I’ll have a few beers. I mean, a lot of water,” laughed Van Buren.
