Bavaria stars in Ibiza: Eberl defends controversial journey before relegation!

Bavaria stars in Ibiza: Eberl defends controversial journey before relegation!

Ibiza, Spanien - The Ibiza trip of several FC Bayern Munich players is currently causing a sensation and criticism. In particular, the sports director Max Eberl is the focus of the negative reactions since it became known that stars like Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer were doing a short trip to the popular holiday destination. This decision was sharply criticized by Sky expert Dietmar Hamann, who emphasizes the importance of professionalism and seriousness in the current season. Hamann refers to the upcoming fight against TSG Hoffenheim, which plays for relegation, and notes: "FC Bayern will certainly not want to serve anything".

The trip, in which, alongside Müller and Neuer, Harry Kane, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Raphaël Guerreiro, Jonas Urbig, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman, Konrad Laimer and Eric, became known for private pictures in the "Bild". This publication re -sparked the discussion about the role model function of the professionals, and not only Hamann was negative. The former CEO Oliver Kahn also recalled a similar trip three years ago, which has already caused excitement in the past.

Eberl's defense

Max Eberl defended the decision made to approved the trip. In an interview, he made it clear that the team's sporting situation had changed and underlined: "The constellation is now different, so we did not object to the player of the players." He also emphasized that the team only had one game in front of their chest and that the players act as full professionals.

In the previous week, the Bayern players had canceled a planned master trip so as not to disturb the competition, which the critics unsettled all the more. Lothar Matthäus described this short trip as problematic because it took place despite a previously issued ban. However, Eberl assured that the Bayern stars would be back in Munich in good time to prepare for the decisive game against Hoffenheim.

criticism from Heidenheim

The sports director of FC Heidenheim, Holger Sanwald, also commented on the Ibiza trip and emphasized the pressure under which his team is located. Heidenheim urgently needs a victory to overtake Hoffenheim in the fight for relegation, but has a worse goal difference. Sanwald said: "FC Bayern will certainly not want to do anything", which underlines the explosiveness of the situation in the league.

The controversy around the trip does not seem to be over, since both club managers and experts express their displeasure to the decision to FC Bayern. The critical consideration of the Ibiza trip has the question of the responsibility and role model function of professionals in competitive sport and will certainly remain an important topic in the coming days.

For more information, see the reports of ZDF and Sky.