“My opinion is very clear”: Flick comments on the mandatory vaccination for the DFB team

“My opinion is very clear”
Flick comments on the mandatory vaccination for the DFB team

National coach Hansi Flick sees the vaccination against the corona virus as the only way out of the pandemic. The fact that several professionals are now absent from the last international matches of the year due to a corona case and a lack of vaccination is causing unrest in the DFB selection.

Will only vaccinated players appear for the German national soccer team in the future? National coach Hansi Flick did not want to answer this question about the Corona scare in the DFB team with either yes or no. “I’ll let it all happen to me for now and start thinking about it after the course,” said Flick at the press conference before the World Cup qualifier on Thursday (8.45pm / RTL and in the live ticker on ntv.de) in Wolfsburg against Liechtenstein. However, his opinion is “very clear” that he would like all the professionals to be vaccinated. “I hope that there are no more issues such that we have to send five players home because of Corona.”

After a positive test with the vaccinated Niklas Süle, the Munich resident and his four teammates Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Karim Adeyemi, who are considered close contacts, left the DFB quarter on Tuesday yesterday and went to quarantine at home. Kimmich had recently confirmed himself not to be vaccinated. The German Football Association did not provide any information on the vaccination status of Musiala, Gnabry and Adeyemi.

The health department saw no reason to quarantine four other players who had also traveled with Süle on the plane. However, they have to be tested daily, sit at a separate table while eating and are also driven separately. However, there is much to suggest that the inconsistent vaccination status is what makes the distinctions.

Flick announced again talks with the players because of the vaccination debate. “We only spoke briefly here, but will do so in the next few weeks,” said the 56-year-old, who once again emphasized his personal stance on the subject: “For me, the only way out of the pandemic is to get vaccinated leaves.” However, one should “not condemn” people who do not want to do this for fear of negative consequences.

Thomas Müller also asked to see the current case in a social context. “You shouldn’t over-dramatize that,” said the Bayern Munich professional, “that’s what society as a whole is confronted with.” As before, he referred the national coach to experts on the subject of vaccination, who would have to weigh up the pros and cons of an obligation that had been discussed over and over again in the past few weeks and make appropriate recommendations.

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