MUNICH – Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have started cyber
training from home to continue team practice during the coronavirus
crisis, coach Hansi Flick said on Thursday.
Flick said he was very satisfied with Wednesday's first unit and that
the team and coaching staff are also prepared for a complete
lockdown.
"Everyone was motivated, everyone did very well. It will be important
that we are in contact with one another daily. The whole group is
there for training," Flick said on the club website.
"Everybody can see the coach on their tablet, so they can also do all
the exercises we broadcast from (the training centre) Saebener
Strasse. We are also prepared for the possibility of a lockdown,
which seems conceivable, for which we have developed home office
solutions.
"We are well prepared for everything that might come ... We have to
accept this, just like everyone else in our country."
The Bundesliga shut down until at least until early April on Monday.
Bayern are seven-time reigning champions and hold a four-point lead
at the moment. They are also still in the German Cup and Champions
League.
Fitness coach Holger Broich also highlighted the social aspect of the
sessions, saying: "The players talked to each other, exchanged ideas.
That's why the video training sessions are an important social
experience at this time too."
Bayern's financial chief Jan-Christian Dreesen admitted that Bayern
are a wealthy club but only time would tell how their state would be
once the crisis is over.
"FC Bayern - like every other company in Germany - will have to cope
in an even more difficult situation if the crisis lasts for a longer
period of time," he said.