Max Eberl does not appear in the “Current gym” on

RB Leipzig’s sports director Max Eberl will not be there on Saturday evening as planned “gym” of the ZDF to be a guest. The broadcaster refrains from an appearance by the 49-year-old because of Eberl’s request “certain themes (“Cause of Gladbach”) largely” should be excluded. This was announced by ZDF on Thursday. She wanted this wish “gym”-Editorial not conform. Instead, Marius Bülter from FC Schalke 04 will be a guest on Saturday.

According to RB Leipzig, Eberl canceled the appearance. “After an early commitment, I am now refraining from my visit to the ZDF sports studio next Saturday”, Eberl said at the request of the DPA news agency. He faced the issues off the pitch about the game against Gladbach, although he wanted to end it. “Rather, it was sometimes interpreted as if I wanted to actively heat up the discussions. Despite all the emotion, that was not my intention”said Eberl.

Max Eberl understands ZDF

According to DPA information, there was an agreement well before the Gladbach game that the interview in the sports studio should be forward-looking. After the events of the weekend, when Eberl was again the victim of insulting banners, ZDF wanted to go deeper into Eberl and his departure from Gladbach. “I fully understand that if I put myself in their perspective”said Eberl. From his point of view, however, on this subject “everything has been said several times”.

Eberl had refrained from appearing in the media in the week before the game against his ex-club Mönchengladbach last Saturday. On the day of the match and the day after the match, the manager spoke in the “double pass” of the TV channel Sport1, however, in detail about his ex-club and the lack of understanding of some fans about his new job in Leipzig.