Vincent Kompany’s Bayern now train behind tall, opaque electric fences with roller shutters. Bild says it looks like a “high-security prison”. That’s historic. I’m weighing my words. A Belgian this well guarded, I’ve never seen anything like it.
Then on Monday a few shutters stayed open for a few minutes. A few minutes, mind you. Bild saw Luis Díaz, Joshua Kimmich, Manuel Neuer and Alphonso Davies at work. That’s a disgrace. I’m weighing my words. You build a wall and forget to close the shutters, like my brother-in-law with his garage.
I put it in “Sunday Devils”, our WhatsApp group. Twelve members, twelve opinions. My brother-in-law wrote that Bayern posted its own training footage on social media that evening. It’s true, I checked. So the leak and the official video, the same day. Historic and a disgrace. Both. Well, not bad.
For the group’s benefit: it wasn’t Kompany’s idea. Pep Guardiola already had the pitches fenced off in 2013. And it’s part of a renovation, with improved pitches, a performance centre and a new fan shop. The shop, I can see it from here, seat 14 in my head.
Me, I’ve got a shutter: the portacabin door. It hasn’t closed since winter.
I’m not saying this because I’m a supporter. Well, yes. Now we take it one shutter at a time, you know.
It’s true, we checked: VoetbalPrimeur.be.
