Keen to avoid unnecessary travel while maintaining social contact, Bayern Munich have set up ‘cyber-training’ sessions where players work out together online by following exercises streamed from the club’s headquarters.
“We all have to try to deal with the situation in a positive way,” Bayern coach Hansi Flick told the club’s website.
“Yesterday (Wednesday) at 11 am, we had our first ‘Cyber Training’, where the team were coached remotely. Everyone was motivated, everyone did very well.” The state of Bavaria has not yet introduced mandatory confinement measures, but Bundesliga leaders Bayern have decided to keep their players at home in order to best respect the instructions from health authorities.
Flick contends that keeping players in touch on a regular basis is just as essential as the training itself.
“It will be important that we are in contact with one another daily. The whole group is there for training,” said Flick, who directs the sessions which players can follow via their tablets.