The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder knows like no other how to say what people think. It is not for nothing that he is referred to as “Machiavelli-Franconian” or “Alpine Machiavelli”. If everyone is afraid of Corona, he thinks the measures are too lax, if nobody is afraid of Corona anymore, he thinks they’re excessive, and if electricity gets more expensive, he wants to keep the nuclear power plants running. Söder is a politician through and through, and so his recommendation to the unsuccessful FC Bayern players was clear: “Less hairstyle, less fashion, less trappings!”
It remains to be seen whether Bayern would have won in Mainz with fewer hairstyles, after all it’s like this: you can’t have no hairstyle. Söder’s assessment of the competitor Borussia Dortmund was also suitable for regulars: “The Dortmunders are actually almost too stupid to become German champions,” he said, of course at the request of the Picture-Newspaper. But this time what happened to Söder’s political opponents for so long: populism backfired. BVB won 4-0 against Frankfurt and moved up in the table past Bayern to first place.
That was to be expected. According to SZ information, Dortmund coach Edin Terzic had printed out a Twitter photo of Markus Söder and hung it in the dressing room, which was taken when three new wind turbines were opened in Fuchsstadt in Lower Franconia. (“Bavaria is number 1 in photovoltaics, hydroelectric power, biomass and geothermal energy – and we’re also making strong gains in #wind.”) When throwing darts, Donyell Malen, who later scored twice, is said to have stood out. Further motivating campaigns are being planned: The fan shop is planning a special Champion T-shirt collection with a crossed-out Söder likeness and the inscription “Borussia Nur-almost-zu-Stupid”. And in the last five games of the season, the shirt sponsor “1&1” even released the chest: BVB then ran with the popular smiling sun and the slogan “Nuclear power? No thanks!” on.
According to well-informed circles (including Facebook, Felix Magath on Bayern1, Söder), FC Bayern will be the German champions again.