Troubled Bayern calls off Oktoberfest visit
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October 5, 2010, Tuesday
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BAYERN Munich canceled the squad's traditional visit to the Oktoberfest beer festival yesterday and called the players in for training after the team's slump continued with a 0-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
Champion Bayern languish in 12th place in the Bundesliga after Sunday's loss, 13 points behind surprise leader Mainz (21). Dortmund is second on 18. The Bavarians have scored only five goals in seven games, conceded eight, and have suffered three defeats.
"The board of Bayern has called off the planned visit of coaches and players to the Oktoberfest this lunchtime," the club said in a brief statement.
"Because of the current sporting situation coach Louis van Gaal has set a training session instead."
Club Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge welcomed van Gaal's decision to organize an extra training session and gave his full backing to the coach, who signed a one-year extension to his contract at the end of last month.
"When you lose it is not proper to be (at the Oktoberfest) and raise our beer glasses," Rummenigge told reporters.
"For the coach to schedule a training session is the logical consequence. We have to be working hard now and not celebrating."
Bayern's rocky start to the Bundesliga is in contrast to its Champions League campaign, with last season's finalist in top spot of Group E after two wins.
In Sunday's other Bundesliga games, VfB Stuttgart remained rooted to the bottom of the table after losing 1-2 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, its sixth defeat in seven league outings, while Werder Bremen drew 2-2 at Bayer Leverkusen.
Champion Bayern languish in 12th place in the Bundesliga after Sunday's loss, 13 points behind surprise leader Mainz (21). Dortmund is second on 18. The Bavarians have scored only five goals in seven games, conceded eight, and have suffered three defeats.
"The board of Bayern has called off the planned visit of coaches and players to the Oktoberfest this lunchtime," the club said in a brief statement.
"Because of the current sporting situation coach Louis van Gaal has set a training session instead."
Club Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge welcomed van Gaal's decision to organize an extra training session and gave his full backing to the coach, who signed a one-year extension to his contract at the end of last month.
"When you lose it is not proper to be (at the Oktoberfest) and raise our beer glasses," Rummenigge told reporters.
"For the coach to schedule a training session is the logical consequence. We have to be working hard now and not celebrating."
Bayern's rocky start to the Bundesliga is in contrast to its Champions League campaign, with last season's finalist in top spot of Group E after two wins.
In Sunday's other Bundesliga games, VfB Stuttgart remained rooted to the bottom of the table after losing 1-2 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, its sixth defeat in seven league outings, while Werder Bremen drew 2-2 at Bayer Leverkusen.
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