🥺 Poor lad! Bundesliga club annoyed by ball boys
· Yahoo Sports
In the battle for Champions League places, RB Leipzig were comprehensively thrashed 1-4 by Bayer Leverkusen.
But afterward, the Red Bulls were annoyed not only by their own performance, but also by one of Leverkusen’s ball boys.
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He had thrown the ball to goalkeeper Mark Flekken noticeably quickly before the opening goal, after which the Dutchman set up Patrik Schick’s opener with a long clearance.
"We talked about it at the coaches’ meeting just six months ago. It does make a difference whether the ball is thrown to you or whether you have to go and get it yourself," complained RB coach Ole Werner. "The point is that it should be consistent. And since the rule exists, it should be applied consistently."
So the ball boy’s perhaps slightly overzealous action caused at least a minor stir afterward. Even Werner had to admit, however, that "Leverkusen were better over the full 90 minutes."
Bayer managing director Simon Rolfes brushed aside the discussion with humor, saying: "We all like a high amount of net playing time." So despite RB’s lecture, there are unlikely to be any consequences for the Werkself’s secret hero.
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