«He skied off-piste on too thin snow»- Corriere.it

After the World Cup, with the second elimination in a row of Germany, Manuel Neuer got injured – and Bayern Munich will lose him for the rest of the season – on holiday, while he was skiing.

Now a German newspaper, the Bild, to reconstruct the episode in which Hans-Dieter Flick’s national goalkeeper was involved. It had been Neuer himself who had announced to the world what had happened through your Instagram profileimmediately after the surgery to which he had been subjected.

There Bild he clarified by also asking some guides very knowledgeable of the area. A great ski enthusiast, the 1986 class who performed well at the World Cup would have practiced ski mountaineering, one of his great passions. After climbing the mountain, here is the return to the valley on skis, which usually happens off track. From what was reconstructed by the German newspaper, the accident would have occurred on a very steep slope at an altitude of 1,400 metri.

Apparently the conditions were not suitable for skiing, also because the snow depth was about 11 centimetres. Precisely for this reason, the alpine guides have explained the need to have great experience and mastery of skis to deal with these situations. Very thin snowpack, a crack forms under the boards. Where do I ride tufts of grass often crop up, and that with 25cm of snow, let alone 11. You cannot see the boulders under the thin snow, they become invisible obstacles during the descent. Even if the ski sticks to the grass, it quickly throws you off balance. These are the times when dream days sometimes turn into nightmares, the explanation.

Neuer was evacuated by helicopter, and 15 minutes after the call he was transported to hospital ready for the next operation. Neuer’s tibia was stabilized with an intramedullary nail. The Bayern Munich said they were shocked by what happenedwhile ensuring maximum support.

December 13, 2022 (change December 13, 2022 | 11:31)

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