Leipzig post about Union coach Eta meets with criticism

RB Leipzig refers to Eta post with pictures

In the comment columns, some users accused the Leipzigers of sexism. The club rejected this. "Sexism has no place at RB Leipzig. We are very much looking forward to the return of Marie-Louise Eta, who was a guest at RB Leipzig in 2022 and subsequently documented her time at the club in a photo collage on social media," RB Leipzig announced in response to an inquiry and explained: "We have now published this collage again - with a reference to her wonderful time in Leipzig and in response to a previous Union post." Eta had published the pictures on January 1, 2023 in her annual review on Instagram.

The Saxon Bundesliga club also pointed out that women hold various management positions at the club. Union did not wish to comment on RB Leipzig's X post. The two teams will meet in Leipzig on Friday (20:30/Sky). Union and RB have had a hearty dislike of each other for years.

As part of her pro license training, Eta had visited RB at the end of 2022 and looked over the shoulder of then coach Rose. "For five days, she immersed herself in everyday training, followed processes at close quarters and exchanged ideas with Dominik Szoboszlai and Emil Forsberg, among others," according to the Leipzig club's website. Eta's husband Benjamin works as coach of Leipzig's U20 women's team.