Now Sommer is talking about the harsh criticism at Bayern

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On Monday, “Bild” headlined: “Nagelsmann & Brazzo beat Bayern stars!” And really: Bayern’s coach Julian Nagelsmann and sports director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidzic after the 1: 2 defeat against Leverkusen and the fall to second place in the ranking for their professionals. “It was not what Bavaria means. I have rarely experienced so little drive, so little mentality, so little dueling and assertiveness”, Salihamidzic grumbles. Nagelsmann speaks of slow players and some with “zero percent quota”.

Everything at Bayern is bigger and louder than at other German clubs. Bankruptcies like this also cause more unrest. Nati goalie Yann Sommer is disappointed by the defeat, but not by the reverberation. “I knew in advance that Bavaria is in the spotlight. It is the fate of a Bayern player that everything we do is commented on and every stone turned. But it’s also great fun to be with Bayern.” The bright spotlight also has positives for the 34-year-old. “As a result, you’re trimmed for maximum success and you focus and concentrate even more.”

It is the second defeat in his 13th game at Bayern’s goal. In terms of internal processing, there is no difference between losing a match with Bayern, Gladbach or Basel, says Sommer. “The mood is bad, there is a lot of analysis and talking. The only difference is the overall picture: more people are writing about it and more experts are giving their opinion.”

“Spa? Maybe a little for the head, otherwise not”

It takes Sommer one to two days to tick off a defeat. Does Nati’s concentration on the youth campus of FC Basel, the regular club of the summer, feel almost like wellness compared to the post-bankruptcy turmoil in Munich? Sommer laughs and says: “Maybe a bit over the head, because I’m back where I came from and see a lot of people I’ve known for a long time. But otherwise this has nothing to do with wellness. On the contrary: the EM qualification is from We also have big tasks ahead of us with the Nati.”

He has a monster program with Bayern behind him and a monster program ahead – with the top fight against Dortmund on April 1 and all England weeks with the Champions League goal against Manchester City. Still, there was no doubt he could better use the national break for regeneration, says Sommer. “I’m really looking forward to qualifying, and I hope we can make it. And then to a great tournament in Germany.”

As with Bayern in the Bundesliga, Sommer is the preferred choice in every game of the Nati in this European Championship qualifying group. “I don’t care if we are favorites against Belarus or Israel. We will prepare well for the opponent. In the end it doesn’t matter who is the favourite, but who is the winner.”

“We have to create more atmosphere on the field!”

Sommer is looking forward to the game against Belarus. And what does he say about the location in Serbia? “We players can’t influence or change it, so we have to focus on the essentials.”

It’s a pity that the game will take place behind closed doors, but it won’t change anything for the game itself, he says. “What changes is that there is no outside vote. That means we have to create a better atmosphere on the pitch. And we have to push each other even more.”

Source : Blick