Babbel analyzes the sources of fire in Bavaria

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Bayern Munich wanted to take three titles this season. A month before the end of the season, the balance is sobering. Champions League: gone. DFB Cup: Gone. Bundesliga: Championship goal for the season in jeopardy. The proud series champion (last 10 titles in a row) threatens to remain completely without a title. Blick expert Markus Babbel (261 matches for Bayern, European champion, 2x UEFA Cup winner, 4x German champion) analyzes the Bayern fires:

“I’m surprised how harshly criticized CEO Oliver Kahn in his second year. Of course: he was too reserved for a long time. But in recent weeks he has been in combat mode as we used to know it. I like that. That’s why I’m standing stunned by the appearance of Uli Hoeness who was on display at Bayern headquarters this week for all to see on the training ground with coach Thomas Tuchel We all know he is still the great patron of Bayern But when I talk to Tuchel, Kahn if Salihamidzic wants to talk, then I drive into the underground car park on Säbener Strasse and discuss it internally without the whole world noticing. Hoeness deliberately staged this performance this way. He knew that these images would make waves. Maybe does he want to show that he still cares about “his” FC Bayern. Or he wants to say: look, I’m doing what Kahn had to do. For Kahn, this performance is absolutely bad. Then there is Hasan Salihamidzic, who, as director of sports, has led a team has put together that is individually top class. But in the end it doesn’t fit together, he has to have that limed.”

“The charisma is completely gone. The much sung ‹Mia san Mia›? no. This is also reflected in the statistics: the Bayern team regularly runs more than 120 km per game this season – more than ever before. That means she has to put in an incredible amount of effort to win her matches, even against the likes of Cologne and Mainz. They fail to get the individual class on the field. This team lacks togetherness. Manchester City or Real Madrid seem like a team where one goes for the other. That’s what Bayern does. I also strongly advise FC Bayern to be more humble: you cannot want to win every title every year. It takes a lot, everything has to fit together. Something like that has to grow in one season, you can’t order that. Therefore: be more humble again.”

“Ex-coach Julian Nagelsmann messed around with Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer and made Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich his leading players in their place. But they have trouble delivering. Kimmich is a good example: we were all very enthusiastic about him in the 2019/2020 Champions League season. But he has played his best games as a right back. Now he plays on the six and wants too much: he wants to be everywhere, solve all the problems at once. That shows what a fantastic ambition he has “But with him, less would be more. If he focused on the essentials, the team would benefit more. He was very weak against Mainz last time and was substituted – maybe that was a warning shot for him.”

“I still think Yann Sommer is a top solution for FC Bayern. Of course he is in a difficult phase. But the starting position was also difficult: in the winter he will join a team that is not intact. The new teammates are looking critically to whom the great Manuel Neuer should come in. And then you’re also unlucky in the game. He got few balls on target and hardly any balls that were so dangerous that you had to say, “Wow, he’s holding it really well now. ” But you need that so that you can prove your worth from the start. And at some point, with every goalkeeper, it happens: you collect one that you can save. Then at Bayern the machinery starts, then you become in the media against the wall. Despite his experience, Yann didn’t know that. I think he will learn from it and come out of this story stronger. It will be exciting in the summer. From what I hear, Neuer will come back strong. more setbacks, then he is back at number 1. Then Yann has to ask himself how to proceed.”

“Since Lewandowski’s departure, Bayern have been missing a man of world-class stature up front. Sadio Mane is an excellent player, but he’s a winger who can maybe help in the center if needed. Moting not a striker in the house. In retrospect you have to say: you should have done another year with Lewandowski and let the contract expire instead of collecting the fee – even if he didn’t get along with Nagelsmann at all. Something will definitely happen in summer, it is very possible that a triple-digit million will be spent to close the gap. Either way.”

“I think Thomas Tuchel is an excellent man. He had a sensational start, as he presented himself. The fact that a great coach like him cannot find an answer to the question of how to deal with the complete slump in tension that this team is experiencing at the moment , shows how difficult the situation is. But he has to get on with it now, he will manage. But not until next season. I have my doubts whether he can do it this season.”

Source : Blick

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