That would be entirely to the taste of BVB captain Nico Schlotterbeck, who recently sent a declaration of war towards Munich. “As BVB you have to slowly have the ambition to tell the fans that we want to become champions. The boys and I want to attack,” said the national player at DAZN. Are Bayern getting nervous given their recent mistakes?
“We’ve now had a very, very complicated January behind us with these seven games in 20 days. We’re now happy that it’s over,” said Bayern’s sports director Max Eberl. “And now we can relax a little bit from the head and slow down from the head.”
Since the Munich team – in contrast to BVB – qualified directly for the round of 16 in the Champions League and does not have to take the detour via the playoffs, they can expect a rather quiet month in comparison. At least when it comes to the number of match dates: Bayern only have one English week with two games in February and only five competitive games in total.
In any case, they don’t want to know anything about a mini-crisis at FC Bayern. “It doesn’t feel like we’re in a bad phase,” said defender Jonathan Tah on Sky. But it is true that the opponents adapted better to Bayern’s style because they “had enough time to see what Vincent Kompany wants. We have to adapt again.” Perhaps, Tah continued, “this is precisely the phase that can now be over.”
In any case, the spirit prevailing in the Munich team dressing room is that “we can beat any opponent,” emphasized the national player. “I think everything is possible for us this season.”
Bayern have to prove that on Sunday against Hoffenheim and on Wednesday against Leipzig.
