Leroy Sané was recently not nominated by national coach Hansi Flick for the German national football team. FC Bayern’s star player has been noticed time and again with form fluctuations, but also with lack of discipline when it comes to training with the Munich team. For record national player Lothar Matthäus, it cannot be ruled out that Sané’s star airs in the club could once again be fatal for the DFB.
“I do think that he (national coach Hansi Flick, editor’s note) doesn’t like lack of discipline like Leroy Sané’s late arrival at Bayern and that could also have an impact if he doesn’t turn it off. Something like that bothers every team and leads unnecessary discussions,” emphasized Matthäus in his “Sky” column.
In addition to the FC Bayern winger, Flick also left Sané’s teammate Thomas Müller at home. Instead, he caused big surprises with the nominations of six debutants, which were recently criticized by Matthäus himself.
Now the 61-year-old was more diplomatic: “Let’s let Hansi do it now. I’m sure he has a plan and he has to follow it. He’ll watch everything closely. He’ll have a lot of conversations with the newcomers, they’ll have minutes give, look at everything and leave no stone unturned.”
“Magic Triangle” with Musiala, Wirtz and Havertz
According to the 1990 world champion, Thomas Müller is still far from being written off – neither at Bayern Munich nor with the national team. Nevertheless, after the bitter elimination at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, “there could finally be a generational change,” suspects Matthäus.
The 61-year-old sees the players Kai Havertz, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala as the upcoming new “magic triangle” in the German offensive. According to Matthäus, this trio plays an “extremely important role” in Hansi Flick’s plans for the upcoming EM 2024 in their own country.
Actually, the trio should have stood together on the pitch for the first time in the friendly against Peru on Saturday. Bayern star Musiala had to leave prematurely injured with a torn muscle fiber.