Manuel Neuer’s recent mistakes in important games are heating up the minds of many football fans. While experts also disagree about the goalkeeper’s current performance, the pressure on him is continually increasing. Does he have to slow down?
First his mistake in the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, then the positional error against Aston Villa, and now the sending off in the DFB Cup against Leverkusen. Three important games for FC Bayern in the last six months, three defeats. And there was always one person in focus: Manuel Neuer.
Opinions differ on the recent achievements of the now 38-year-old. t-online columnist Stefan Effenberg defends him: “Manuel Neuer is still a very, very good goalkeeper.” Former world-class goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel also supports him, saying to “Bild”: “He’s still absolutely world-class!” Others like ex-Bayern player Dietmar Hamann count him out publicly. In the “Sky 90” program he criticized: “They (Bayern; editor’s note) have played against five good teams this year. Against Aston Villa he (Neuer) is to blame for the goal, they lose the game. A whole lot He made a crucial mistake against Barcelona, against Leverkusen he came out, was sent off, they lost the game. That means: of the games they lost, he was involved in all of them.
The pressure on the Bayern captain is increasing. He makes mistakes and at the same time fights to extend his contract, which expires in the summer. The “SZ” is already reporting that the record champions have decided internally to extend the contract (you can read more about Neuer’s future here). Is that really the case? He also missed the 4-2 win against Heidenheim last Saturday due to an injury. The probability that Neuer will end his career next summer is estimated at “less than one percent” within Bayern. And so the following question must be allowed:
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