In the playoff second leg in the Champions League against Celtic Glasgow, Thomas Müller only got a mini-mission for FC Bayern. Lothar Matthäus even felt the procedure of head coach Vincent Kompany as “humiliation”. Ex-international Michael Ballack found the decision “a bit unhappy”, but also protected the Belgian.
On Tuesday evening, coach Vincent Kompany Thomas Müller had only substituted against the rebellious Scots from Celtic Glasgow far in injury time for Jamal Musiala, even after Alphonso Davies (90.+4), which prevented an extension.
At record national player Lothar Matthäus, the Belgian’s approach caused a lot of incomprehension. “This is a humiliation. That made me sad and I’m sorry for him. I was shocked,” said the 1990 world champion at “Sky”. Kompany then defended the late substitution.
At the home game against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday evening, the veteran was even in the starting eleven. Former DFB captain and TV expert Michael Ballack does not believe that the former world-class interior defender acted with evil.
FC Bayern: Thomas Müller a “very important” bank player
“Of course it was a bit unhappy, but I don’t think that Vincent Kompany had it in mind somehow in mind-in this precarious situation,” the former Bayern professional evaluated the 24-second use of Müller on Sunday “Dazn” micro.
“Thomas will certainly see it that way. I think it is important that he finds his role in this team,” he explained the status of the club icon at Bayern and according to: “He is at a certain age and that He knows himself. It is no longer possible to do everything as before, week after week, every three days. “
Therefore, the role of Joker is the right one for him, according to Ballack, for whom the topic with the starting eleven nomination of Müller against the SBU. “He is a bank player, but a very, very important team for this team. He embodies the club like no other. He stands like no other for FC Bayern,” enthused the 48-year-old.