After the third draw in a row, FC Bayern is in a small earnings crisis in the Bundesliga. The weakest start to the season in twelve years also occupies the Munich bosses. On Sunday, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic will comment on the status quo at the record champions.
sport.de accompanies the TV appearance of the Bayern official in “Doppelpass” on “Sport1” am September 11 away 11:00 o’clock in the LIVE blog!
In addition to Salihamidzic, ex-professional Stefan Effenberg, Pit Gottschalk (editor-in-chief “Sport1”), Oliver Trust (freelance journalist) and Manuel Thiele (YouTuber) were guests at the talk show at the Hilton Munich Airport Hotel.
+++ Why is Bayern not sovereign under Nagelsmann? +++
Salihamidzic: “We got off to a really good start and also won the Champions League. We should have won against Gladbach, it was an attractive game. You can’t draw in Berlin, not yesterday. That’s not enough. Everyone knows that too Players. The coach also changed the team a bit, a lot. I think that was ok too after the Champions League game. Of course things didn’t go as you imagined, but we expected We’ll win the game. I’ll make it clear: that’s not our goal. We have to play more attractively at home.”
“Let me put it this way: It was a slip. We’re still at the beginning. We rotate a lot, the coach also has to satisfy a lot of players. It’s now a matter of finding a good instinct. But I told him that too : I prefer that we sometimes play a draw than that we have dissatisfied players. That’s why I don’t see things so pessimistically.”
+++ What are the Bayern rules on social media? +++
“They’re old enough to know what to post. Our boys post a lot of training pictures, from time to time you see them from vacation. They also have agencies that advise them. I’m not on Instagram, Twitch or what it’s called,” says Hasan Salihamidzic
Effenberg then caused a laugh in the group: “I’ve been thinking for ten minutes what that’s called. Twitch? Such a children’s channel?”
+++ Salihamidzic: Kruse and VfL have to “clarify that” +++
Despite his demotion, Max Kruse will probably take part in training for the time being. If that’s a good idea, Hasan Salihamidzic is asked: “Of course not, especially a player like that. Max is someone who takes control of the game. He’s a huge player. They’ll definitely sit down and sort it out.”
+++ Discussion about Kruse’s exit in Wolfsburg +++
VfL coach Niko Kovac said on the fringes of the game against Frankfurt that he would no longer bet on Max Kruse.
Stefan Effenberg: “Sadly, that’s how a career comes to an end. He played a big part in recent successes. But he also has to be fit, otherwise it wouldn’t work. I wish him all the best. The best thing would probably be a contract termination.”
Hasan Salihamidzic, who knows Niko Kovac from their time together in Munich, says with reference to the VfL coach’s decision: “Of course he has his principles. I think it has become apparent. I’m sorry because he (Kruse, note . d. Red.) is a good footballer. I’m too far away to judge what happened there.”
+++ How are things after the third Bayern draw? +++
The round is open. Hasan Salihamidzic is first asked about the third draw in a row. How are the Bavarians? “Not so good. We’re missing four points. You can play a draw with Union, but we’re missing points against Gladbach and Stuttgart,” said the Munich sporting director.
+++ FC Bayern stumbles before seeing Lewandowski +++
The last-minute draw against VfB Stuttgart on Saturday left its mark on FC Bayern. Shortly after the final whistle, sports director Salihamidzic was hard on the players.
“I’m always angry when we don’t win. It wasn’t enough. There was far too little movement, intensity and this movement that we usually put on the pitch,” complained the Bosnian.
Salihamidzic was able to cope with the draw against a strong Union Berlin. “But we should have won against Gladbach. And today we should have scored the third goal. A bit of self-confidence and determination were missing,” said the 45-year-old, who added with a view to the upcoming Champions League game: “That wasn’t enough today. We need to shift up two gears, three for Barcelona.”
After all, a certain Robert Lewandowski is currently causing a sensation at Barca. While FC Bayern often lack the necessary killer instinct at the moment, the Pole keeps scoring in Catalonia.
Discussions about the pros and cons of the departure of the second-best Bundesliga goalscorer of all time in the “double pass” on Sunday are therefore correspondingly likely.
Continue reading