Hardly any expert would have expected FC Bayern’s 0-1 defeat against SV Werder Bremen on Sunday. Not even the German record national player Lothar Matthäus, who subsequently had explosive suspicions in his quiver.
SV Werder Bremen’s victory against FC Bayern was “sensational” but “deserved,” said Lothar Matthäus on “Sky90” on Sunday.
However, Matthäus had a possible reason for the bloodless and unimaginative performance of the German record champions: the absence of Leon Goretzka in FC Bayern’s starting lineup.
“I didn’t understand why Leon Goretzka didn’t play from the start again. That’s not good for the atmosphere,” says Matthäus. After all, Goretzka played well in the months before the winter break.
Tuchel’s decision to give preference to Raphael Guerreiro in midfield over Goretzka against Bremen was “perhaps not everyone in the team in the dressing room could understand,” the DFB legend speculates.
Of course, Guerreiro, who came from Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer before the season and whom Tuchel knows from his time at BVB, is a “good player”, “but when you have a leading player like Goretzka in your squad and he is in top shape, then there is Of course, there are also voices in the team who perhaps don’t fully understand the coach’s decision.”
There is “no peace and quiet” at FC Bayern, is Matthäus’ verdict.
FC Bayern has “lost important points”
Ultimately, FC Bayern “certainly lost important points in the fight for the championship,” Matthäus continued. Before the catch-up game against Union Berlin (Wednesday), the series winners are seven points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Whether Tuchel will then rely on Goretzka again is likely to be one of the questions that will be discussed a lot in advance.