In the Bundesliga there is a direct championship duel between Bayern and Leverkusen. Lothar Matthäus is campaigning for Thomas Müller to be deployed.
Müller recently impressed in the 3-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. “With the enthusiasm that he transfers to the team and his quality, he is definitely a candidate for the first eleven for me,” said Matthäus before the German football champions’ encounter with the league leaders.
Müller should lead the pressing
“Leverkusen have a bit of problems if you attack them early. They don’t play long balls much and want to combine out,” said Matthäus. “They have technically good players, but if they are put under a lot of pressure, they will also make mistakes. Bayern can benefit from that and Müller can direct this early pressing.”
After three games in a row on the bench, the 34-year-old Müller was back in coach Thomas Tuchel’s starting lineup against Gladbach. “Especially in a game like against Leverkusen, you need players up front who can pull the team along and press,” said Müller’s former national team colleague Shkodran Mustafi on “Sky90” and praised Müller: “For me as a player, he always helped me the way he pulls the team along.”