After three draws in a row, FC Bayern Munich has long since come back to earth. Record national player Lothar Matthäus already sees a negative development, which could ultimately lead to all of the ambitious goals being missed.
“FC Bayern is currently missing a lot,” Lothar Matthäus complained in his column for “Sky”. After a few weeks ago hardly anyone doubted that FC Bayern is capable of winning the DFB Cup and the Champions League in addition to the Bundesliga this season, the ex-Munich native now has serious doubts about it.
“Right now I wouldn’t even put my hand in the fire for a Bayern title,” said Matthäus. “If you’re eliminated from the cup in Mainz, it will be even more uncomfortable for Nagelsmann than it already is.” The Rheinhessen game is scheduled for Wednesday evening (8:45 p.m.).
It was shockingly obvious to the 61-year-old that head coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team was no longer capable of dominating their opponents.
Matthäus: Too many “big names” at Bayern
“Today, this team rarely dominates the opponent. Coordination, playfulness, hierarchy and thus control on the field are not recognizable,” says Matthäus, who also lacks rehearsed running paths. This is due to the fact that no real “couples” can form at FC Bayern at the moment.
The problem, Matthäus explained: “Sometimes I have the feeling that Nagelsmann is constantly making compromises because so many players have a big name and he wants to keep everyone happy.” Sometimes play “Sané and then Coman again”, sometimes it’s Gnabry and Müller or Musiala.
In the past, the agreements at FC Bayern were always clear: “When Robben moved in the middle, Lahm ran behind him. Ribery always knew Alaba was protecting me. Quite apart from the fact that Robben and Ribery constantly tore the audience from their seats. “