In the top game, FC Bayern meets Bayer Leverkusen. Uli Hoeneß has now spoken about the “Werkself” before the big hit.
Uli Hoeneß is a fan of Bayer Leverkusen’s style of play. If possible, he “watches every Leverkusen game because they play very entertaining, passionate football,” said the honorary president of FC Bayern in an interview with the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.
Before the Bundesliga summit meeting this Saturday (6.30 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online) between Bayer and Bayern, that means little from the 72-year-old’s point of view: “Well, it may be that they play the best football, but There’s no title for that.”
“Provide better entertainment”
Before the home game against the record champions, the undefeated Leverkusen team are two points ahead. The Spanish coach Xabi Alonso played a large part in this. Hoeneß is also enthusiastic about the former Bayern professional as a coach.
“As a player I know Xabi up close, as a coach I only know him from a distance. But I have to say that what he indicated here as a strategist is also being implemented as a coach in Leverkusen,” said Hoeneß .
Hoeneß dislikes the fact that Munich coach Thomas Tuchel is perceived to be coming off worse in public opinion, even though Bayern are also consistently scoring points in the Bundesliga. Just like the further increased expectations. “I can still remember: When we became champions in the past, everyone was in each other’s arms. Today everyone says, if we haven’t become champions at Easter, that it’s a season to forget.”
But one thing is also clear: the Bayern bosses are not yet completely satisfied with the way the games are being played under Tuchel. “We, and I know our coach too, just want to offer our fans even better entertainment on a more regular basis,” said Bayern supervisory board member Hoeneß.