Between 1982 and 1988, Jean-Marie Pfaff was goalkeeper for FC Bayern. Even today, the goalkeeping legend is still closely linked to his former club and follows the development of the German record champions very closely. While the Belgian is harsh on two Bayern stars, there is high praise for Thomas Müller and Harry Kane.
In his column for “AZ”, the 70-year-old judges Munich’s first half of the season. This “was, on the whole, a well-rounded affair” and the cup exit at 1. FC Saarbrücken “could happen to any team,” said Pfaff, who was particularly satisfied with the performances in the Champions League.
However, the 64-time national player was not satisfied with Joshua Kimmich’s performances. “His performances have often been very fluctuating this season,” said Pfaff and added: “Alphonso Davies has also seen better times in the jersey of the record champions. The Canadian currently no longer has the speed and freshness in his game as he did a year ago , two years. There is clearly room for improvement for him at the moment.”
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The former Belgian national goalkeeper is therefore calling for a significant improvement in the performance of the two regular players in the second half of the season. However, the ex-professional was fascinated by other players from the German record champions.
“A really big plus for Bayern is of course striker Harry Kane, who has already scored 21 goals this season and is worth every cent of the mega transfer fee that FC Bayern paid for him in the summer,” Pfaff enthused and added: “Who in Munich still thinks of Robert Lewandowski?”
Club icon Thomas Müller also received special praise from the former Bayern professional: “He accepts his current role, in which he is more of a supplementary player than a regular player, and delivers when he is needed. That shows what a sensational attitude he has to the club The best example of this: his performance in Wolfsburg.”
Pfaff believes that extending the contract by one year was “the right decision”.