FC Bayern can look back on a troubled half-year. This is an unusual situation for the two ex-professionals Mario Basler and Markus Babbel.
“I see the problem with Bayern Munich, why there is so much unrest, that is also striking,” said Babbel in the podcast “Basler ballert” and rumbled: “The last two years, the club’s external image is simply not good. You “We make inexplicable mistakes that we’re not used to from FC Bayern.”
The 51-year-old sees the German record champions as having “disruptions, but they don’t come from outside, they always come from within.”
Due to the constant unrest, FC Bayern lost its lightness.
Basler agreed with his former teammate: “There was always a bit of unrest at Bayern Munich in the preliminary round. The squad wasn’t that big, which is what Tuchel always demanded.”
However, the 55-year-old is satisfied with his performance so far. “If it’s just a draw or if you get a slap like in Frankfurt, I have to say, you always have the feeling that Bayern Munich is playing against relegation,” he emphasized and added: “I found that The season that Bayern played was very, very good in the Bundesliga.”
Tuchel “doesn’t mess around”
Babbel also spoke highly of coach Thomas Tuchel. “I really enjoy listening to him,” he emphasized: “Overall, I like how openly and honestly he addresses things. He doesn’t fuss and that’s exactly what we want .”
Babbel likes the fact that Tuchel called for a new defensive six in the summer and thereby denied Kimmich’s suitability for this position. “And then you have someone who tells it like it is and he’s not allowed to say that because then Kimmich is offended,” said the 1996 European champion.
It is “logical” that Kimmich is currently not performing as well as he can. The national player was “unsettled”. “He should just kick sensibly, then the coach will say he’s great. It’s that simple,” Babbel clarified.