Accustomed to ruling with an iron fist in the Bundesliga for more than a decade, champion eleven times in a row, Bayern Munich has lost its temper when seeing how Xabi Alonso’s irreverent Bayer Leverkusen is rubbing its hand in its face in the competition domestic.
The aspirin team is only two points away from sealing the title, so they could secure the title the next day. Meanwhile, the Bavarians are falling apart in each game, the last one ending in a defeat against the modest Heidenheim (3-2) despite winning 0-2.
“I don’t give a shit about the search for a coach!” explained Munich’s sporting director, Max Eberl, vehemently after their sixth defeat this season in the Bundesliga. It should be remembered that the team’s current coach, Thomas Tuchel, announced that he will leave office at the end of the season due to poor results.
“We will face a team that, with all due respect to Heidenheim, is far above them. We have to make an appropriate turn to avoid receiving a slap in the face,” said the sports manager in reference to the Champions League quarterfinal tie. against Arsenal, which starts on Tuesday in London. “Now everything is focused on the game against Arsenal,” he added.
The match against the English comes at the worst moment of the season for the Germans. Eliminated from the Cup and second in the Bundesliga, 16 points behind Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern had not experienced such an unfortunate campaign since the 2010-11 season, when they finished third in the Bundesliga, ten points behind Borussia Dortmund, and eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Bayern has lost the aura of a fearsome team, that team that overwhelmed its rivals. Tuchel, whose greatest achievement on the bench was making a rocky Chelsea champion of the Champions League in 2021, has not been able to assemble the pieces of the Munich team. The current German champion does not execute high pressure well, his hallmark, and there is no fluidity in attack despite the great offensive arsenal he has with players like Musiala, Sané or Kane.
“Many things have to change,” said Eberl about the future of a squad that next year will have a new tenant on the bench, yet to be known, and according to the sports director it will also be a busy summer in the ups and downs section.
