As of: January 24, 2024, 8:34 p.m
By: Korbinian Kothny
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FC Bayern hosts Union Berlin in the Bundesliga catch-up game.
The Munich team is doomed to win.
The voices for the game.
Munich – What reaction does FC Bayern have to the embarrassment against Werder Bremen last Sunday?
One thing is clear: Munich are under a lot of pressure before the catch-up game against Union Berlin.
Only with a win would Thomas Tuchel's team keep the gap to league leaders Bayer Leverkusen within reasonable bounds.
Alonso's team is currently seven points ahead of the German record champions.
Bayern want and need to reduce the score to four points on Wednesday evening.
We summarize the voices surrounding the Bundesliga catch-up game.
Christoph Freund on Sky about...
… the discrepancy between game performance and training performance:
“We discuss it, investigate the causes and it simply has to be successful.
Our big goal is to bring that to the pitch when the game is over.”
…whether the team doesn’t understand Tuchel
: “No, there are a few components that work together.
We have already played some really strong games with this team.
But of course not every game in football is the same.
We didn't get in.
Maybe there was a little too little tension.
And that's important because in a game you don't win by passing.
Today, physical tension is the order of the day, there’s steam on the boil.”
… FC Bayern’s remaining defense:
“We’re currently having a hard time playing against low-lying teams.
It's also an issue that we play too slowly, too much laterally, not enough creatively.
But above all there is too little passion for us to really go in, have deep runs and then make holes.”
… the (missing) axis at FC Bayern:
“I do believe that there is an axis.
An Upa (Upamecano;
editor's note
) has also been here for a while now, a Jo Kimmich, a Leon Goretzka.
Harry Kane in front.
Jamal (Musiala;
editor's note
) has already had a few Bundesliga games under his belt and I think that's just developing again.
But of course, the demands are high.
We can play better football and we have to.
… Kieran Trippier:
“The issue is settled.
There are so many names that I don't even want to go into right now.
But the Trippier issue is settled.
There is still hope for Mukiele.”
… Marco Neppe:
“Nothing is fixed yet.
I was a bit surprised by the reporting.
We have now worked well together with Marco.
Before, the situation was a bit simpler.
Let's see what the next few weeks bring.
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Thomas Tuchel on Sky about...
… the topic of residual defense:
“We can certainly do that better.
We allowed far too many counterattacks against Hoffenheim and Bremen.
We concentrated a lot on the offensive game against deep opponents.
Then I think you also noticed that the back four was a new back four again.
With Matthijs de Ligt on the left, where he doesn't feel so comfortable, where Minjae Kim has played all the time.
The behavior wasn't 100% the way we would like it to be.
That’s what we’ve been focusing on tactically over the last two days.”
… the line-up:
“Phonzy (Davies; editor’s note) just gets a break, but will finish the game.
We expect a lot of ball possession again and a deep opponent.
With Rapha (Guerreiro; editor's note) we have
a
bit of playing strength, a different type of player, a bit more confident on the ball than Fonsi.
… the return of Leon Goretzka to the starting line-up:
“Because, among other things, we decided to let Rapha play at left back.
Then a left 6 is free, a left 8 is free.”