In the Bundesliga there is a summit between RB Leipzig and FC Bayern - but not for Lothar Matthäus. The sky expert completely dismantles the "Red Bulls".
- FC Bayern meet RB Leipzig on matchday 21 in the Bundesliga.
- Lothar Matthäus comments on this in his Sky column.
- He has no rosy forecast for the "Red Bulls".
Munich - FC Bayern Munich visiting RB Leipzig , the first against the second, "Flick-Ball" against Nagelsmann-Powerpressing: Actually, on the 21st matchday in the Bundesliga everything is ready for a real cracker. Actually. Because while the Munich under Hansi Flick rushed from victory to victory in the league and even conquered the top of the table, the balance of the "nail men" from the past games looks rather poor. Two bankruptcies, one draw, means translated: loss of the league lead and knockout in the DFB Cup.
That's it. # SGERBL pic.twitter.com/gb14Wvaobs
- RB Leipzig (@DieRotenBullen) February 4, 2020So the matter is clear to Lothar Matthäus . In his column "That's how I see it" for "Sky", the former world-class player looks at the upcoming top game - and completely dismantles the "Red Bulls".
Before FC Bayern against RB Leipzig: Matthäus dismantles the "Red Bulls"
On paper, it is a title thriller, writes Matthäus , but adds: "At the moment I would be anything but a clear Bayern victory very surprised." There are several reasons. "Performance curve, enthusiasm for play, dominance, self-confidence, incentive, cohesion and organization on the pitch", Bayern are clearly ahead of Leipzig in all these points, emphasizes Matthäus at "Sky".
But the 58-year-old goes even further. RB played in the second half "so far without a head and a clear concept". On the one hand, this leads Matthew back to the lost dynamics and the fast switching game. On the other hand, Julian Nagelsmann is also simply lacking leading players. “I think primarily of Orban, Kampl, Poulsen and Forsberg. They are no longer in the RB team for various reasons. "
RB Leipzig weakens in the Bundesliga - Matthäus raves about Flicks FC Bayern
However, Matthäus sees his former club FC Bayern * on the right track. Flick * played a big part in this because it got many players back on track. "Boateng is a great example of this: he looks fitter again, no longer makes risky attempts to save on the defensive, doesn't even allow it and behaves cleverly," enthuses the Sky expert.
This week counts! #packmas ⚪ # FCBTSG #FCBRBL pic.twitter.com/MrXW4Jh53x
- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) February 4, 2020And indeed: Since Flick became the head coach at FCB, the shape curve has been rising steeply. The former assistant coach of national coach Joachim Löw is already considered a legitimate successor to Jupp Heynckes because he reaches his stars. As reported by “SportBild”, Flick * is said to have recently told Bayern players during training: “All of Germany wants us not to be champions this season. But we have to show everyone that the title is only about us, FC Bayern *! ”
Matthäus with a clear forecast for FC Bayern - and BVB
This makes it clear to Matthäus : "If Bayern continue to play like this, they will run away from the others again." However, Flick has to do without the injured Ivan Perisic for the time being. Added to this is the luxury problem Philippe Coutinho *, who has been a bench press rather than a playmaker in red since the coach change.
Fires that Flick has to solve. Because even if RB Leipzig is weak, at least Borussia Dortmund seems to have recovered. Therefore Matthäus expects a duel between the Munich and BVB. First of all, FC Bayern have to reach the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup. The opponent is TSG Hoffenheim (here in the live ticker). By the way, they already won 2-1 in Munich this season. For Flick it comes back to Hoffenheim *.
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