Leroy Sané seems to have finally arrived at Bayern.
The 25-year-old underscored that with a strong performance against BVB.
There was even extra praise from Hansi Flick for this.
Munich - Leroy Sané has a healthy self-confidence and the necessary dash of humor.
For years, the 25-year-old has tagged every post on social media with the hashtag # inSané.
A conglomerate of the English word insane, which means something like crazy or insane, and his surname.
In connection with football, insane is used as a positive description for breathtaking goals or dribbling.
Also on Saturday evening, Sané spoke up digitally, wrote after the win against Borussia Dortmund (4: 2): “The three points stay in Munich!
# inSané “.
And indeed: The predicate unbelievable (good) the wing racer had honestly earned in the top Bundesliga game.
Sané - like Kingsley Coman on the other wing - was one of those pesky wisps that permanently mistreated the BVB defense and patiently searched for gaps.
"It was crucial for us to take the next goal," said Hansi Flick.
Sané had let Nico Schulz run into the void before the 1: 2 with a faked shot and a lightning-fast hook.
His cross with the weaker right foot pushed Robert Lewandowski easily over the line.
Across all competitions, Sané's tenth assists in the 31st appearance, plus eight of his own goals.
FC Bayern: finally arrived?
Sané towers last - and gets extra praise from Flick
Flick said after the BVB game: “Like the entire team, he played an outstanding 70 minutes.
That's exactly how we imagine the whole thing. ”These words are by far the greatest appreciation that the Bayern coach has given his transfer to the king since the summer.
As a reminder: On December 19, 2020, around three months ago, Flick had caused a moderate earthquake in the Bayern cosmos when he initially replaced Sané during the guest appearance in Leverkusen and 36 minutes later.
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One reason for this: In the internal pecking order, the native of Essen stood behind Thomas Müller and Serge Gnabry at the time.
Sané understood the signal from Flick, who had previously repeatedly criticized the defensive behavior of the offensive man.
Sané did not let himself down, but kneeled in.
The final proof that the 25-year-old has arrived at Bayern was delivered against Dortmund in the 88th minute.
Emre Can had captured the ball, Sané chased after, used his body robustly and won the duel.
A few seconds later, the leather wriggled after Leon Goretzka's shot in the BVB box.
Sané had shown counter-pressing at its best, Flick's heart should have opened on the sidelines.
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The fact that the Bayern coach had exchanged Coman - and not Sané - for Serge Gnabry after 66 minutes turned out to be a good decision.
And this also showed that the balance of power in the Bayern offensive has shifted.
Admittedly, Gnabry is not yet back to 100 percent after a muscle fiber tear.
The way back to the starting line-up and past Sané shouldn't be that easy.
After his cruciate ligament rupture in August 2019, Sané seems to be finally on the way back to his old strength.
So Flick will be spoiled for choice in the coming weeks.
It's not a bad situation for both the coach and the club bosses.
Because: According to Kicker, Coman is reluctant to extend his contract, which will run until 2023, prematurely for another three years.
He has therefore rejected an initial offer from the club and negotiations have been suspended for the time being.
Coman obviously has different ideas about how the club should show him the much-cited appreciation (in German: money).
Two strong wing competitors like Sané and Gnabry are more likely to strengthen the position of FC Bayern in this matter than that of Champions League hero Coman.
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