In Bayern victory: Matthäus counters Kahn's criticism - "I have 40 years of Bundesliga experience"

Created: 03/19/2022, 21:46

By: Patrick Mayer

Bayern boss and chief critic: Oliver Kahn (left) and Lothar Matthäus.

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Next round in the discussions between Lothar Matthäus and FC Bayern.

The Sky expert reacts to an interview by Oliver Kahn in the Bundesliga home win against Union Berlin.

Munich - There is a lot of talk between Lothar Matthäus and FC Bayern.

For weeks, the DFB record national player has been criticizing the bosses from Säbener Straße in Munich *, so directly that coach Julian Nagelsmann recently also commented on Matthäus.

Lothar Matthäus: Discussions with the bosses of FC Bayern Munich

Bavaria's CEO Oliver Kahn had previously described Matthäus* as a "headline supplier" in an interview with "Münchner Merkur" and "tz".

"After his career as a player and coach, Lothar has never managed a club.

Unfortunately, he has recently been interpreting his role as a good football expert more and more as a source of headlines,” said Kahn.

I have a little more insight than Kahn gives me credit for.

Sky expert Lothar Matthäus

Matthäus was asked about this in the Bundesliga victory of Munich against Union Berlin (4-0).

“There is no long-distance duel.

Everyone has their own opinion.

Of course we don't think the same way.

Kahn is an employee of FC Bayern, I'm an expert at 

, "explained the 60-year-old Franconian on the sidelines.

In the video: FCB sports director Hasan Salihamidzic reacts to Matthäus criticism

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Next counterattack: Matthäus answers Salihamidzic

Lothar Matthäus followed up in a verbal dispute with Bayern Munich's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.

"From his violent reaction to my statements, you can see that it affects him," said the DFB record national player and Sky expert of "Bild" (Thursday).

"The criticism of the defense hurts him because Hasan knows: It's the truth," said the 1990 world champion, emphasizing:

Next counterattack: Matthäus answers Salihamidzic

The 1990 World Champion continued: “We didn't talk, we didn't talk on the phone.

I accepted it.

I have 40 years of Bundesliga experience.” Both Kahn and Nagelsmann accused the former Bayern player of knowing less about the internals than he claims.

Matthäus now said on

: "I have a little more insight than Kahn gives me credit for." He had criticized the Munich bosses around sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, among other things, for the fact that FC Bayern still did not have Robert Lewandowski (contract until 2023) has extended.

The contracts of Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller and Serge Gnabry also expire next year - and have not yet been extended.

FC Bayern: Lothar Matthäus criticized the defense of Munich

Furthermore, Matthäus denied the necessary quality of the FCB defense and called on the French world champion Lucas Hernández as an example.

All of this was apparently not so well received by the German Bundesliga record champions*.

Now there was the next episode in the discussions between both sides.

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