Goretzka speaks of "trouble" at Musiala - "We had a deal"

Created: 2022-10-22Updated: 2022-10-22 18:49

By: Christoph Gschoßmann, Florian Schimak

It's back to FC Bayern.

Now we went to Kraichgau for the top game against TSG Hoffenheim.

Was there something to tell?

The voices of the game.

Sinsheim/Munich - "The trend is your friend", this sentence was once coined by Uli Hoeneß.

The form curve at FC Bayern is currently pointing upwards again.

They're in the next round in the Champions League and the DFB Cup, but now they're only missing first place in the Bundesliga.

But that will definitely not happen this weekend because Union Berlin is still four points ahead.

With the well-deserved 2-0 (2-0) win at TSG Hoffenheim, the pressure on the surprise leaders from the capital increased and in Sinsheim the strong performances in the league and in the cup last followed.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has played a major part in getting things going again in Munich.

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The noble reservist convinced last and hit like on an assembly line.

He was also successful again against TSG.

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At the guest performance in Kraichgau, Choupo-Moting was also a topic of conversation again.

This also applies to the bank of superstar Sadio Mané.

We summarize the voices on Sky and Mixed Tone for you.

Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern Munich) after the game over...

… whether he watches the Union Berlin game on Sunday:

"I'm someone who always watches the Bundesliga when he can."

... the course of the game in Sinsheim:

"I'm satisfied.

We've got a lot of games under our belts, so it was great.

We played a great 40 minutes in the first half.

Then we managed the game a bit.

But the fact that we can do that is also a step forward.”

... wasted chances:

"We've had enough chances, me too."

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… whether he is already thinking about the World Cup:

“I have emphasized several times that I will push the World Cup aside because we were in a difficult situation with Bayern.

That needs our full attention.

… the game in Barcelona:

“When we play at the Camp Nou, it’s a super cool game, whether it’s a friendly or the Champions League final.

We'll give everything to win there.

It's a special situation.

Lewy was spoiled at Bayern, always being in the round of 16.

But we can no longer take that into consideration.

Leon Goretzka talks to Marco Neppe.

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… whether the self-confidence is finally back:

“The self-confidence was never gone.

Our broad chest won't go away, we are Bayern Munich.

But in the last few weeks we've played more consistently.

Before that we dropped too many points.

We're still not first.

If we lose, things start looking bad again.

We have to stay tuned.

There are always things we need to do better.

But one can already speak of a flow.

But we have to keep investing.

… Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting and his strong form:

“Choupo-Moting played well again, even if he was a bit tired.

It has real quality in the box.

I'm glad we have him.

I'm surprised everyone is so surprised, we knew his qualities beforehand.

If you have Lewy in front of you, there is little space.

We knew we would need him a lot more this season.”

… whether his header was intentional for Musiala:

“You have to be careful not to reveal too much.

Of course you train a lot of standards.

We had a deal that if he wasn't there at some point, there would be trouble.

In that position, someone keeps falling down.

In duels, it's not always easy to get the ball on goal and of course it's spot on."

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern) after the game over...

... the secret of its shape:

“There is no real secret.

I throw myself into every training session, I train well.

I'm happy that things are going so well on the pitch.

I trust my qualities and those of the team, so it's going well."

… his preliminary work and his goal:

"It's my job to fix the balls in that area and then initiate attacks, in that case it worked, Serge reacted very quickly.

It's great that everything went so well."

... the upcoming game in the Champions League against FC Barcelona and meeting Lewandowski:

"Playing against Barca is always something special.

We have to take the game seriously, it's their last chance.

And I'm also looking forward to meeting Lewy.

He's a super guy and a world class striker."

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against TSG Hoffenheim.

© IMAGO / Jan Huebner

Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern) after the game over...

… his goal, in which he was very free:

"We actually practiced that in training, but I didn't expect to be so free."

Julian Nagelsmann after the game over...

... his analysis:

"The first 35 minutes were world class from us, we had a lot of goal area scenes.

Then we slowed down a bit and Hoffenheim had two good chances, where Ulle reacted in a world-class way.”

... Choupo-Moting's performance:

"If you play like that and score, that's what counts for a striker.

If he stays fit, we have a really good alternative up there.”

Julian Nagelsmann (FC Bayern coach) before the game about ...

... his return to Hoffenheim:

"It's emotional, I had nine very nice years here.

I experienced a lot of things here for the first time, it's not a normal game for me."

... the reasons for Choupo-Moting's performance explosion:

"He wasn't satisfied with his role, he wanted to change that.

He trained really well, had a lot of talks with me, so I got confidence again today.”

... the many different goal scorers in the team:

"It's difficult to plan, we have to have several goal scorers because we don't have Lewandowski anymore.

It wasn't my share.

The only thing I did was discuss the boxing, the rest was the performance of the players.”

Julian Nagelsmann explains why Sadio Mané will not play against TSG Hoffenheim.

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… the opponent:

“They are playing a good season, they are playing bravely.

Extremely few wide balls.

I assume that many goals will be scored.”

... Mané's bench:

"It's more of a decision for King today.

Sadio has played a lot lately, he's had an emotional journey to Paris for the Ballon d'Or.

King was suspended, he's rested.

Serge and Jamal are in good spirits, I didn't want to take them out.

But we have to rotate because we have a balanced squad.”

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Andre Breitenreiter (TSG Hoffenheim coach) before the game over...

… his personal record with zero wins from nine games against FC Bayern:

“We have been presented with so many statistics this season, so far none have been correct.

So let's wait and see what happens today.”

… his expectations:

“We played really good football recently.

We exude euphoria, it will be exciting to see.

A different caliber awaits today.”

... the match plan:

"We remain true to our principles.

TSG is characterized by the fact that they want to play football, we're staying true to that style today."

(smk)