Thomas Müller: First World Cup drama, then Bayern Bank?
Nagelsmann is probably rescheduling
Created: 2022-12-07 04:52
By: Marius Epp
After the World Cup failure is before the second half of the season at Bayern: it could also be uncomfortable for Thomas Müller in the club.
Julian Nagelsmann is probably rescheduling.
Munich – The 2022 World Cup is over for most of FC Bayern’s stars after just three games.
Of course, that wasn't planned for Säbener Straße.
Julian Nagelsmann will ask himself: is it a curse or a blessing?
These Bayern stars were eliminated at the World Cup | These Bayern stars are still fighting for the title |
|---|---|
Serge Gnabry (Germany) | Benjamin Pavard (France) |
Leon Goretzka (Germany) | Kingsley Coman (France) |
Joshua Kimmich (Germany) | Dayot Upamecano (France) |
Manuel Neuer (Germany) | Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco) |
Thomas Muller (Germany) | Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) |
Jamal Musiala (Germany) | Josip Stanisic (Croatia) |
Leroy Sané (Germany) | |
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) | |
Alphonso Davies (Canada) |
Thomas Müller: World Cup curse or blessing for the second half of Bayern?
On the one hand, the Bayern coach knows how important a sense of achievement is for footballers - and how badly failures can weigh on the psyche.
The DFB stars are devastated after the preliminary round.
The reactions of Joshua Kimmich ("fear of falling into a hole") and Thomas Müller ("the spike is deeper than usual") have shown that this expression is not exaggerated.
It's not for nothing that Nagelsmann has given the German national players four weeks of special leave at short notice.
On the other hand, the long break also gives the players the chance to start the second half of the season really relaxed.
The extremely tight schedule has not offered an opportunity to do so since the start of the season.
Frustration and disappointment: Thomas Müller is having a difficult season.
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FC Bayern: Nagelsmann is planning Müller in a new position – but it is actually already occupied
Nagelsmann has enough time over the holidays to think about the upcoming tasks in the new year.
As the
kicker
claims to have learned, the coach is rescheduling the offensive: He wants to order Thomas Müller into the center of the attack.
At the World Cup, the veteran played this role against Spain and Costa Rica in a rather unfortunate manner.
Even before the World Cup, Müller trained individually as a centre-forward.
Jamal Musiala has a firm grip on the place behind the leaders, and the youngster was also one of the few bright spots at the World Cup.
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Musiala untouchable at Bayern Munich – no longer Müller?
According to the
kicker
, Musiala is now untouchable at Bayern.
It could therefore be uncomfortable for Müller.
So far he hasn't been able to put his stamp on the season and has repeatedly been out due to minor injuries.
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Bad for him: The place in the Munich striker is actually occupied at the moment.
If Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting continues to hit as he wants, things could get tight for Müller at first.
First digest the World Cup shock, then get back in top form - that's the motto for the Bayern icon.
(epp)
