Huge excitement about Bayern block?

Munich allegedly split the national team

Created: 2022-12-08 05:11

By: Patrick Mayer

Eleven men, seven Bayern players: The starting eleven of the DFB team at the 2022 World Cup against Costa Rica.

© IMAGO/Frank Hoermann/SVEN SIMON

Football Germany discusses Qatar's embarrassing World Cup exit.

In the DFB team there should be criticism of an alleged preference for Bayern players.

Especially by three players.

Munich - Are the signs of a favor?

Or is it just factual pragmatism behind it?

When the German national soccer team returned home from the Arabian Peninsula after the embarrassingly early exit from the 2022 World Cup, Lufthansa flight 343 landed first in Munich.

FC Bayern: Privileges for the Munich block in the DFB team?

Seven FC Bayern stars dropped out: Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sané.

Only then did the rest of the squad move on to Frankfurt am Main, where the German Football Association (DFB) has its headquarters and academy.

Because a trip from Hesse - for example by car - to the Isar metropolis was no longer reasonable for the seven FCB stars?

An indication of privilege?

As

writes in a World Cup analysis, the powerful Munich block splits the DFB team.

The internal criticism is said to be: Hansi Flick should prefer the Bayern block because these players and he celebrated great success together between November 2019 and summer 2021.

So they got the sex tube together, crowned by the Champions League victory in 2020.

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The fact is: At the World Cup in Qatar (November 20th to December 18th), Munich always played while other players waited in vain for their playing times.

Five Bayern pros started against Japan (1-2), six against Spain (1-1) and finally all FCB stars against Costa Rica (4-2).

It's also a fact: The now 36-year-old newcomer didn't cut a good figure with either the Japanese or the Costa Rican goals.

In the showdown against the Central Americans, Müller played up front from the start, although large sections of the German public and World Cup experts had spoken out in favor of a "real nine", namely Bremen's Niclas "Lücke" Füllkrug.

FC Bayern: Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer played a mixed World Cup

The now 33-year-old Upper Bavarian Müller, who hinted at a DFB resignation after the World Cup knockout, remained without a goal and template.

You don't become world champion with such a balance in attack, even if the veteran played well against Japan until he was substituted (67th minute) and gave direction to the actions of his colleagues.

Midfield strategist Kimmich, on the other hand, completely disappeared against the Asians in the second half, later admitting that he was unable to fulfill his intended role as chief in this tournament.

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At the end of the day you have to say that it is a lot of inability.

Bayern star Joshua Kimmich on the goal yield

Gnabry excelled with a goal and an assist against Costa Rica, but missed the best chances in the same game, not least against Spain.

“At the end of the day you have to say that it is a lot of inability.

It's a problem that we've already had at Bayern this season, and it's continuing," said Kimmich: "You can't always speak of bad luck there." For example: Leroy Sané only had one after a substitution and a starting XI Assist to book, Jamal Musiala prepared the much acclaimed equalizer from Füllkrug against Spain.

FC Bayern: Sharp criticism of Jamal Musiala after the 2022 World Cup

But: The (still) only 19-year-old "diamond in the rough" missed a number of top chances.

Sometimes he finished too hastily and chased the ball into the stands, sometimes he dribbled into the defensive block a few meters in front of the goal.

Significant: Olaf Thon, world champion in 1990, counted ten missed chances at Bayern youngster Musiala and criticized him sharply for his World Cup yield.

But they were all allowed to play while others stayed on the bench.

According to

, for example, Kai Havertz (Chelsea FC) was angry that he was not allowed to play against Costa Rica - the 23-year-old was the most dangerous player after being substituted on with two goals.

Failed with the DFB team in Qatar: national coach Hansi Flick.

© IMAGO/Markus Ulmer

German national team: Gündogan, Havertz and Ter Stegen dissatisfied?

Another example: The fact that keeper Marc-André ter Stegen has been dissatisfied with his reserve role for years is an open secret.

The 30-year-old has shown top performances for FC Barcelona since 2014.

But there was simply no getting past Neuer.

In September 2019, an open goalkeeper dispute broke out.

"This trip with the national team was a hard blow for me," former Gladbacher Ter Stegen explained at the time: "It's not easy to find an explanation for what I'm experiencing."

In turn, Neuer let Ter Stegen know that it was about the "success and well-being of the team".

Another example: Ilkay Gündogan, the absolute leader at Manchester City, is said to have been annoyed at being substituted against Japan (67th).

The former Dortmund and Nuremberger had given the game of the DFB team a clear structure that was then completely lost and ended in disgrace.

Bayern's Goretzka came on for the 32-year-old, which, according to

, was described internally as an alleged "change of harmony".

DFB team: Does Hansi Flick prefer “his boys” from FC Bayern?

What's more, the report goes on to say that criticism is underhanded that Flick has a "special connection to 'his' boys" from his days in Munich.

On the other hand, do the other kickers from the 23-strong Germany World Cup squad lack a lobby?

Wolfsburg professional Maximilian Arnold criticized this after his non-nomination: "Perhaps it is in fact due to the lack of a lobby." earn.