After the defeat against Leipzig, Bayern boss Oliver Kahn criticized the attitude of the players. Thomas Müller disagreed with the Titan.
Munich – FC Bayern embarrassed themselves to the bone against RB Leipzig on Saturday. All of Munich's protagonists agree on this. However, opinions differed in the detailed analysis following the record champions' 1-3 home defeat against the Saxons - especially between board boss Oliver Kahn and captain Thomas Müller, who then smiled because of an unusual incident in the mixed zone.
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| Coach: | Thomas Tuchel |
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Kahn misses the "on, always on" mentality among the Bayern stars against Leipzig
"It has happened one or two times this season that you have the feeling that everything collapses when a goal is conceded, when the situation is difficult, when resistance arises," said Bayern boss Kahn on Saturday evening in the mixed zone. "It was clear that we might get the equaliser today or maybe even fall behind. But I didn't have the feeling that we had anything to counter after the 1-1 draw."
Hasan Salihamidzic had a similar view. "After 30 or 35 minutes, we had nothing left to oppose," said the sporting director, who also defended the team: "I stand behind the team and the boys." Kahn – like coach Thomas Tuchel – was harsh on his stars. The former Bayern self-image, this "on, always on" mentality, for which the former world-class goalkeeper had always stood as a professional, he missed against RB. Kahn: "I didn't have the feeling that we had that in the tank to be able to defeat Leipzig." From his point of view, the professionals would not have been "intelligent" against RB.
Contradicted his boss Oliver Kahn (left) after the Leipzig game: Bayern captain Thomas Müller (right). © Imago / Eibner / MIS
Müller contradicts Bayern CEO Kahn: "It doesn't matter at all"
Not for the first time this season that the players will be publicly criticized by the Munich club officials. One can imagine that this does not go down well with the already insecure professionals... When asked about the Kahn assessment, Müller gave Kahn Contra. "It's okay if he feels like that. But for us, it's not primarily about who has what feelings, who might think they know what the problem is or anything else," Müller clarified.
"It's about putting everything that's behind us on the back burner." According to Müller, Bayern will draw their conclusions internally. "But it's all completely irrelevant whether we resisted, whether we lost 3-1, 8-1 or whether we didn't exist in the second half. It doesn't matter at all," Müller emphasized, emphasizing: "I actually mean that very seriously. I don't care how this game went, because it's already happened."
Bayern leader Müller takes referee Aytekin's rant with humour
In any case, Müller does not want to dwell on apportioning blame. The veteran showed himself to be combative after the bankruptcy, showed confidence in the tight championship race - and was even able to smile despite defeat. Because of a rant by referee Deniz Aytekin in Bayern's mixed zone.
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The attacker was standing at the TV interview when the referee vented his anger about a media inquiry about a supposedly controversial scene and about expert Manuel Gräfe. "No one talks about the referee in the stadium," Aytekin said angrily in the catacombs of the Allianz Arena. The former Schiri Gräfe sits in Berlin "with his 180 kilos and babbles such shit and that is slowly going against the grain for me. It's insane."
Müller, who was standing a few meters away, stopped in his remarks in front of the camera and took it with humor. Aytekin immediately apologised to the FCB star: "I'm only on 180. Sorry, Thomas, I'm sorry." In terms of content, Aytekin stuck to his criticism of Gräfe, who is in a legal dispute with the DFB. (Philipp Kessler, Manuel Bonke)
