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By: Stefan Schmid
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Before the game, Matthäus chose his words carefully towards Tuchel.
The game was still going on when the TV expert really got going.
Leverkusen – The younger ones among the spectators probably can't remember a game in which FC Bayern was shown like they were in the defeat in Leverkusen.
One reason among many was Thomas Tuchel's tactical experiment.
TV expert Lothar Matthäus also recognized this, which became clear during the game.
After the game they shook hands, but during the game Lothar Matthäus complained about Tuchel's decisions.
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Tuchel's line-up against Leverkusen provokes harsh criticism and many questions
Even before the game began, FC Bayern's line-up caused some speculation.
What did Thomas Tuchel have planned?
A five-man chain out of respect for Leverkusen's strengths?
Or a three-man chain to create more offensive power?
Even after the game, it wasn't possible to answer that question exactly.
In the 3-0 defeat, neither offensive power nor defensive stability was evident.
Lothar Matthäus, who, probably under the impression of past disputes, was consciously cautious about Thomas Tuchel before the game, delivered a general reckoning in the final phase.
“What was Thomas Tuchel thinking?” Matthäus asked into the microphone.
“Kim
(editor's note: Minjae)
has only just returned from the Asian Cup and de Ligt is on the bench.” The record national player wondered why Minjae Kim, weakened by international travel, had to be in the starting line-up at any cost a fit Matthijs de Ligt languished on the bench.
Matthäus does not want to include one in general criticism of FC Bayern
In his criticism, which was more like a tirade of abuse, Matthäus also spoke about other players.
The two winter newcomers Sacha Boey and Eric Dier also explicitly got their fat removed.
In addition, some players – Matthäus revealed who he was thinking of in this particular case – “couldn’t cope with the pace” that Leverkusen were showing.
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Overall, Matthäus didn't leave Bayern's starting line-up in good stead.
He only exempted youngster Aleksander Pavlovic from his criticism.
Although the game was “perhaps a bit too big” for him, Matthäus did not want to make the young player responsible for his disastrous performance.
Matthäus wonders about the question and brings Uli Hoeneß into play
After the game, Matthäus seemed to have his emotions under control a little better.
Although he confirmed a “class difference” between Bayern and Bayer, the expert did not want to clearly answer the question of whether Tuchel had been undercoached: “What does overcoached mean?
He tried something and it didn’t work.”
After the game, Matthäus also had an interesting point to contribute regarding the question of the experimental game system.
He believes that “Uli Hoeneß doesn’t like this system change either.”
By stating that it “just didn’t work today,” Matthäus was probably in line with the general mood again.
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