As of: February 19, 2024, 4:52 a.m
By: Christian Nemeth
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Bayern's 3-0 defeat against Leverkusen doesn't just have an impact on the championship fight.
Now another FCB star made his displeasure known.
Munich - After the bitter 0-3 defeat in the Bundesliga top game against Bayer Leverkusen, the house blessing at FC Bayern Munich is at least slightly awry.
The reason for this seems to be, in addition to the dissatisfaction with their own appearance, the personnel and tactical measures taken by coach Thomas Tuchel.
He surprisingly had his team play with a three-man chain against Leverkusen - a plan that didn't work and also caused dissatisfaction among fans.
Apparently another Bayern star is now struggling with the current situation.
Matthijs de Ligt |
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Born: |
On August 12, 1999 in tragedorp |
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Defense |
Previous stations: |
Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus Turin, FC Bayern Munich (since 2022) |
Tuchel ignores Bayern star – de Ligt apparently dissatisfied
According to
Bild
, defensive specialist Matthijs de Ligt, who moved from Juventus Turin to the German record champions in the summer of 2022 for a whopping 67 million euros, apparently did not agree with his role at all on the previous matchday, or rather: with his non-existent role.
After the 3-0 defeat, the Dutch international, who sat on the FCB bench for over 90 minutes against Leverkusen, ran past TV reporters waiting for him.
Instead of answering the journalists' questions in his usual talkative manner, de Ligt simply explained that he couldn't say anything because he hadn't played.
Bild,
in turn, asked the 24-year-old afterwards whether he would have been fit to perform.
Then de Ligt said meaningfully, tight-lipped: “Top fit!”
Tuchel during his FC Bayern's bitter 3-0 defeat.
Defensive specialist Matthijs de Ligt, who was sitting in the background, was on the bench for 90 minutes.
© IMAGO/Team 2
Strained relationship between de Ligt and Tuchel?
During the week, when rehearsing the new three-man chain for the top game, Matthijs de Ligt did not play a significant role in training.
Coach Tuchel also seems to be planning less at the moment with the Bayern star who was once brought in from Italy as the new defense chief.
Sportbild
already wrote about a dissonance between the trainer, who gives preference to the central defenders Minjae Kim and Dayot Upamecano, and the players in mid-January
.
Instead of relying on de Ligt, Tuchel tried to get Barcelona star Ronald Araujo in the winter, albeit in vain.
However, a new transfer attempt could be made for Tuchel's dream player in the summer, and Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah is also being monitored by Munich, according to
Bild
.
While Matthijs de Ligt has to wait for his next appearance in Bayern's uniform, well-known successors are already being brought into play for his coach.
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