As of: February 27, 2024, 1:37 p.m
By: Christoph Klaucke
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Leroy Sané is in poor form at FC Bayern.
Now there are also injury problems.
The FCB bosses still believe in a turnaround.
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FC Bayern's offensive star is currently looking for form and has been waiting for a goal since October.
At the weekend against Leipzig, the national player failed in front of the goalkeeper.
But now Sané is getting support from those responsible.
“We are fully behind you”: Bayern boss doesn’t want to give up on Sané
Leroy Sané had to be replaced against the Saxons after a little more than an hour in pain.
After the game he received a visit from the Bayern boss in the dressing room.
“I was just in the dressing room with him.
He is on the bench because he has a bit of a groin problem,” said President Herbert Hainer of the
AZ
.
Sané recently suffered from pain in the patellar tendon in his knee.
Despite the dip in form, the boss encouraged the ailing professional.
“I also told him again: ‘Leroy, you know exactly: we are completely behind you!
You can do anything as a footballer – just show us again.'”
Has been waiting for a goal for FC Bayern since October: Leroy Sané.
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Sané has simply managed to do this too rarely in the last few weeks or even months - which brought Bayern into a tailspin and ultimately resulted in the separation from coach Thomas Tuchel in the summer.
The scene in the 34th minute was telling when Sané ran freely towards keeper Blaswich, but hesitated for too long until the angle finally became too acute and the chance was wasted.
“He is in a difficult situation, with a lot of ball losses,” explained the FCB coach after the game against Leipzig.
“You have to have your statistics and maintain them,” demanded Tuchel.
Sané has been waiting for a goal since October 28th - before that he scored eight goals - and since then at least nine assists.
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Recently, the 28-year-old was struggling, as Tuchel revealed: “Leroy has been in a trough with pain for a few weeks.
He's extremely tough, but you can see that in his movements at the moment.
He's constantly biting his teeth, maybe a little too much." Nevertheless, there was also praise: "His effort against the ball is very high.
He helped us a lot on the counterattack a few times.”
The hope remains that Sané will soon find his form from the first half of the season, especially with a view to the all-important Champions League game against Lazio.
“Leroy is an incredibly talented player who lives from his emotions and inspiration,” said Hainer.
The president attests that the offensive man had “good moments, but he doesn’t manage to score the goal, as we saw today.
But the spark quickly jumps again.”
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Sports director Christoph Freund is in the same vein.
“In the fall, he hit it right from the start.
In Bochum he played a good game when he came in.
Today he almost has to score one goal in the first half, but sometimes in football it's not that easy," the Austrian told
AZ
.
Sané lacks self-confidence; at the moment “everything is coming together a bit”.
“If you score, then it’s easier,” said Freund, who is sure: “But he’ll work it out again.”
Leroy knows what he can do.
He has experienced phases like this several times before.
He has now played good games and the goals will come again.” Sané’s contract expires in the summer of 2025.
There is a lot of work to do, the first squad alert at FC Bayern awaits Freund and the new sports director Eberl.
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