Clear words from the record national player!
Lothar Matthäus (60) takes on Bayern after the 4-2 disgrace in Bochum, writing in his column on Sky: “Julian Nagelsmann’s team offered a catastrophic defensive performance. I’ve rarely seen a Bayern team paraded like this. Some had fun with football and others thought 80 percent would do it.”
The former Bayern star has a particular focus on two players from the record champions, Dayot Upamecano (23) and Lucas Hernández (26). Matthäus: “One had to struggle with injuries for a long time and the other had to acclimatize first. But now Lucas is fit and Upamecano has been in Munich for seven months.”
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Matthew with plain text: “The grace period is long over for both of them. They may do their jobs well in France’s back four. In Munich, however, they have to lead and direct the back team. And so far they can’t do that at all. The ex-Leipziger makes far too many mistakes and that coupled with a speed deficit. They are far too busy with their game to show leadership qualities.”
Matthäus brought seven championship titles to Munich with Bayern. Now he says: “Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t have liked to play against a defender like Hernández. Because either he hits the ball or the opponent. Mia-san-mia and superior clearance of attacks cannot be seen from Upamecano or Hernández for a long period of time. And that with transfer fees and salaries that can be found on the top shelf.”
background: Upamecano came from Leipzig in the summer for a fee of 42.5 million euros. For the Frenchman Hernández, Bayern even transferred 80 million to Atlético Madrid in 2019.
