Club president Herbert Hainer has so far drawn mixed conclusions about FC Bayern Munich’s football season. “We played well in the Champions League and won all three games. Even against AC Milan and Barcelona, tougher opponents. But in the Bundesliga we are absolutely not satisfied if we only win four out of nine games,” said the 68-year-old on Sunday evening. in the “Blickpunkt Sport” program on Bavarian radio. This is not FC Bayern’s claim. “You have to say it very clearly. And that’s why we have to get out on the track right away and score points in the Bundesliga to get back to the top.”
After nine games, Germany’s record-breaking champions are third in the standings, four points behind 1. FC Union Berlin, surprise winner. Above all, Hainer criticized the poor conversion of chances, such as last Saturday’s 2-2 win against old rivals Borussia Dortmund. “The team has to be more consistent. We are not good enough there. That’s why we’ve lost so many points that we shouldn’t have missed out, said the former CEO of sporting goods manufacturer Adidas. “That’s why we are now third and not first. It’s annoying and we have to work on it.”
The question of the center forward «is not primarily a question of money. But he has to be the right player on the transfer market, ”said Hainer. If there is an opportunity, “we’ll take a closer look”. These strikers, who guarantee 25 or 30 goals like Robert Lewandowski, who emigrated to FC Barcelona before the season, “are not a dozen”.
Despite the mixed Bundesliga season so far, Hainer, who has been president since 2019, is convinced by coach Julian Nagelsmann (35). This is “a young, innovative and creative coach who has a great career ahead of him,” he said. “Now he has a different caliber with FC Bayern Munich than in Hoffenheim and Leipzig. But everyone who can judge his work with us is absolutely convinced of him.”
He is a very thoughtful, very intelligent man, “who knows exactly what is important, who knows exactly what to do and what to do”. He was given a four-year contract “to build something with Julian Nagelsmann”.
