FC Bayern Munich recently caused question marks for head coach Hansi Flick with a mysterious 0: 1 weakness in the Bundesliga: the German soccer champions fell behind eight times in a row and slept through the start-up phase of their games. The protagonists have been researching the causes for weeks, and not just in Munich.
Bundesliga legend and ex-coach Friedhelm Funkel also speculated about the reasons why Bayern have been so careless in the first half of the past few weeks: “To be honest, I can’t explain it to myself, because that’s so unusual. Maybe are they a bit too careless and not very focused at the beginning. […] If Hansi or the players knew why, they would turn it off immediately. Sometimes in football it is so that you cannot explain some things at all, “said the 67-year-old in an interview with”Sky“.
The record champions have been eight times behind in the last few months since the 3-2 in the top game at Borussia Dortmund, but still managed to get five wins and three draws. A value that, according to Funkel on the other hand, proves the great quality of the German industry leader.
“The fact that Bayern still manage to turn these games into victories speaks for the class of this team,” said the retired coach, who was still head coach at Fortuna Düsseldorf until the beginning of 2020.
According to Funkel, “of course additional strength” is required to counteract the constant residue. Given the tight schedule in the coming weeks, it is all the more important to get back on track right from the start.
The weakness of FC Bayern in the early stages of the last few weeks can be clearly seen when looking at the table after 45 minutes. There the Munich ranks only in fourth place and have conceded more goals than SC Freiburg or Arminia Bielefeld, for example.
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