What do Red Bull Salzburg and Bayern Munich have in common in terms of sport other than the similar dialect? The two top clubs have recently dominated the leagues in Austria and Germany at will. But those times seem to be over for now. Because the ease of play and the march through the league are history.
There is fire on the roof at Bayern Munich
What’s more: at neo-sports director Christoph Freund’s club, the pressure is increasing immeasurably. The German soccer record champions FC Bayern Munich lost 2-3 in the Bundesliga at VfL Bochum on Sunday. It was the third defeat in a row for coach Thomas Tuchel’s team, for whom things could now get tight. The sports director from Leogang (Pinzgau) is currently facing his most difficult time as a football official.
Defending the title in the German Bundesliga is a long way off, and there is a threat of elimination in the Champions League and the first titleless season in twelve years. Bayern coach Tuchel is already being counted in the German media. There is talk of the “Wackel-Tuchel”. No wonder when you take a look at the table and the performance of the series champions: Munich is eight points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Too much for the record champions’ demands.
Thomas Müller and Co. have won the last eleven championships. But there is no trace of this dominance this year. After the 2:3 defeat against medium-sized Bochum, Bayern are on fire. The obligatory press conference was then canceled. Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of FC Bayern Munich, supported Tuchel and gave him a job guarantee for the upcoming Leipzig game.
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However, it is not expected that calm will return to Bayern. Tuchel knows that too. Dreesen’s confession was “of course nice,” said the coach. “I doubt whether this will help prevent discussions from taking place,” added Tuchel. “It feels like it’s been there the whole season. Even when we won games,” he said, almost defiantly. “For a few weeks now, I’ve reached the point where it no longer affects me. I’m concentrating on what I can influence. That’s the only recipe I know,” said Tuchel, who left in March Julian Nagelsmann replaced last year.
In Munich you can no longer sugarcoat the achievements. There is no need to discuss the K word crisis. There can be no talk of this in Salzburg yet. But things are also becoming increasingly uncomfortable for the coach in the city of Mozart. Gerhard Struber, who was installed by his friend Christoph Freund in the summer of last year, is – like Tuchel – criticized by his supporters.
Both fan camps want dominant football and offensive spectacle back. The Bulls’ attack this season is more harmless than it has been in nine years. After only a 1-1 draw against newly promoted Blau-Weiß Linz on Saturday despite a record goal after five seconds, the league leaders are lagging behind their own demands. The Bulls only managed one goal in each of their last four league games. On average, the Mozartstadters are scoring 1.89 times per game in the current Bundesliga season, which is their worst offensive score since the 2015/16 season, when Salzburg also remained below the two-goal mark per game with 1.97.
APA/EXPA/REINHARD EISENBAUER Gerhard Struber is still having a hard time with his bulls in the current Bundesliga spring.
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“We weren’t productive enough today. With more possession and control, we weren’t sharp enough. We have to be careful with our quality in particular. Blau-Weiß Linz knows how to defend. Nevertheless, the chances were there and we have to be colder “We also have to stretch ourselves in training and put our finger on the wound,” summarized Struber.
Ice-cold bull clipper not in sight
With four of six strikers ready for action, Struber had a surplus in attack. The offensive was put to the test against the Upper Austrians and did not hold up. Dorgele’s Nene was missing due to an ankle injury he sustained at the Africa Cup of Nations. African champion Karim Konaté, Salzburg’s top goalscorer, did not make the trip to the steel city. There is still no ice-cold goalscorer in sight.
The numbers prove it: Salzburg’s top strikers have the worst statistics in 13 years. Most recently, after 18 rounds, Roman Wallner, as the most accurate Bulls kicker, posed just as little danger of scoring as Konaté did this year. The ex-ÖFB team player scored eight goals. Exciting: Sturm Graz became champions for the last time in the 2010/11 season and had Roland Linz (21) as the top scorer.
Fans are putting pressure on the internet
The pressure from the fans on the club and especially on Gerhard Struber is growing. The Bulls’ supporters have been commenting against the Tennengauer on social networks for weeks, calling for “solutions” and a return to “attractive power football”. Bottom-placed Austria Lustenau (only one win) will host an opponent in Wals-Siezenheim next week who is likely to be tactically defensive in a similar way to Linz on Saturday. If they don’t manage to win against the weakest defense in the league, the K word will be used more often again in Salzburg.
APA/EXPA/REINHARD EISENBAUER Blau-Weiß Linz (blue) equalized just eleven minutes after Red Bull Salzburg’s fastest goal in Bundesliga history.
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Similar to the bulls, the engine of the 33-time German champions also sputters. The feeling that the German record champions are not really getting going under Tuchel is also supported by the statistics. While his predecessor Julian Nagelsmann only suffered his tenth defeat after 84 games, Tuchel only needed 43 games. Not only the fans, but also the officials who are used to success are facing difficult weeks.
APA/KRUGFOTO Leader Salzburg (white) welcomed pursuers Sturm Graz at the start of the second half of the season.
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2024-02-19 13:04:43
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