In Saarbrücken, surprises began to air already at the half-time break. Just before kick-off, the home side equalized and club board member Egon Schmitt, who was a player in Saarbrücken’s 6-1 crushing win over Bayern in 1977, said: “It looks like a day for a sensation.” He was a good prophet. , in about an hour he could cheer like the whole team and his fans after a really sensational progress.
“You can find many reasons why we were relegated. If a team from the third division like Saarbrücken knocks out Bayern, then we must have done something wrong. The home team fought, the pitch was not perfect, but that’s part of it. The match could have gone to extra time, but we conceded in the last minute, which is a brutal blow,” summed up the matador of the Bavarian colossus, Thomas Müller.
“We had problems to cope with the aggressive play (opponents). A few players had a slow rhythm in the game and it showed,” mentioned Tuchel, who did not use the feared goalscorer Harry Kane in the game. The Englishman remained on the bench for the entire match. “We only had one substitution, I wanted to wait for overtime. I had to ask everyone if they could continue, because then I wouldn’t be able to substitute,” the Bayern coach explained why he spared Kane.
Saarbrücken decided in the sixth minute of the set-up, after a quick counterattack, Marcel Gaus established himself. “It is no more than a process that I have experienced. But it’s a highlight, you’ll experience such a match one in a hundred,” rejoiced the author of the breakthrough goal.
What about celebrations? “If we don’t celebrate now, we never will, we have to honestly admit that. Everyone would be fooled if I told the boys to have two beers and go home. There is a voluntary training session on Thursday, then we will gather strength for the weekend match,” said the coach of the third division team, Rüdiger Ziehl.
Bayern were consumed by frustration. For example, because the defender Matthijs de Ligt withdrew due to a knee injury and there are great concerns about his health. Since stopper Dayot Upamecano, midfielder Leon Goretzka are already on the sidelines, and even the distanced all-rounder Joshua Kimmich will not be able to play in Saturday’s hit, Tuchel finds himself in an unpleasant situation when composing the lineup.
In addition, many players did not go to thank the fans in Saarbrücken for their support, which angered Müller, who had a lively debate with them after the embarrassment. “Fans often don’t really care about the result, you can lose. But it is not at all possible that only three or four players respect the fans and come to them after the match. Those guys come to us in the middle of the week I don’t know how many hundreds of kilometers to support us outside. Coming to see them is the least we can do. It’s about showing respect. We talked about it in the cabin. Next time it will be different,” Müller blurted out.
2023-11-02 09:26:36
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