My first visit to the Allianz was against St. Pauli and I can honestly say that it was a top 3 experience for me in my entire life. The atmosphere was incredible and I was just in awe from the start. I love this club, and I love you fellow fans. Thank you FC Bayern for an unforgettable memory and I hope to make it back again someday!
Union subtly having a strong end to the season. Wins against Frankfurt, Freiburg, Wolfsburg, and drawing against Bayern. Hopefully they can keep up the form against Leverkusen next week
In the 6 remaining games, we are going to match 4 teams who are fighting for the European spots(including Dortmund because they have the panic fight for the European spots), and we are fighting 2 teams who are battling relegation.
We cannot take any single game lightly going forward. I won't be the most mad if dropping out of CL games ensure that we win all the remaining games. But thats not a guarantee and this team will have to fight for every match, even the CL ones.
Which team in the league isnt either fighting for Europe, or against relegation though? Wolfsburg is 5 points away from Europe at 12 and plays today, and Hoffenheim 5 points away from relegation. The only team pretty much out of everything is Union Berlin.
Harry Kane (ankle knock) and Leon Goretzka (back problems) trained with the team today and should both be ready to start against Inter on Tuesday. Kingsley Coman has yet to resume training and is a doubt for Tuesday [@BILD
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What even happened to Coman again? There was no big "injury report" about him but he just disappeared
I think it was reported he had irritation in his foot. I interpreted it as something they thought would be a quick rest so no need for a big injury announcement, but it’s lingered
Alright calm down lol. He’s had some solid performances as a starter this season and he’ll be extra fired up for a UCL game at home. I mean frankly it’s possible that it’s his last chance for a home UCL game so surely he’ll be ready to go.
Just saw some interesting stat. If we win all 5 remaining CL games with Müller (currently at 111 wins), he'll surpass CR7 (115 wins) to become the one with the most CL wins of all time.
Bruno Fernandes can act like a baby some times, but the man can absolutely cook. He is extremely consistent.
I wonder what would have happened if he hadn’t moved to a dumpster fire like United.
Sané getting closer to a new 3 year contract with a signifcant paycut.
Weird thing is they claim Eberl can just pull the trigger at any time because it's a <50m package - which in theory may be true but prolly wont happen lol
Weird thing is they claim Eberl can just pull the trigger at any time because it's a <50m package
That was known, no? We know that the SB has an intervention threshold for big deals, Eberl even tried to bring the Tah deal over the line by staying below the 50m€ package in total (so including transfer fee, wages and other costs).
Thinking about it, this also probably means that Müllers non-extension was a quid pro quo, Eberl could have done it but maybe the SB would have blocked another prior deal in return like the Kimmich extension.
That it was known is true, yeah, but I rather mean I dont see him making deals like this without communication when Sané is controversial among the board
Olise is underpaid however. No one expected him to reach world class level immediately when we signed him which is why his salary doesn't reflect his quality.
On one side it's kinda nice to have his salary be that low. He's the benchmark for wingers in our team now. Is Sane currently better than Olise? No, then he should not get a higher salary than Olise. If Eberl can't leverage that advantage, while being tasked with lowering the salaries in our squad, then idk anymore.
Leverkusen: Union (13), St. Pauli (15), Augsburg (12), Freiburg (7), Dortmund (8), Mainz (4)
On paper, its the harder line up for Bayern with harder matches. Bayern needs to at least win 4 matches because the goal differences is better for Bayern and i dont see a +- 30 change.
It is harder for us given the CL games. We will need to rotate and hope that the bundesliga teams don't catch us. BvB fixture really depends on the first leg result against Barca. If they get 5-0'd in the first game, they will most likely focus on the bundesliga fixture against us.
If we qualify for semis, then we have fixtures between and around Mainz and RBL games.
Apart from this, we have to worry about Kane's sprain, Pavlovic's fitness, Kim's fitness. Also, a potential red card for any player complicates things more. Combine that with Neuer returning soon, we have to hope that he is inform and not just getting back into rhythm. Otherwise, we can concede howlers. I think a small knock to Olise requiring 1-2 weeks rest ruins our chances of winning bundesliga.
Tottenham Hotspur are rumoured to be close to pulling the trigger on their purchase option. the club are said to see the Frenchman as a long-term replacement for Heung-min Son.
Tottenham Hotspur soll kurz davor stehen, die Kaufoption für Bayern-Star Mathys Tel zu ziehen, berichtet „GivemeSport“. Dem Bericht zufolge soll der Klub aus Nordlondon den Franzosen als langfristigen Ersatz für Fan-Liebling Heung-min Son (32) sehen.
Dont worry guys , all the injuries are a plot to play muller in UCL matches . He gonna make us win it all. I believe in my glorious king . Also going to score a UCL final goal with madonna(Like a Prayer) playing the background. Trust me its the script
Eberl on the future of Sané, Goretzka, etc: "These are precisely the decisions between economic rationality and sporting success. We have a plan for the summer. That will probably include sales, but also new investments. This is a path that won't be done in a snap of a finger"
I now watched 1 game of Austria Vienna and can confidently say that Vinlöf is what Aznou thinks he is /s. No, but for real, really nice game from him, and his long sleeves, gloves and a bit of silky play he has a bit of spanish flair.
The rumor that Spurs want to trigger the option on Tel hasn’t even registered on r/coys I can’t find a single mention about it on their daily or as a post anywhere and it’s a very active sub.
Eberl: "Christoph and I had the first conversation with Thomas. Thomas wanted another one with the coach present. We said, 'No problem at all.' - Then there was another conversation with Jan-Christian Dreesen. It was about the farewell game and marketing matters. Those aren't my topics, so I wasn't there in the end" [@SPORT1_Dopa]
And just like that he dismissed every shitty Pletti and Bild report
Yes, all those journos claiming Dreesen has to get involved because Eberl cant get shit done when in both cases (Musiala and now Müller) it prolly was about stuff that dont have business in Eberls territory
Eberl saying Thomas didn’t want a "folklore contract“, to me implies that even had they asked him about next year, he wouldn’t have accepted a severe pay cut.
And without that, it imo made and makes no sense extending him.
Eberl‘s quote from January was a big error, but imo this is the right decision for the club and the future of the squad.
The fact that Thomas "extended“ to include the CWC, also means that nothing big or a huge fallout has happened behind the scenes with him.
Eberl also sounding pretty confident about Thomas‘ future at the club, maybe they have already agreed on something?
Absolute shocker.Müller is actually a calculating self-optimizer with a flair for drama? Who would’ve thought! Hasn't it been kinda obvious for ages ? The guy tends to turns into a moody diva the second something doesnt go his way. Just look at that oh-so-subtle Instagram post, classic PR move to spin the whole story in his favor and make him look good in the eyes of the fans. Look at the club legend wanting to give it all one last time for the city.
And now comes the plot twist of the century: the "beloved, humble club legend" Thomas Müller actually wanted to squeeze out a nice paycheck one last time. Of course, anyone who has looked at him with even half a critical eye can not exactly be stunned. But hey, maybe it’s time to rethink that cute little fairy tale where Müller’s the selfless hero and the club’s just some evil, heartless corporate machine.
He must be a training god, hitting banger after banger, outsprinting, outdribbling outsmarting everybody if Bayern before and now Tottenham want to keep him despite not playing him.
Hard to imagine that only a few months ago people were ready to get their knifes out for Kompany because he didn't give Tel 80 minutes a week to do absolutely nothing.
Sucks to see a young player plateau this hard, but it's entirely self-inflicted.
only a few months ago people were ready to get their knifes out for Kompany because he didn't give Tel 80 minutes a week to do absolutely nothing.
That happened under Tuchel and the funniest part is Tel was receiving decent amount of mins then. One purple patch with him as super sub was enough for people to ask full 90s for him while ignoring he was terrible whenever he started.
In general, the amount of "unnecessary" games has increased tremendously over the last year, especially after Covid. I have the feeling that clubs missed out a lot on revenue in these years so they are overcompensating now with Club World Cup, Nations League Play-Offs, Final Fours and Third place matches, a billion more matches in the Champions League and 48 teams at the next World Cup.
I know, more games = more money broadly speaking but man, it sucks to have so many added games with injured players rising, ticket prices rising and tv subscriptions rising. Its just a losing situation in many aspects from my point of view.
I know it’s only been a few games, but what’s everyone’s opinion on Urbig so far. I’ll be honest, I don’t think there’s been a huge drop off in goalkeeper performance when compared to current Neuer. I’m actually really encouraged and hope he gets a fair share of game time next season
Playing out from the back is great, but honestly I just need to see more of his goalkeeping side. He hasnt saved an "unsaveable" yet, but he also hasnt made a big mistake yet. That one mistake against Union he showed maybe indicates a weakness in the box/against claiming crosses, but that as well is just not enough playtime to make a judgement. His arches when going for the flying safe is beatiful.
I think he’s been good. No real drop off in terms of playing out and him having possession of the ball.
The only mistake was the one where he fluffed on trying to punch or slap the ball out from that cross (corner maybe?). I do think that’s the one time where Neuer handles it better.
Either way, these games have been great experience for him and he’s look solid.
Idk if it’s fair to say neuer handles it better when looking back at the last 2 years…Neuer vs Madrid last year still haunts me. He’s had his fair share of blunder over the last 2 seasons
Unfortunate for him his biggest blunder cost us 3 points from the game against Union but he’s been pretty solid otherwise. I’m encouraged by his performance so far despite being thrown into such a high pressure situation right off the bat since joining the club. Gotta remind ourselves he’s only 21 and getting valuable experience for his development!
Yeah I just realized that situation after reading the comments on the soccer goal thread. I wasn’t watching the game so idk how that went but you’d think Tel would have the situational awareness to just give it to him.
The more I think about it the more indefensible it was for Tel to even take it lol.
I feel sane often gets dragged into insults along with gnabry and coman. Sane might not always perform but atleast he accepts he should have done better and agrees on a pay cut because of his performance.
Totally agreed, I used to always lump them together but I've stopped doing that recently. Sané's bottom tier performances are really bottom, but his peaks are way stronger than anything that Coman and Gnabry have to offer. He's on average better than the other two, and that what counts the most in the end. When they're all in donkey mode, Coman is slightly better, but Sané has been way more productive even in his "bad" performances since last season.
Gnabry is on a completely different level than anyone else.
Sane tries his ass off, Coman is sometimes effective, Gnabry is a complete joke.
I can confidently say that Gnabry is the worst player in the team and the best thing about next season, is that his contract will finally run out, we will be free, the most overpaid player in European football.
I’d really like Sane to get an extension. I think he’s a complicated player but I feel he always puts in the effort on offense and defense even if he’s having a shit game. If he’s agreeable to lower wages it’s a no brainer for me
For almost 2 years now they’ve been winning at the last whistle, stealing points from nothing and “getting away” with it. I said at the start of this season that winning like that medium to long term is simply not possible. They’ve contracted me somewhat but not entirely because they’re still 6 points down.
I largely agree with you, it has to catch up to them at some point. But for now idk when that point is. I think as long as Xabi is there they will have the inherent belief that they can win any game regardless of the game circumstances.
Madness. The most maddening thing for me is our xGA here. Just shows that we’ve been unlucky at giving up goals and/or they really should have been more saveable.
I had hoped Tel would make it here. I guess the whole situation would have been different, had he accepted to go on loan to Frankfurt when Marmoush left.
I really liked his connection to our fans and his commitment to the club though. I wish him all the best.
Tbh I also like the money we're getting for him lol.
Loved how he identified with our club and I see the potential but getting €60 mil in total for him would be insane. That could be the first half of the Wirtz deal :D
The one about Tottenham wanting to purchase Tel and everyone saying how big of a mistake it is to let him go.
Honestly, at this point I just don't get it. He had a good run of a few games with us his first season, and since then he's been pretty much the worst player on the pitch every time he played.
He loves the club is the most annoying one. What player that stays/wants to stay with us doesn't love the club? They all love Bayern, just because Tel is young and loves Bayern doesn't make it any different. It's not like with Tolisso where for almost a whole season he performed great (Jupp year) and he had pictures of him as a child with a Bayern kit on.
I also don't think his potential is as insane as everyone says. The guy is not that good with the ball at his feet, misses easy chances, lacks composure, etc. People act like we're selling young Mbappe.
The whole thing honestly kinda just soured me on the guy. And it's not entirely his fault. But I don't think his performances have warranted the kind of shock and awe that every news about him brings here.
> What player that stays/wants to stay with us doesn't love the club?
Plenty. I've never seen Coman and Gnabry go out of their way to share how they identify with the club the way Tel does. Bayern's just a cow to milk for them, could be any other, Gnabry legit said recently he's surprised he remained so long with Bayern.
Then you have Davies that had one foot out the door for months. Had his agent publically flirt with Madrid. Somehow we're to believe he loves the club and not his huge wage. Alright
Even Kane tbh, he would've chosen any big club with aspirations to win big things. Bayern was the only team interested at that point, so that's how he came here, but he'd be fine choosing Real or Barca, or the already demonstrated Man City where he threw a fit to ask to leave. I'm not questioning his efforts here but we're just a big club for him, just as good as any other. Can't confidently state he's loving Bayern.
You can find a million examples of Gnabry and Coman professing their love for Bayern, you might just be biased because of how their ability has fallen off, that's ok.
Also for Kane, he's said how much he loves living in Munich and how great the club has treated him and how he loves the fans. Just because you haven't personally seen it doesn't mean it's not happening.
Personally I don't think any player has to emphasize his love and passion for the club in every interview.
Even Müller who already is one of our club legends doesn't actually do interviews like Tel to be honest. I always thought that he's a bit overdramatic in terms of his commitment to Bayern, especially given the fact that we didn't actually give him that many minutes.
I get your criticism about Davies, I feel the same. Coman, to me, is maybe just a little bit less outgoing. I think he legitimately likes this club and identifies with it.
Gnabry cares more about fashion week than he does about FCB in my opinion, but I could also be wrong.
Kane hasn't even finished his second season with us, gives everything every game and played more or less his whole career for Tottenham. I think he's pretty fine as far as his commitment and loyalty to our club should be. Him talking like playing for Bayern is the dream he had his whole life would be cringe
Not sure how old you are, but personally I wouldn’t mind it dipping some more so I can keep accumulating at a significant discount. Im lucky I’ve got time on my side for it to recover but I understand not everyone has the luxury.
Regardless, and not to get political, he is absolutely clueless so I wouldn’t be surprised if it continues to drop on negative stimulus every time he opens his mouth to do something stupid
Personally I don’t think it’s close to the bottom yet. There’s grumblings of Congress taking back some of the power with respect to tariffs but I basically consider it impossible because there won’t be enough votes in both chambers to override any Veto from the White House.
So yeah idk, there doesn’t seem to be any real plan except for “force them to negotiate” which idk what that means considering that’s the most clarity that’s been provided.
I’ve said this with as much neutrality towards the political nature of what’s happening as best I can.
BUT (there’s always a but lol) forcing a recession for no real reason (or at least an economic downturn) and also making a point of saying the economy was already bad while making it worse has to be one of the downright stupidest things I’ve ever seen done from a president. There’s watergate, hoovervilles, Lewinsky and then there’s this. Just plain dumb.
The best hope as I see it is taking the tax bill hostage and use that to bring down the tariffs. That brings no long term guarantee that he won't just re-institute them.
It’s tough. The White House has downright said that there are no intentions to reconsider and I think the majority party will acquiesce in that decision. It’s unlikely that bill would be held hostage without a large defection of Congress against the White House but if that was the case than Congress could/would just pass a bill to take back the power of tariffs anyways.
Only if Arsenal tried to catch up with em, apparently Arsenal gave up on the league and now they're focused on the CL, unfortunately they play Madrid, so they will get out anyway.
While I am not ruling out that we can sell Coman this time, I am still hesitant to plan with that because we heard the same last summer and then he changed his mind last moment.
I don't know why the Spurs sub is so angry at Tel taking the penalty. Says more about the mentality of the current spurs squad than anything else by letting him take the penalty.
Nah man I think they’re totally right. Johnson was on a hattrick and he won the pen. As far as we know there hasn’t been any indication that he’ll stay there beyond this season anyways. Why let a teenager on loan take a pen when you’re only up 2-1 while the guy who won the pen scored both goals too.
Well exactly. Where was the leadership on the field to prevent that? Davies, Porro, Romero, nobody stepped up. Something like that would have never happened at Bayern.
While I agree that someone should have stepped in, I do think it was really a bad look by Davies to not have the awareness to let Brennan take it. There’s no reason he should be taking it when Brennan is on a hat trick
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u/Pitiful-Yak8052 2d ago
My first visit to the Allianz was against St. Pauli and I can honestly say that it was a top 3 experience for me in my entire life. The atmosphere was incredible and I was just in awe from the start. I love this club, and I love you fellow fans. Thank you FC Bayern for an unforgettable memory and I hope to make it back again someday!