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In the final phase, Manuel Neuer again gave everything verbally.
“Speed, speed,” the Bayern goalkeeper demanded of his forwards. But his loud complaint about the only three-minute stoppage time (“a joke”) faded, and all Munich’s hopes for a stroke of luck were equally dashed.
1: 1 (0: 1) was the unsatisfactory result against Werder Bremen from Bayern’s point of view. While the offense, apart from Kingsley Coman’s goal (62nd), which tied Bremen’s lead of Maximilian Eggestein (45th), produced nothing convincing, the defense was terrifyingly vulnerable.
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Especially Joshua Kimmich, who is out of action until January after his knee operation, was deeply missed, both as a noisy leader, but mostly as a complement in midfield. “Joshua will always be absent because he is a very important player for us,” coach Hansi Flick said at the post-game press conference.
Bayern threatens Hernández-Aus: “you have to be creative”
And new problems threaten: Lucas Hernández had to be replaced before the break, after he landed hard after an aerial duel with Theodor Gebre Selassie. “Lucas landed with his pelvis on the ground, with all his strength,” explained Flick, referring to the diagnosis, which was also not communicated Sunday night. “Sure, now I would be a bit tight in certain positions if Lucas was absent. We have to be creative and fill positions creatively.”
Against Bremen, Flick initially bet on Javi Martínez as the only six in charge of the defense. But after Hernandez’s injury-related substitution, Flick had to rebuild in the 19th minute, brought in Leon Goretzka for defensive midfield, Martinez moved to central defense and David Alaba took Hernandez’s position down the left in all four. behind.
The goal that Josh Sargent prepared after a Bremen throw-in and deceived Martinez, Flick did not want to make the changes. After all, “all players know what to do. In some situations we just weren’t as ready for quick counterattacks and we didn’t call like we should.”
As many goals as Klinsmann’s last
The susceptibility to counterattack runs like a red thread throughout Bavaria’s still young season. Against Bremen, thanks mainly to Manuel Neuer in his 400th competitive match with Bayern, Munich did not end up completely empty-handed. Neuer was powerless against Eggestein’s goal and must therefore wait for Oliver Kahn to set the record of zero (196 matches) in the Bundesliga.
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Only twice did Neuer keep the slate clean in the first eight days of the match. Bayern have already conceded a total of twelve goals; the last time with Jürgen Klinsmann was twelve years ago, then there were even 13.
After the forced change due to Hernández’s injury, Flick explicitly praised Leon Goretzka, who “did very, very well at six. He was always there, was very present and also prepared for 1-1. He played a very good game” . done.”
Roca waiting – “today there is no place for Marc”
Before the game, Flick had certified Marc Roca with good training and after his one-minute Bundesliga debut in Cologne had given him the prospect of more playing time, on Saturday the defensive midfielder sat on the bench for 90 minutes , just like the defensive off-roader Tanguy Nianzou.
“If I speak positively about a player, it doesn’t mean they have a guaranteed regular seat,” Flick said. SPORT1– Demand his resignation from Roca. “We had to put Javi in central defense because of Lucas Hernández’s injury, so today there was no place for Marc.”
As for the starting eleven, the 32-year-old Martinez routine made all the difference. “He has been with the club longer, with the team longer. He knows what to expect in this position and how to behave there,” explained Flick. “That was the ideal position for Javi today.”
That the Basque had to surrender at 19 minutes was not planned. “We also thought and hoped to see a different course of the game and then maybe bring Marc or other players,” Flick said.
“We still have enough players”
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s Champions League game against FC Salzburg, Flick hopes sick Corentin Tolisso and Bouna Sarr will be available again.
“We are not going to risk it. We still have enough players on board,” said Flick and exercising calm before the busy schedule: “We know we will have eight games in four weeks. We are prepared for that. We have a great squad. Now there are players who They come back, so I think we can handle that pretty well. “
The record champions at least defended the lead in the table, as RB Leipzig also dropped points at 1-1 in Frankfurt. But after the impressive 5: 2 at Hertha BSC, BVB is now just one point behind Bayern’s neck; more slips could be costly.
