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It took FC Bayern 296 days to lose a match again, and then there was an abrasion!
At 4: 1, TSG Hoffenheim swept through brave but tired and unfocused-looking fights in Munich on Sunday afternoon. A victory that was also highly deserved. And it was not an accident.
Because TSG coach Sebastian Hoeneß, nephew of former president Uli and son of Dieter Hoeneß, did not hide the fact that this was “a special match for me” even before kick-off.
He had worked for FC Bayern for the past three years, most recently leading his second team to the third division championship.
“We want them to feel the game they played three days ago through the way we do things,” Hoeneß said even before the game. Heaven on the 120 minutes Bayern had to play in the Super Cup against Sevilla FC on Thursday.
Hoeneß calls for “courage and conviction”
“And if we hurt them and we are disgusting, then the game could be a little more present than usual.” He asked for “courage and conviction from the beginning. There is no way around it.”
The 38-year-old received what he asked for from his charges. With great commitment and dedication, TSG defended loud and focused, pushed bravely, and repeatedly fought back dangerously.
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Kraichgauer put in a style of play that Bayern apparently did not expect. The Munich team was rarely able to play their dominant game.
Movie of compliments to Hoffenheim
“A big compliment to Hoffenheim and Sebastian Hoeneß,” he even praised Bayern coach Hansi Flick: “His team closed our rooms very well. We had few opportunities to play our offensive game as we normally do.”
Although Flick explicitly did not want to blame fatigue for his team’s defeat, between the lines he noted that his players weren’t fresh: “We just couldn’t play our chances more resolutely, with the dynamism with which we normally can.”
Robert Lewandowski really makes a significant contribution to this dynamic. Flick giving Poles like Leon Goretzka, Niklas Süle and Lucas Hernández a break failed.
Zirkzee, Tolisso and Davies do not convince
Especially Joshua Zirkzee and Corentin Tolisso could not equally replace the last outstanding Goretzka and Lewandowski. Alphonso Davies also did not convince in his first starting eleven of the current season.
Bavaria’s defensive network seemed strangely erratic, also because David Alaba rarely appeared sovereign in central defense. If Manuel Neuer had not been in top form, TSG could have scored four more goals.
Because Kraichgauer was not impressed by the substitutions of Lewandowski and Goretzka. Hoeneß responded with an equally aggressive new staff, bringing in Mijat Gacinovic and Ihlas Bebou.
“So we managed to remain dangerous throughout the season,” said the 38-year-old with satisfaction.
Rosen: “A game full of history”
The fact that the 6030 spectators in the PreZero Arena “created the atmosphere as if it were 60,000”, as Alexander Rosen was impressed, also strengthened the support of the TSG.
Flick saw it completely differently and wanted to get the game started quickly. “Now the focus is only on Wednesday’s game against Dortmund”, he already looked back at the German Super Cup (Super Cup: FC Bayern – Borussia Dortmund, Wednesday, from 8.30 pm on LIVETICKER). Until then, there will only be a three-day break for Munich’s busy staff.
“We are not looking for excuses now. It is just one game every few days,” Neuer said. Heaven. “That’s why we can’t talk so much about the fact that we are broken after the game, we have to accept it.”
In order to do the gigantic program justice in the coming months, the people of Munich need at least two newcomers by the end of the transfer period on October 5. At the press conference, Flick was asked what it means for his goals that these new signings do not occur. His blunt answer: “I don’t worry about that.”
