For a relatively small market window, even in times of difficulty due to financial fair play, Joshua Kimmich is a recurring name in the FC Barcelona market. The 29-year-old German international, the embodiment of Bayern Munich for many seasons, is going through difficult times just like the Bavarian club. The 3-0 loss to Leverkusen against Bayer it pushes him away 5 points from the lead and maybe of the Bundesliga title for the first time in 12 year. “In our game, in general, there is little to see in terms of the joy of playing, creativity, ease and freedom, we really have problems creating chances,” he said solemnly. Bayern’s third captain continued his criticism. “I don’t have the feeling that we’re getting along, that we’re playing well,” he said, in a statement with profound depth.
Of course, what seems increasingly apparent is that Bayern, normally an exemplary club in its stability, has lost it in recent times. In a year, when the team was starting to show signs of slowing down, it cost executives like Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn their jobs. Christoph Freund (former Salzburg sporting director) and Max Eberl (Leipzig) arrived, while Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeness, club legends of the 70s and 80s, returned to take on more visible roles.
In Germany, there has long been talk of disunity between the squad and the coach, Thomas Tuchel, the award-winning replacement for Julian Nagelsmann, the one who might have been and might not have been, and the current coach of German. Tuchel, surprisingly, has also been linked for a few days as a candidate to coach Barça after Xavi Hernández’s announcement to leave Barça’s bench at the end of the current season. For now, Jan-Christian Dreesen, Bayern’s general director, had to step out on Saturday to reinforce Tuchel’s authority and make sure he was not in danger. “Our confidence in the coach does not change,” he said.
Regarding the game “without joy and without creativity,” Kimmich mentioned his own shortcomings on the field, but when referring to solutions he suggested “questions to the coach.” In the summer there was already talk about the differences between the team guide on the field and the master of the bench, the latter understands that in coverage the 6 does not give everything it should. And, at the end of January, Bild reopened the door to a possible departure for Kimmich in the summer, although he has a contract that runs until 2025.
The tense atmosphere was palpable even among Bayern fans. A banner with the message ‘Tuchel out’ went up at Bayern’s stadium next to the underground car park the day after Leverkusen’s shake-up. An icon like Lothar Matthaus – who, for those around him, is from Bayern – spoke a long time ago about the “broken relationship” between the team and the coach. Recently, he attacked his football. “With Tuchel, Bayern did not evolve in terms of football as expected by many fans, including me. It lacks football appeal,” he criticized. In other words, if there was a perfect context to think about a summer of important squad movements at Bayern, this is next.
Source: La Verdad
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