It appears like the start of the tip of an period for Bayern Munich.The Bavarian powerhouse misplaced once more Sunday, and its probabilities of securing a record-extending twelfth consecutive Bundesliga title look slim as league chief Bayer Leverkusen pulled eight factors clear with 12 rounds remaining.It was Bayern’s third defeat in eight days, a run that began with a chastening 3-0 loss at Leverkusen, then a 1-0 defeat at Lazio within the Champions League, earlier than Bochum got here from behind to win 3-2 within the Bundesliga on Sunday.
“It feels like a horror film that just doesn’t end,” Bayern midfielder Leon Goretzka mentioned.Bayern hadn’t misplaced three video games in a row since May 2015, when the group coached by Pep Guardiola had already clinched the Bundesliga title and was targeted on the Champions League. (‘Knowing Personal Stories Of Indian Fans Was Special,’ Former Manchester United Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer)
The scenario is vastly completely different now as Bayern cannot afford any extra slip-ups both domestically or within the Champions League, with Lazio visiting for the second leg of their round-of-16 match on March 5.
Even if Bayern does handle to advance, Thomas Tuchel’s group doesn’t look able to upsetting event favorites like Manchester City or Real Madrid.Of best concern for Bayern, nonetheless, is the disappearance of its aura of home superiority — Bayern will not be the most effective group in Germany anymore as Leverkusen clearly demonstrated in its win over the defending champion.
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Tuchel’s group was already knocked out of the German Cup by third-division Saarbrücken within the second spherical. And Bayern solely gained the Bundesliga title final 12 months as a result of Borussia Dortmund squandered its probability on the ultimate day.
Rivals not concern the Bavarian powerhouse. Bochum — a group that Bayern defeated 7-0 in Munich earlier this season — fought onerous and took its possibilities. It additionally wanted veteran goalkeeper Manuel Riemann at his finest to disclaim Leroy Sané late on as Bayern had 27 pictures in comparison with Bochum’s 13.
Tuchel blamed unhealthy luck for the defeat, however Bochum displayed extra dedication than his gamers. Bayern was at its finest when Tuchel despatched on the 18-year-old French ahead Mathys Tel, who maybe ought to have began.Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich clashed with assistant coach Zsolt Löw after the match, suggesting tensions between gamers and the teaching employees.
Tuchel himself stayed within the dugout for a lot of the second half whereas Bochum counterpart Thomas Letsch had the sideline to himself to induce on his gamers. Bayern chief govt Jan-Christian Dreesen mentioned Tuchel will stay in cost for Bayern’s subsequent match in opposition to visiting Leipzig on Saturday, however he did not rule out making a change at a later stage.
Bayern’s struggles have come regardless of summer season signing Harry Kane scoring 25 objectives in 22 video games up to now, topping the Bundesliga scoring chart by a large margin. But a lot has been made within the German press of Bayern’s different extremely paid stars — Kimmich, Goretzka, Sané, Serge Gnabry and Matthijs de Ligt — and their failure to satisfy expectations.Tuchel, who took over from the fired Julian Nagelsmann lower than a 12 months in the past, is encountering the identical issues as his predecessor, who had taken over from Hansi Flick in 2021.
Oliver Kahn, who was Bayern CEO on the time, mentioned Bayern wasn’t displaying its true potential beneath Nagelsmann.But Kahn is gone now, too, fired together with sporting director Hasan Salihamidžic on the finish of final season simply hours after Bayern’s title win.It continued the boardroom upheaval that began when former membership president Uli Hoeness stepped down in 2019 and former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge adopted in 2021. Both Hoeness and Rummenigge are on Bayern’s supervisory board.
Kahn changed Rummenigge as CEO. Dreesen, who changed Kahn, should work out how you can get Bayern again on observe.Former Borussia Mönchengladbach and Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl is tipped to affix the Bavarian powerhouse as quickly as subsequent month.
