No, 2022 doesn’t start well for Bavaria!
The emergency team (13 failures) from coach Julian Nagelsmann (34) conceded a 1: 2 bankruptcy at the start of the second half against Gladbach. The people of Munich are actually not making a bad game. Nagelsmann: “In principle, I am not at all dissatisfied with the performance, of course with the result.”
The corona chaos in Bavaria has left its mark!
The starting eleven came up after nine (!) Corona infected people during the winter break (Neuer, Coman, Davies, Hernández, Nianzou, Richards, Sané, Tolisso, Upamecano), two injured (Goretzka, Stanisic) and two professionals playing at the Africa Cup (Choupo-Moting, Sarr) almost by itself.
But now there is hope in sight!
Kingsley Coman (25), Corentin Tolisso (27) and Omar Richards (23) returned to team training yesterday in the driving snow in Munich. Coman and Richards completed a 30-minute running session. Tolisso even practiced with the reservists.
Nagelsmann urges patience. Especially with the French Coman (most recently torn muscle fiber) and Tolisso (muscle hardening), due to previous injuries, one must first wait and see how they react to the strain.
Nagelsmann: “Coco (Tolisso; the editor) makes a very good physical impression, King (Coman; the editor) couldn’t do much about the Christmas break because he had a serious injury before that. We have to see what makes sense. “
Could more stars return against Cologne?
Unlikely. Nagelsmann: “I’m not counting on an extremely large number of returnees who are eligible for the first team.” The coach only had young and amateur players on the bench against Gladbach. Paul Wanner came in the 75th minute and became the youngest Bayern player in the Bundesliga at 16 years and 15 days.
It’s clear: Leon Goretzka (26) will still be missing. The midfielder may face knee surgery because of persistent patellar tendon problems. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (35 / quarantine in the Maldives) will return to Munich on Monday night. Lucas Hernández (25 / also in the Maldives) should end the isolation on Friday. For Cologne, the French, unlike Neuer, is not yet an option.
Leroy Sané (25), Dayot Upamecano (23) and Tanguy Nianzou (19 / all with positive results on Monday) will probably return at the beginning of next week if the omicron variant is not detected in them. As a fully vaccinated person, you can test yourself free on the seventh day using a rapid PCR or antigen test. If all investigations are successful by then, they could be in the squad against Cologne.
So the risky corona puzzle at Bayern continues …
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