Stefan Effenberg has criticized Matthijs de Ligt from FC Bayern. The 55-year-old can well understand Thomas Tuchel’s decision to rely on Min-jae Kim and Dayot Upamecano in defense.
“Thomas Tuchel is currently setting up the right central defense with Min-jae Kim and Dayot Upamecano,” wrote Effenberg in his column for t-online: “Matthijs de Ligt is rightly left out at the moment because he has deficits in terms of speed and Build-up play. As a central defender, you have to play quickly and not just play across the board. I see clear advantages for the other two.”
De Ligt has played five competitive games so far this season. However, the 24-year-old Dutchman was only in the starting line-up in the 3-0 defeat in the DFL Supercup against RB Leipzig. After all, he was allowed to start against VfL Bochum on Saturday for the first time in the league.
On Wednesday, FC Bayern beat Manchester United 4-3 at the start of the Champions League. “The result is a bit deceptive because the victory was well deserved,” explained Effenberg, who also identified problems in Munich’s game.
“They have to get more control back into their game now. If I’m leading 2-0, then I don’t have to keep looking for the spectacle, but play it down seriously. I don’t know whether the team is made for that because they are in the “The offensive has extremely high quality. If they want to go far in this competition, they can’t concede so many goals. But I’m not a fan of always pointing the finger at the defense. Everyone has to defend together,” said Effenberg.
FC Bayern: “Potential for conflict” when it comes to squad planning
When it comes to squad planning, the former Bayern professional sees “continued potential for conflict between Tuchel and the club management. It went back and forth. First he expressed himself. Then of course there was an answer. According to reports, Tuchel was put in a bit of a place during the international break . Tuchel has to deliver now. He has to achieve something with this squad, which is still worth almost a billion euros. He also has enough options in midfield and players with a high level of game intelligence.”
On Saturday, Bayern will face Bochum (3:30 p.m. in LIVETICKER). On Tuesday (8:45 p.m.) the game in the first round of the DFB Cup will take place at third division club Preußen Münster, before the top game at RB Leipzig is scheduled for next Saturday.
2023-09-23 13:19:00
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