The surprise duo can continue to play in central defense!
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel (50) once again gave Matthijs de Ligt (24) and Eric Dier (30) a starting eleven guarantee at the press conference on Friday for the Bundesliga away game this Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky) in Darmstadt.
The Bayern coach: “They win games, they work – that alone gives us the right to continue playing. They work well with each other, with the full-backs and the sixes. That’s why there’s little reason to change.”
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Which Bayern stars have a starting eleven guaranteed by Tuchel!
Very bitter for two million-dollar stars: New signing Minjae Kim (27/came from Naples for 50 million) and Dayot Upamecano (25/came from Leipzig in 2021 for 42.5 million) are only substitutes.
An astonishing development, because Dier (his contract has now been extended until 2025) came as a backup in January and de Ligt was only a bench warmer in the first half of the season. In addition to the long-running favorite “Upa”, Tuchel’s favorite Kim, who the coach had lured to Munich with phone calls, usually played.
Another star received a guarantee from Tuchel: The coach is also relying on Leon Goretzka (29) today after his surprising exclusion from the DFB!
Tuchel: “Leon is very disappointed – it was a hard decision. Sure, the time is getting shorter and shorter until the European Championships. But we support and push him. He’s been very good lately. Of course we noticed it, but we didn’t notice it in training. He trained very well. I fully expect him to play again tomorrow and play well.”
Also present in the dressing room before training: Bayern’s new sports director Max Eberl (l.) and sports director Christoph Freund
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On Wednesday, the midfield star’s mood was still visibly in the basement. On Friday afternoon he was able to laugh a lot again during the secret final training session.
In addition, Manuel Neuer (37/became a father for the first time on Thursday) is certainly in the starting line-up. After the birth of his son Luca, the keeper doesn’t take a baby break.
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Harry Kane (30) is in charge. Behind them Jamal Musiala (21) and Leroy Sané (28), of whom Tuchel demanded after 21 competitive games without scoring: “He has to deliver!” Joshua Kimmich (29) is planned as a right-back, and DFB newcomer Aleksandar Pavlovic (19 ).
Another thing was noticeable in the unit from 2 p.m. behind the privacy screen on Säbener Strasse: A star was wearing a tooth protector!
As he walked onto the training pitch, Alphonso Davies left his mouth guard hanging out of his mouth
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Alphonso Davies (23) trained with a mouthguard. Against Mainz (8:1) a week ago, the Canadian first received an elbow and then a kick in the face. As a result, two incisors in the upper jaw were displaced.
After individual running training on Tuesday, the left-back is now back with the team as normal. It is still unclear whether he will also start in Darmstadt (or Raphael Guerreiro).
2024-03-16 08:34:51
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