Image of Musiala's broken leg shocked German football - Photo: Reuters
And the moment of terrible pain for star Musiala was perhaps the bottom of the emotions of German fans.
The defeats are understandable and heartbreaking.
For decades, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have represented the full image of German football. Bayern Munich is powerful, winning titles and the brightest stars of German football. Dortmund represents the fiery spirit, with the most powerful fan base in the world (for many consecutive seasons, Dortmund held the record for the rate of fans filling the stadium), even though they are not as successful as their rivals.
When Bayern Munich and Dortmund reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup, the Bundesliga became the dominant tournament. But that joy was short-lived, as both teams were quickly eliminated.
As for Dortmund, they lost to Real Madrid again. That was the third loss in just over a year for the German representative to the Spanish royal team. Dortmund's strength is much weaker than Real Madrid's, which is obvious to everyone, but losing continuously without creating any surprises is really sad. For comparison, fans can see that even the "second place king" of the Premier League, Arsenal, or teams in a terrible decline like AC Milan, have also defeated Real Madrid at times.
Those defeats were a sad sign for Dortmund - a team that had periods of making Real Madrid tremble, when they were led by coach Jurgen Klopp. Since Klopp left, Dortmund has significantly lost its tenacity.
Dortmund losing to Real Madrid is understandable, and Bayern Munich losing to PSG is also understandable at this time. PSG is considered the strongest team in the world, and in fact they almost gave Bayern Munich no chance to fight back. But the fact that the "gray tigers" were completely helpless despite playing with one more player in the last 15 minutes of the match made fans fed up. Even sadder, Bayern Munich had dominated PSG with 5 wins in the last 6 encounters in the past 5 years.
Vincent Kompany surprised fans when Bayern Munich leaders trusted him - Photo: Reuters
Too many problems
Bayern Munich's weak resistance revealed the ability of coach Vincent Kompany, who until now has left the "gray tiger" fans confused, not understanding why he was appointed by the board of directors.
The former Belgian centre-back had only a few years of experience with average European teams (Anderlecht, Burnley), before being unexpectedly appointed to the hot seat at the Allianz Arena. Kompany had a brilliant football career, but with Man City and the Belgian national team, with no connection to the Germans.
The appointment of Kompany is as puzzling as the way Bayern Munich have treated a series of famous coaches over the past 10 years. They were too hasty with Carlo Ancelotti - a great strategist who was fired after only 2 months in charge - but too patient with Niko Kovac, who also lacked experience.
Hansi Flick revived Bayern Munich in the 2019-2021 period, but the team's leadership was too superficial, not keeping him when the former player was invited by the German Football Federation. As a result, they fell into a new cycle, hastily appointing and then hastily firing names like Nagelsmann, Tuchel... In just about 8 years, the "gray tigers" lost 4 good coaches, making fans extremely regretful. After all, they chose a coach with almost no experience.
And the result is what has happened in the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup in the past few months. Bayern Munich have always been easy to beat when facing tough opponents, such as Inter Milan or PSG. It is a reflection of German football. From a team that was always on fire, it has become surprisingly easy to decode in big matches.
The coaching staff's ability, the problems at the top, the management system are the main reasons, and we cannot ignore another angle - human resources. Musiala is a rare star who has reached the world's top level of German football, as well as Bayern Munich at the moment. His development has been slowed down by 3 relatively serious injuries in the past year. And now the image of a gruesome fracture, making it certain that the 22-year-old midfielder will be out until the end of 2025.
In the disappointing defeat of Bayern Munich in the Champions League, at the FIFA Club World Cup, there was also the disappointment of German football.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bong-da-duc-hoang-mang-2025070623441726.htm
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