Bayern Munich suddenly received their third defeat in just 8 days with a 2-3 loss to Bochum in round 22 of the Bundesliga.
The defending champion Germany is going through an extremely difficult period. They were 8 points behind Bayer Leverkusen on the Bundesliga rankings after only 22 rounds. In the UEFA Champions League, they also lost 0-1 to Lazio in the first leg.
As an away team against the much underrated team Bochum, Bayern fans expected a resounding victory after Jamal Musiala opened the scoring very early. But then consecutive mistakes made the Gray Tigers pay the price with a 2-3 defeat. Here are 4 things to learn from Bayern Munich’s disappointing loss.
Thomas Tuchel is on the verge of being fired
It can be said that until now Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich has completely failed. They play football with no tactical identity and lack of solidarity. Tuchel is simply praying for the personal qualities of Harry Kane, Leroy Sane and to some extent Jamal Musiala.
The issue of personnel selection of this 50-year-old strategist is being questioned. In a week where he left Matthijs de Ligt to choose Eric Dier, left Leroy Sane to replace Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and played an unfamiliar 3-defender scheme, Bayern Munich received 3 extremely painful defeats.
The prospect of going empty-handed in the UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga is gradually appearing and that is unacceptable to the fans, when the Bavarian Gray Tigers have been reinforced with Kane and Kim Min-jae, during the season. last summer.
Harry Kane continues to decline
Before the match against Bochum, Tuchel emphasized that Kane was not satisfied with what he received on the field. If you look at the weak loss against Bayer Leverkusen, where the English striker only had 1 chance, this is completely correct.
However, after the match against Bochum, Harry Kane really cannot complain about anything. The former Tottenham Hotspur player scored 1 goal, but he also missed a number of other big opportunities. Two of them took place at the beginning of the first half and the end of the second half.
Kane was given a great chance to make it 2-0 in the 18th minute when Jamal Musiala played a stunning outside pass through the heart of the Bochum defense and to his feet. However, contrary to his inherent class, the 30-year-old striker shamelessly sent the ball over the crossbar.
In the 92nd minute, this striker continued to miss another big opportunity. He was fed a ball just at range by Mathys Tel in an unmarked position, but hit the goal with a header, causing Bayern to leave the field with 0 points. Overall, Kane is clearly in decline during this period.
Dayot Upamecano black spot
Many Bayern players have had difficulties in the past week, but Dayot Upamecano is the name that deserves the most criticism. Just four days after being sent off in the Champions League loss to Lazio, his obvious elbow in the match against Bochum earned him a red card and gave the hosts a goal.
Not only that, this defender has also lost the ball 5 times since being put on the field to replace Noussair Mazraoui in the 33rd minute. This is really an extremely poor performance from the French star. and Tuchel needs to forcefully get rid of him in the near future.
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