Bayern Munich legend and “backwoodsman” Lothar Matthäus has spoken out about the club’s crushing defeat.
“I think coach Thomas Tuchel expected Frankfurt to come out with four backs, but they came out with five. But I don’t think we should use that as an excuse.”
Munich lost 1-5 to Frankfurt in the 14th round of the 2023-24 German Bundesliga at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany at 11:30 p.m. on September 9. The loss ended Munich’s 12-match unbeaten run in the league.
It was a shocker that caught everyone off guard. In the 12th minute, a cross from the right was poorly handled by Nusair Mazrouei, allowing Fares Shaibi to connect with a powerful shot. Shaibi’s shot hit the crossbar and Omar Marmoussi pounced on the rebound to head home.
A mistake by Kim Min-jae also led to a goal. In the 31st minute, Ansgar Knauf won a contest with Kim Min-jae and found Junior Dina Ebimbe. Ebimbe got the ball and drove through the defense to score another goal.
The goals kept coming for Munich. In the 36th minute, Frankfurt gained possession after a Joshua Kimmich pass was intercepted and sent through Marmusi to Hugo Larsson. Larsson collected the ball and fooled Dayo Upamecano perfectly to make it 3-0. Kimmich pulled one back in the 44th minute, but the first half ended with a 1-3 Frankfurt lead.
In the second half, the goals kept coming for Munich. In the fifth minute of the second half, Upamecano’s dribble was intercepted and the ball found its way to Ebimbe, who finished with a neat finish to complete his hat-trick. In the 15th minute of the second half, Mario Götze’s pass found its way through Marmusi to the onrushing Knauff, who scored his fifth goal. The final score was 5-1, a crushing defeat for Munich.
Mateusz, who is usually a harsh critic of the Bavarians, also weighed in on the result: “It wasn’t Frankfurt’s system, it was 카지노 the attitude of the Munich players. Frankfurt were greedy, they drove deep, but Munich just watched, and that made the difference,” he wrote.
Tuchel reportedly didn’t have much of a reaction to Mateusz’s comments. Tuchel and Mateusz had a spat in an interview after the last round of 10 against Dortmund. This time, however, Tuchel had nothing to say to Mateusz’s criticism.