Bayerns 1: 1 against Freiburg: Bavarian Soloists – Sport

• Bayern conceded against SC Freiburg in the 89th minute and lost the tie with Borussia Dortmund.
• Scorer Lucas Höler then explains how he scored the goal.
• Bayern's sports director, Hasan Salihamidzic, is mostly lacking speed in his team's game.

Even for all those who had not seen the match and the previous work Bayern won, the protagonists' statements were enough to understand the master's problems. It was enough even to listen to the inhabitants of Friborg to understand what distinguishes the relatively small sports club team from all the Munich stars. Let's take a closer look at Freiburg's Lucas Höler, who equalized in the 89th minute to bring the 1-1 (0-0) performance to Bayern 1-0 (80 ") for Serge Gnabrys.

"My place is between the two central defenders," began his presentation on his clearly defined work. He then saw from his position between Jérôme Boateng and Niklas Süle that his colleague Christian Günter had pbaded to the left of the balloon. "And then," Höler continued, "it's clear the ball is coming from behind the chain." Höler came in because he already knew that Günter would play the ball behind the defensive line. And when the ball came in there, Höler only had to slip into the center to push the ball over national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

It is an automatism, a plan of action planned and recurring that has allowed Freiburg to be the first in Munich since 1997. Boateng made a move after the 1: 1 towards Süle, and Höler pronounced later two sentences which summarized very precisely the contrasting situation in the duped Munich. Substitute striker Nils Petersen said: "Of course, the Bavarians are not what you know, but they still have very good individual players." But it was not possible to go ahead: but no team mentions automatisms as well as planned and recurring action plans. The photo showed Gnabrys' first goal in the Bayern jersey, which he had started with a dribble on the right side in the center and a definite conclusion in the corner, so with a single gesture. Or again: soloist Gnabry 1, the Friborg team 1.

Bavarians do not miss only "lightness and joy"

Twenty-one years ago, when Freiburg im Breisgau was 4-0 in Munich, Bayern striker Jurgen Klinsmann had made a hole in an advertising backdrop that found its way into the Museum of the Masters. This time, however, these collateral damage did not materialize, but the sentences that were subsequently pronounced gave the impression that the Bavarians are now seeking rather agitated solutions to their sporting problems. "We still played slowly, we did not have a lot of chances, it sounded gloomy," said Cund, before continuing: "We can not do everything at the speed as fast as possible ". There is a lack of "pleasure and joy", you play "30 meters in front of the opposing goal, one hour or 80 minutes, but we can not get the right pressure".

As clear as this inventory was, Salihamidzic had trouble identifying the reasons for the deficiencies. This was also true for coach Niko Kovac. Although he has acknowledged the failures of his very talented individuals, solutions that he has publicly presented but not, a week before the top match of the championship leader, Borussia Dortmund, who now counts four points from 39, advance on Bayern. "It was not what you hoped to hope for," said Kovac, "we are not so creative." In addition, his team again cleared a goal after a center. "In the middle, we do not have to stand up to pbad between us," Kovac said during the break between Boateng and Süle Höler. Almost congruent, only reversed, he came on Tuesday in the Fourth Division Cup, SV Rödinghausen, to his Anschlusstor. Moreover, in this game, the cross had not been prevented before and in the middle of the award, it was wrong.

At least this recurring trend can be seen at Bayern, although it may well go by. And even on the offensive, where it would be beneficial for each player to know in advance what to expect from his colleague, a superordinate and collective action was barely recognizable. "We were struggling to score," said substitute Thomas Müller.

The fact that Kovac initially defended right back Joshua Kimmich in the defensive midfielder did not help to make up for the absence of the injured creative player Thiago Alcántara. Kimmich suffered a lot of balloon losses, which was probably due to the fact that around him tracks and pbadages were appropriate and that his colleagues' loyalty in position was lacking. For its part, the Freiburg team acted wisely in clearly identifiable processes as an alternative to much better staffed but unstructured Munich soloists. It probably also meant Freiburg goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow, who recalled the difference from previous defeats in Munich. But he did not want to make a clear distinction, just because of his piety. He said hesitantly, "I am not the Bayern badyst." Then he smiles knowingly.