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Lothar Matthaus blames Bayern Munich for failing to replace Philippe Coutinho, Thiago Alcantara and Ivan Perisic as he questions the team’s ‘focus’ after shock defeat to Holstein Kiel
- World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus says Bayern Munich lack depth
- He says Hansi Flick needs to rest and spin the players during the busy schedule
- He also says the player’s lack of ‘focus’ is the reason for his poor form
Lothar Matthaus believes Bayern Munich lack depth after parting ways with Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Perisic and Thiago Alcantara.
The World Cup winner criticized the club’s recruiting policy, saying the Bundesliga squad needed a wider range of options to be able to rest and rotate players during the busy 2020 schedule – 2021.
Matthaus also said that the player’s lack of ‘focus’ is preventing Hansi Flick’s side from establishing the dominance they have shown in their treble 2019-20 campaign.
World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus (above) says Bayern Munich lack depth in the squad
Matthaus told Sky Sports Germany: “ I have to criticize the purchasing policy a bit. With Philippe Coutinho, Thiago and Ivan Perisic, you have lost three players.
“They were, of course, important players. They were always there and brought the necessary quality with them.
“With many newcomers it may take a while to get started or the quality may just not be there to say, ‘They make a difference.’
“You knew from the start that it would be a long and difficult season with a lot of games.
He criticized the recruiting team for not replacing Coutinho, Alcantara and Perisic
He says Hansi Flick needs to rest and spin players during busy 2020-2021 schedule
“ I think the breadth of the team in terms of quality is not set up in such a way that you can go through the rotation and maintain the quality. ”
Bayern have struggled to stay in shape this season, having been sent off from DFB Pokal on penalties by second-tier Holstein Kiel, his first cup outing facing lower league opposition in 17 years.
The shocking result came just days after pulling a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 to Borussia Monchengladbach in the league.
In total, Bayern have lost 12 points in 15 games during the 2020-2021 season – seeing the German giants suffer the worst defensive record of the Bundesliga’s top six to date.
He also says the player’s lack of ‘focus’ is the reason for his poor form this season.
Bayern were sent off from DFB Pokal and lost 3-2 to Borussia Monchengladbach
The last time a top-flight German team experienced such a sluggish defense was in 1981-82.
Matthaus doesn’t think the problem lies with the manager’s system, instead he said the club’s form depends on the player’s ‘focus’.
He said: “There is a lack of focus. Maybe it’s also because of the high stress level, because of the many games last year, and there was little break.
“There’s no real need to change the system now, just maybe the position of the system should be moved back a little more. So that there is not 30 or 35 meters of space between Manuel Neuer and the back four for the opponent to exploit – this is where they continue to play.
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