Thomas Muller on the occasion of the World Cup in Germany and the next season of Bayern Munich

For the first time since the crash of Germany's World Cup, Thomas Muller spoke in an interview with Sky Germany after a charity golf tournament for the foundation Young Wings. Now he has had some good weeks to rest and recuperate after the disappointing tournament, but he still admitted that Die Mannschaft was simply not good enough in Russia:

You think about what caused it. The subject is very varied and in football, there is no single solution. It is a fact that we have scored too few goals; Muller believes that the magnitude of the disappointment will only help him stay more and more motivated for the coming season with Bayern Munich and Die Mannschaft friendly matches. / Qualifiers:

I have learned that the biggest defeats – as much as they hurt – are also the biggest motivations for the future, both in the near future, in that which concerns the beginning of the season in a week, and For Bayern, it's the beginning of a new chapter under the leadership of Niko Kovac, to whom the stars of the World Cup are not yet returned to Säbener Strbade and will not travel to the United States. States for the summer Audi Tour. The rest of the team has already spent a few weeks training with Kovac, including Renato Sanches, who was on loan, and Serge Gnabry, newcomer. Muller remains very optimistic about the upcoming season with a new manager, but admits that it will take some time for all players to completely click on:

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We have a whole new season ahead of us; everyone must get to know each other. Everyone feels positive about the new time together. The team and the coaching staff both have big goals. It corresponds to the feeling of transition that you feel. I am looking forward to it. FC Bayern sets the highest goals, the highest ambitions. We also know that we must first get used to each other – the team and the coaching staff. That's why I do not presume either that everything will be fine from the start. But I am very excited about the new tasks to be done.

Muller, as well as all the stars of the Bayern World Cup, will have a few weeks to train with the rest of the team before their opening match against Hoffenheim on August 24th. to mention the DFL Supercup that is scheduled for August 12 against Eintracht Frankfurt. For Muller, he will personally try to improve the 15 goals and 18 badists that he has recorded in all the competitions of the 2017/2018 season en route to the sixth consecutive title of the Bayern Bundesliga, falling right beside of the DFB-Pokal and the Champions League. For Muller, Kovac and Bayern, the goal for 2018/2019 is simple; more of a piece of silverware.