In club as in selection, the 2022/2023 season is not the best vintage for Thomas Müller. Swept away in the World Cup with Germany where he was eliminated in the group stage without showing anything, the 33-year-old is also in the tough club. In 16 matches played, he has only 3 goals and 6 offerings. Worse, he is slipping slowly, but surely on the bench of substitutes. The player under contract until June 2024 is particularly worried, especially since the Rekordmeister faces Paris Saint-Germain on February 14 in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Playing only 7 minutes in the Bavarians’ draw against RB Leipzig (1-1), he paid directly for the good form of two elements. Faced with the emergence of Jamal Musiala (12 goals and 10 offerings in 23 matches), he saw the position of attacking midfielder blocked for him. Now considered more of an option for the goalscoring position, he competes with Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting. An unexpected situation, but logical on the recent dynamic since the Cameroonian has 12 goals and 3 offerings in 17 matches with the Rekormeister. It is therefore in the face of strong competition that Thomas Müller is seeing his personal situation become complicated.
Thomas Müller understands his situation
Now considered Jamal Musiala’s understudy, but also Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting’s competitor for the center forward position, he will have to fight. A situation that does not really please the consultant and former Bayern Munich player Lotthar Matthaüs. “It does Thomas a disservice, he is in the wrong place up front. Let him play where he has his strengths. Thomas is behind the goalscorer, as he did with Robert Lewandowski. explained the consultant of Sky Sport Germany. However, the trend is confirmed and the main interested and aware that he will have to raise his level. “Each individual must submit to the team. This also applies to me. The most important thing is that we win as a team.” he explained after challenging Leipzig.
“Overall, I am in good contact with the coach, in a good exchange. We are both very communicative, we talk to each other very openly and we both want FC Bayern to win as many titles as possible. he continued. Words followed by those of sports director Hasan Salihamidžić. In Picturethe latter took stock of the complex situation of the 33-year-old player: “Thomas knows the situation. We have a strong team. It’s completely normal at Bayern Munich. Anyone who plays well will definitely play. This is the principle of performance. Downgraded to Bayern Munich, Thomas Müller will have to work hard and return to his best level to hope to change his situation.
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