Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund cited fatigue and the lack of returning players for the team’s struggles against FC Düren.
“We didn’t play well and you could tell we were tired. It wasn’t easy to play here today, but of course we want to play better and have more fun on the pitch – we had a hard time with that today. We didn’t create as many chances as we would have liked. The young players did well. The international players are now returning, the group is getting bigger and bigger, which is also good for training,” said Freund (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Freund is not wrong, but it would not be too crazy for the players who suited up to be better than FC Düren as well.
Looking for more thoughts on why Bayern Munich might have lost out on its pursuit of Xavi Simons — and what we learned from it? What about some talk on how fans should be feeling at this point of the preseason? Good, then we have you covered with the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show. You can get the podcast on Patreon, Spotify, or below: