Bayern Munich have had a chaotic journey in 2022/23. From Champions League highs to DFB-Pokal exiting lows, the Rekordmeister have seen all of it. Now it’s coming all the way down to the final three video games of the Bundesliga season, an eleventh consecutive title very a lot nonetheless within the air.
However CEO Oliver Kahn is optimistic.
“After all we need to be German champions once more this 12 months — and we’ll make it!” Kahn stated in feedback showing in Tz (by way of @iMiaSanMia). “There have at all times been troublesome conditions previously, from which FC Bayern broke free and emerged stronger
“What issues is that the management stays calm, and that would be the case this time too. That’s what FC Bayern stands for, and that’s what I personally stand for — with all my ardour.”
Calm wasn’t precisely the looks Bayern confirmed to the world after sacking supervisor Julian Nagelsmann simply forward of a pivotal run of video games, and continued uneven performances since have left Kahn the topic of a lot ire. Nonetheless, the CEO tried once more to elucidate what had occurred.
“I can deal with criticism so long as it doesn’t change into private. These days, details are likely to get left behind,” Kahn stated. “Even earlier than the World Cup, we saved having massive fluctuations in efficiency. This pattern elevated after the World Cup. Ultimately we received to the purpose the place we needed to react.”
It’s been a protracted 12 months for the Bavarians, with the toll, each bodily and psychological, now coming to a head. Nonetheless, Bayern are in pole place nonetheless for the Bundesliga title — and Kahn trusts they’ve put the best man in place to deliver it residence.
“Thomas Tuchel stated after the sport in Mainz that our gamers give the impression of getting performed greater than 80 video games,” Kahn concluded. “An skilled coach like him can deal with it — however even he can’t change the whole lot in a single day.”