Manuel Neuer was able to score more shots than Sadio Mae, as Bayern Munich lost 1-0 to Augsburg. This marked their longest winless streak in over 20 years.
The four-game run without a Bundesliga victory coincides also with a five game stretch Mane scores streak of zero, the former Liverpool man’s longest baron run in 2022.
Following draws against Stuttgart and Union Berlin, the defeat came with Borussia Monchengladbach. Bayern leavingWith 12 points, they are fifth on the table heading into international break. This is their lowest point total after seven games in 2011/12.
Mane had the opportunity to open the scoring when he was matched up one-on-1 with Rafal Giesiwicz, the opposition goalkeeper. His precise tackle denied Mane the chance. That quickly became the theme.
The Pole blocked a few attempts throughout the match. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, in desperate times, threw his opposing number 1 upfield. Neuer almost scored with one his two efforts.
Gikiewicz, the German shot-stopper, pulled off the greatest save of the match. He brilliantly blocked Nagelsmann’s goal-bound header and left Nagelsmann with no answers.
“I’m sorting my thoughts,” the shocked 35-year-old said in the aftermath.
“When I look at the statistics, it’s basically the case that we have to win the game.
“We let a lot of chances flow out of the stadium in the first and second half – with a lot of superior numbers, with a lot of space behind the defence.
“With simple one-on-ones we could have used the space well, but we gave away a lot of manpower and played very laissez-faire in the last third.”
Asked specifically about Mane’s lack of goals, the manager added: “I’m not talking about individual players now, I’ll do that in the dressing room.”
Nagelsmann was also questioned if Robert Lewandowski was still missing from his life., who has eight league goals for Barcelona this season, twice the number of Bayern’s top scorer, Jamal Musiala.
He replied: “What does it matter if I say no? He replied: “What does it matter if i say no?
“We substituted the classic nine [Mane]With [Eric-Maxim] Choupo-Moting today and we don’t have another one. It doesn’t really matter what I answer now.
“If I say no, then you will say ‘He doesn’t see the problem,’ If I say yes, then everyone writes: ‘He misses Lewandowski’.”
Bayern are now heading to Munich’s Oktoberfest. This is a time for celebration for the Bavarian giants. However, this year the mood seems solemn.
Asked how he will spend his time off, Naglesmann replied: “I think about everything – about me, about the situation, about everything.”
Oliver Kahn, the club’s legendary CEO, matched the mood by defending his manager and criticising players’ concentration.
“I think that we are working out a wealth of opportunities and scoring far too few goals,” he explained. “We simply cannot make the punch at the end.
“The opponent can always clarify [finish clinically]The last pass is often played too slow, again and again. There is a lack in the necessary concentration.
“We are now on an international break, so we will take our time to take a look at everything. Also, analyse. Talk a lot. Seek to get back on the path of success as soon as possible.
“We’ll get to the bottom of it all. We’re not dealing with any other coaches now, we’re convinced of Julian.”
Rumblings In Germany, it is already in progressThomas Tuchel, a former Chelsea manager, was recently fired.
Media giants BILD report that the Champions League winner is ‘much appreciated’ by Bayern’s hierarchy, and Nagelsmann has a ‘kick-out’ clause in his contract, meaning the incumbents time off will include plenty of introspection.
