Bayern Munich players are facing criticism and scrutiny for taking a short holiday in Ibiza after losing 3-1 to Mainz with the Bundesliga 2021-22 title already wrapped up. (More Football News)
Bayern Munich clinched their 10th consecutive title with three rounds to spare on April 23, then followed up with a lackluster display in Mainz on Saturday. The Bavarian powerhouse was fortunate not to lose by more as Mainz hit the goal-frame four times in a dominant performance.
Like Bayern, mid-table Mainz had little more than pride to play for. Despite the heavy loss, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann stuck to his plan of giving his players Sunday and Monday off, which the majority took advantage of by traveling to the Spanish party island of Ibiza.
Former Bayern great Lothar Matthäus slammed the trip after the team바카라s dismal showing in Mainz. 바카라It바카라s not on at all, especially after such a game,바카라 Matthäus told Sky TV. 바카라If I were Julian Nagelsmann, I would have taken tougher action 바카라 the days off would have been scrapped after such a game.바카라
There바카라s nothing at stake for Bayern in its remaining Bundesliga games, and Nagelsmann had already signaled he would rotate the squad and give underused players a chance to play in the remaining matches against Mainz, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg.
While Mainz and Wolfsburg have little to play for, Stuttgart is fighting relegation.
Pellegrino Matarazzo바카라s team is only two points ahead of Arminia Bielefeld, which is second last in a direct relegation place, while Hertha Berlin is four points above Stuttgart and could yet be dragged back into the relegation zone.
Hertha coach Felix Magath had already questioned the Bayern players바카라 professionalism after winning the league.
바카라The season lasts until the final round. I don바카라t know why a team can then say: 바카라Nah, we바카라re not playing to the end of the season, we바카라re going to finish three weeks before.바카라 It doesn바카라t serve the Bundesliga nor the competition,바카라 said Magath, who coached Bayern to league and cup doubles in 2005 and 2006.
Nagelsmann reacted to Magath바카라s statement after the loss in Mainz by saying it was 바카라very clever of him. I don바카라t think he would have done it entirely unselfishly. He should watch the game and then he can call me. I also don바카라t talk about Hertha바카라s performance.바카라
But Magath doubled down after Bayern바카라s poor showing in Mainz and the subsequent trip to Ibiza.
바카라I would never allow such a thing, something like that would never come into my mind,바카라 Magath told the Bild tabloid on Sunday. 바카라Let바카라s see how it goes. It바카라s understandable to celebrate the title, but not for three weeks.바카라
Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić on Sunday defended the trip, saying it had been agreed before the loss in Mainz as a 바카라team-building measure.바카라
Salihamidžić said it should be evaluated in the wake of its disappointing Champions League exit to Spanish team Villarreal, and he rejected any doubts about the players바카라 attitude to the remaining Bundesliga games.
바카라It바카라s absolutely clear that our players will give their all on Sunday against Stuttgart,바카라 Salihamidžić said.
