Bayern Munich and injury problems go together like wine and cheese. Record Meister Manchester City never seem to go a season without a key player suffering a serious injury that keeps them sidelined for an extended period of time. Key players like Manuel Neuer, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Kim Min-jae, Raphael Guerreiro, Alphonso Davies, Nousser Mazraoui, Thomas Muller and several others have all missed multiple games this season with various injury issues, making life extremely difficult for manager Thomas Tuchel.
Not to mention Bouna Sarr’s ruptured cruciate ligament and Harry Kane’s back injury in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid meant they missed the final few Bundesliga games of the season. Simply put, Bayern have been plagued by injuries again this season, a recurring theme that has plagued them when it matters most. Really The only time that looked in their favour in that regard was back in the forgettable 2019/20 season, when Robert Lewandowski’s knee injury rest, mainly during the COVID-19 lockdown, meant he would have otherwise missed many key games in the title race and eventual trophy chase that season. Sextuplets.
But is there something going on behind the scenes at Sabener Strasse, or is Bavaria really that Most likely just bad luck? Recent rumors suggest the answer lies in Bayern’s coaching staff. According to Tz’s Philipp Kessler, Manuel Bonnke and Hannah Reif (via @iMiaSanMia), Bayern are considering the possibility of firing head fitness coach Dr. Holger Broich this summer. He’s been with the club since 2014 after serving in various fitness coaching roles at Bayer Leverkusen. Dee WorkselfBut his time may be coming to an end.
According to reports, not only Tuchel but also Julian Nagelsmann are not happy with Bayern’s injury situation and believe Broich is partly to blame. Hansi Flick was reportedly the last manager to agree with Broich, and Vincent Kompany is likely to bring in someone else to replace him this summer. Inside Bayern, Andreas Kornmeyer is being talked about as a possible replacement for Broich if he were to resign.
While nothing has been confirmed yet, this is not the first time there has been a disagreement between the Bayern manager and the physiotherapists and team doctor, with Pep Guardiola famously rushing players back from injury against the advice of former team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt.
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