What’s actually gone wrong at Bayern Munich?

[@benni523]

They have more points than last season after 24 games. Leverkusen incredible season just highlights the problems Bayern had for years.

[@gordon1545]

Yup, 54 points so far this season, 52 points at this stage last season. Even though they play 4 fewer games than other top leagues, those point totals over the past 3 seasons are pretty low to win titles. They haven't been going particularly well for years.

[@wenined9422]

Leverkusen is unbelievably good but Bayern was close in the first half of the season. There isn't an excuse for losing to Bremen, Bochum or Freiburg. They completely fell of in the second half of the season

[@SenorKraut]

It's not just that. The football is extremely underwhelming. Boring, spiritless football, random goals scored because of individual class while being extremely leaky in defence. Players are not developing and have been out of form for months. And to - no disrespect - potentially go out to Lazio in the CL is just ridiculous. I am not saying it is all Tuchels fault but big changes need to be made. He needs to go and at least half a dozen players too.

[@jamesgolightly5320]

Last season they dropped off badly tho. Dortmund gifted them the title.

[@casperguo7177]

The actual play is terrible. Disorganized at the back and I don’t even know what Tuchel is going for up front

[@peacebone8112]

Bayern aren't really much worse than previous seasons if you look at points and goal differential, it's just that leverkusen are having a historic season. Leverkusen's current point total is higher than basically all of Bayerns league winning tallies at this point in the season.

[@Constantinos_Is_Dead]

They are. They were winning games but not convincingly at all and it all boiled down to individual brilliance than proper team functioning.

[@eoin8156]

This is a quality Bayer team but that doesn’t change the fact Bayern have been in decline for 3 years now. We barely beat a god awful Dortmund side to the title last year.

[@joshuakimmich4486]

@@Constantinos_Is_Dead Hats off to you. Stats tell one story while watching games shows you another.

[@riquelmeone]

Bayern's problems on the pitch are just a symptom of the issues they have outside. Management has been abysmal for years.

[@maroda8094]

But Bayern isn't only competing in the bundesliga.. If you count all games, Cup matches, Champions League and Bundesliga, Tuchel is the worst coach since Klinsmann. Even Kovac had more Points per Games than Tuchel

[@Jaxymann]

Being a Spurs fan who wants Kane to finally win a league championship and a football fan who wants Leverkusen to finally end Bayern’s domination is honestly tearing me apart😭

[@Weknowball4rl]

Kane will get a title just not this year

[@liquid_brew2110]

rather have leverkusen take the dub

[@Franglaiso]

@@Weknowball4rl until Kane arrived, winning a bundesliga with Bayern is like winning an arse kicking contest when everyone else has one leg

[@yannick245]

Bayern is still in the UCL. As far as I remember. And I only believe that they didn't win the Bundesliga when the referee blows the whistle! Bayern has come back so many times. And they have the s.c. _"Bayern-Dusel"_ on their side. And Leverkusen has their nickname _"Vizekusen/Neverkusen"_ for a reason. Both phenomenons even have their on English Wikipedia article!

[@jonathand.t.5051]

The fact that Kane can potentially be one of the first footballers I can think of to get an Untitled vid from Secret Base is crazy given how many opportunities he got

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

I know it will sound strange but Bayern Munich's decline started in the 18/19 season under Kovac. Bayern were awful under Kovac and yet barely retained their Bundesliga title because Dortmund per usual collapse in the end. Bayern Munich won the sextuple the following season when Flick took over near the halfway point where Leipzig was leading the Bundesliga. Since then Bayern Munich had many infighting between the players, managers and board and puzzling transfer dealings that failed to replace key players from their 2020 dominance. Apart from Sane, Kane and Kim Min Jae. The rest were either poor or joined Bayern Munich at the wrong time. Last season Bayern Munich were lucky to retain their Bundesliga crown because Dortmund yet again failed miserably to win on the final day but now that Leverkusen stepped up their game after battling for survival when Alonso, Bayern Munich are falling apart and this was coming since Kovac was in charge. Years of complacency and failing to address their in house problems has finally caught up on them and the fallout is there for the world to see.

[@gregorsamsa2271]

Finally the correct analysis. Everybody thought with the CL, and all the titles in 2020, that everything was perfect. In many ways, this season, as ironic it sounds, was more poison than a blessing. I say this as a Bayern Munich fan myself, it blinded us. And made us immiatedly forget our already existing structural issues.

[@tayyabjr7187]

Someone cooked here

[@muldrake]

Sane and Kim Min Jae? Sane is currently playing his third bad second half of a season in a row. Kim is currently nowhere near the world class level that everyone expected he is, considering that he was regarded as one of the best transfers in summer. Kane has played a world class first half of the season and is now slowly adapting to the rest of the team, as you could see in some of his latest performances. The teams core needs to be completely exchanged. Goretzka, Kimmich, Gnabry... they were overrated due to overperforming for a while, they have played bad for over 2 seasons now.

[@toph8298]

Going from Guardiola, Ancelotti and Heynckes to Niko Kovac shocked me at the time. A real signal of decline.

[@choco-une]

Bayern have the pieces set already, how they haven’t signed a proper no.6 is beyond me.

[@devanman7920]

Poor Kane. He's so good and keeps performing and just can't catch a break. Also the fact this was the first back to back loss in 4 years is an absolutely mad stat.

[@grievuspwn4g3]

I wonder sometimes if there is some aspect of his game in any given season that isn't changed enough over the new year, so he gets sidelined by the time the critical games arrive.

[@sociolocomtsac]

True, but he doesn't help himself when he goes missing in big games. Not clutching important games.

[@benlane7282]

@@sociolocomtsacyou can’t clutch when you are being given no service. If the rest of the team is not there for the big occasions then of course he isn’t going to get goals.

[@astitvapandey9145]

Well I am a fan of Bayer Leverkusen but I really think Harry Kane should win a trophy. I am rooting for Bayern in ucl.

[@astitvapandey9145]

​@@sociolocomtsacit's the mistake of Thomas tuchel. He should have started with de ligt instead of dier and Davies instead of boey against Leverkusen

[@bryanocaya855]

Really appreciate you bringing the long format videos back!

[@nicovelardita8619]

Funny how losing the league for first time in more than a decade is widely considered a crisis for Bayern. This shows how big and competitive Bayern's legacy is Most teams would die for having these kind of crisis

[@bojidartodorov8611]

Because the Bundesliga is a farmers league with no competition at all

[@datdude3327]

last seasons Dortmund regen and this current Bayer Leverkusen transformation has made the Bundesliga interesting for the first time in years

[@bojidartodorov8611]

​@@datdude3327You are right but I am speaking in general.

[@phonzie1980]

@bojidartodorov8611 Liverpool are bottlers the fans don’t care if they win something or nothing stick to Europa League

[@murmor6890]

Bundesliga is the league with the lowest density in the top among top 4 leagues.

[@GuyJames]

I think it's two main issues: state-owned petro clubs have distorted the transfer market, and being dominant for so long raises expectations to an unreasonable level, thus putting too much pressure on everyone (while, as the video says, making players less hungry)

[@S_-if9dv]

Yeah I reckon they’ll return to the top very soon. It’s impossible to consistently dominate but it’s hardly a crisis

[@pelumijegede5833]

Here's a take: Nothing's actually gone wrong for bayern, compared to the top teams in Europe top leagues they are actually performing decently. The issue is that somehow we've gotten used to Bayern winning the Bundesliga every season. And we act like it's the end of the world if the team is in second. Bayern has dominated for the past decade, which honestly makes the league a bother to watch or we all know they win it at the end. Let's also give Bayer Leverkusen the credit they deserve, they have been absolutely amazing and rightfully deserve the league this season. Any other year bayern would probably still be top of the league even with their current performances. It just shows how exceptional bayer leverkusen have been.

[@its3amagain.]

this

[@inzainity9752]

Bayern loose to Lazio and saarbrucken and there is nothing wrong

[@tuijop7171]

You a « Bayern fan » ?

[@Ananas-280]

No, its not the league points or lead We are sick and tired of our preference under tuchel, we were literally knocked out by a 3rd tier team as well as humiliated by Leipzig...lost to lazio and barely won against Copenhagen which is a continuation of what happened last season since tuchel took over Believe me we do not care even a little bit about the Bundesliga, our problem is HOW we lose it We are uninspiring, boring and dead, we are not Bayern now that's our problem

[@pelumijegede5833]

@@Ananas-280 I understand your point but after years of domination, complacency starts to form among the players, coaching staff and club atmosphere. It's not just Tuchel really, Dortmund literally handed bayern the league last season, even two seasons ago, the performances were starting to look lacklustre. This season should be used as a launching pad, make a few changes to coaches, players etc and then next season it's back to domination

[@lorenzomartinez8543]

"Kane" is the obvious joke. "Tuchel" is the more likely reason.

[@whowouldyoutell]

Hierarchy uncertainty is the real reason

[@reun1clus]

Their defenders are terrible too… especially Upamecano

[@Weweta]

@@reun1clusthe ligt ain’t bad

[@solangediesternenochstehen]

It's also the squad, a team full of players with big egos who have won everything at the club and may need a new challenge

[@rpmahardika6650]

You know Tuchel won UCL and CWC (even super cup) with worse attacker. Kane is miles better, but no trophy

[@Kenny-lz3gh]

Guys Bayern isn't that bad this season. Leverkusen is undefeated this season. You can't do anything about that

[@epicmarschmallow5049]

I mean 3-0 loss to their main competitors, bad performance in the champions league and losing to an amateur side are really bad, way worse than the standing implies

[@NWbeats]

They are bad. Because Bayern normally wants to play good attractive football while also winning competitions. And they do this by winning important games. In this season, they play really unattractive football, they mostly rely on individual qualities instead of a team effort and they failed to win any important games (DFB Pokal game against Saarbrücken, Champions League first leg against Lazio, 2nd game against Leverkusen and all recent games). And their form seemingly is only trending downwards.

[@bfromm4936]

What do you mean you can't do anything? You could... you know... defeat them? But not with an arrogant asshole all the players hate as a head coach...

[@Ananas-280]

No, just no Bayern is horrendous in fact we deserve to be even lower in points but we've been saved many times due to just players quality Please don't talk if you know nothing about us or even watch any Bayern match apart from ucl or big matches

[@dankshadow5665]

have you seen bayern play they play atrocious football

[@Don-qf4hy]

It all started when they sacked Nagalsmenn last season for no reason.

[@senseiwu763]

Nagalsmenn blew 9 point lead so I think when Tuchel was avaible it was nobrainer for the club

[@peterfighter]

It all started when they made Hansi Flick to resign

[@felixwinkler6450]

​@@senseiwu763 I don't think it was a "nobrainer". I share the sentiment that in general Tuchel is/was the slightly better coach in a vacuum. If both were available at the same time, without any context and none of them already working for the club, I'd see why Bayern would go for the more experienced Tuchel. But they likely sacked Nagelsmann for personality reasons and then got someone who is very easily triggered by questions from the press and seems to hold an image of arrogance around his players at times. They sacked Nagelsmann because they were afraid of not winning any titles, but then only won one extremely lucky Bundesliga trophy thanks to Dortmund bottling it and a last minute winner from Musiala. Nagelsmann had a 2.31 points per game average with a team that lagged a striker after Lewandowski's departure. Tuchel got 200 million worth of players including Kane and only has a 2.02 average - the second worst average in 30 years, barely better than Klinsmann's. Nagelsmann also was still able to win all major titles last season, including the Champions League after eight straight wins, including seven of them to nothing. Nagelsmann's sacking cost Bayern at least 40 million Euro, plus 12 million salary per year for Tuchel, plus a few millions for staff. Take those roughly 70 million to this day and add the 120 million for Kane and 50 million for Kim and 30 million for Boey and you end up with a quarter billion invested, yet the results are worse. I'm pretty sure that Nagelsmann would have done just as well as Tuchel without that quarter billion spent. In that regard, I'm not sure that it was a "nobrainer".

[@HysenFatal]

​ Most top teams performed poorly after the World Cup, that for first time took place midseason.

[@megaplexXxHD]

Bro who tf is nagalsmenn? 🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Caoimhin1909]

Informative, as always, but the graphics have really gone up a level, too.

[@uncreative5766]

As an American, jokes and memes about Tottenham and Harry Kane aside, it's actually super refreshing to see someone other than Bayern win. Just the fact Bayern wins every year makes the Bundesliga unwatchable. It's very refreshing to see Leverkusen so close to finishing the race. I've had European expats as coworkers and they wanted to gauge my interest in watching UEFA leagues, and France, Spain, Italy, and Germany just don't have the same parity as England did until recently. Imagine my surprise when they told me that Serie A was the top league in the 90s. All I've ever known has been Juventus every single year.

[@justtop5400]

Premier league became the top league itw in 2018/19. It was La Liga for nearly 20 years before that

[@svkguha]

Bayern wins every season : Farmer’s league City wins every season : Most competitive league PL fans ☕️

[@solangediesternenochstehen]

A league should not just be about who wins every year though. Atmosphere and fan culture in Germany is the best in Europe.

[@c.9900]

Harry Kane shouldn't even be joked about. Without him they'd br even further behind.

[@fabiansaerve]

bro Man city won the pl 5 times in the last 6 years. If youre only watching for the "competitivness" then youre watching the wrong league lmao

[@newbie4789]

The lack of a local competition just became apparent when leverkusen finally made a competition

[@thomasfranz6467]

For years players at Bayern have been complaining about not being appreciated, and some have left because of that. This just tells that something is wrong in the management, and considering how Kahn and Brazzo were fired, I doubt the problem was with them. I have been a close Bayern fan for years, and it just hurts to see the 'family feeling' leave more and more. Sure, Bayern has been mainly a business for years before that already, but it still somehow felt like a family. That is gone for good now.

[@RossC667]

It’s clearly all the drama surrounding the club reaching a boiling point along with a very stubborn manager who can’t admit when he’s wrong about players. Everyone that says “Kane is cursed” does not know ball 🤡

[@logirex]

Wait is the guys that so far scored 27 leagues goals in 24 matched for Bayern not to blame ? 🤔 The signs was there already last season for Bayern when they basically had Dortmund throw away the title last season in the last game.

[@rafe3322]

Some people do not know jokes

[@ashutoshmallick9532]

That is the joke 😂 but Bayern were bound to be exposed one day. They weren’t great in champions league since pep guardiola left except 2019-20

[@fahmiluthfi7991]

Everyone that don't get "Kane is cursed" are jokes, does not know life 💀

[@paradox3244]

Some people cannot take jokes and thats terrifying

[@silverhost9782]

Both the players and manager have had problems. The likes of Kimmich and Goretzka have acted poorly and the manager has burned too many bridges. Poor squad planning- too much money spent on average players (Goretzka, Gnabry) has finally come back to bite the club. Its just a shame for Kane that he joined just as all of this came to a head...

[@michaelglynn7010]

Nice to finally see some other team win the Bundesliga…should’ve been Dortmund last season but we all know how that went 😬

[@56postoffice]

Dortmund seem to go all "Spursy" at the wrong times.

[@michaelglynn7010]

@@56postoffice Oh it’s actually astonishing how things go even like last season they had it in the bag and completely messed up somehow 🤦 had a “Saint Spurs day”

[@piekay7285]

Bayern profited from the great work of Hoeneß in the early 2010s. They were a well-run club with a good financial situation. This is no longer the case and Bayern will have to rebuild not only their squad, but also the entire management

[@mkronos02]

well our finances are not the problem yet, but if we keep spending like we do it will be in a few years. Even with the outrageous transfers of the past few years, we still operate with a net gain every season. But if we can't do a proper rebuild in the next 1-2 years in the midfield, our transfer policies become unsustainable like barcalonas

[@piekay7285]

@@mkronos02 That wasn‘t my point, I didn’t re-check the comment before posting it, so you are 100% correct

[@porassrivastava8242]

the answer is relatively simpler than people are making it out to be. when a team so thoroughly dominates a league that for a decade no one comes on top, every part of the machine, each cog becomes complacent and careless. The coaches think they can experiment because "it's just Wolfsburg/darmstadt/random third league team", the players feel like they're going through the motions because "we'll win one trophy anyways" and BTS management believes that putting in the bare minimum is okay because "we are Bayern Munich"

[@imp4ktth]

this. Discipline and Morale is a must for a good team, just like Leverkusen this season

[@septiarezano1008]

Bayern’s problem is slowly going to the direction of Manchester United. However, before things worsen even further, they need to immediately sign a coach that can work alongside the managerial team (yet still ignoring the fact that they need to give the coach time to) and if there’s any name that might suit such a description, it would be Valverde. He is known to be able to perform in a team with problematic managerial team or when the managerial team have to decide what players available to buy

[@Eldriitch]

It doesn't feel like Bayern are dramatically worse than previously, they're doing relatively well, if not quite as well as their most successful eras. what has changed is the competition. It's not that Bayern is bad this season, just that Xavi Alonso's Leverkusen side are better

[@TinyBudha]

Bayern have definitely slipped up in moments but the Media coming for Tuchels head is just dumb. Leverkusen have been exceptional this season and we are seeing almost a once in a century performance from them, like what happened with Leicester, the season that Leicester won the EPL . That’s really the only reason Bayern aren’t winning the league

[@philw6056]

My take is: Nagelsmann noticed that his playing style didn't work and then he made the team more pragmatic. That wasn't good enough for the bosses and Tuchel was free(but maybe not available after the season) so they tried to get him during the season. But Tuchel is also a very pragmatic coach and relies more on individual quality than a specific playing style. Therefore not much changed, the games were mostly onesided but very controlled and not enthusiastic or pretty. So the points were his only upside and everytime he lost or drew, he couldn't defend their game. That was worsened by his obvious feud with many journalists, newspapers and experts. But the worst part is Leverkusen, who denied him any easy gameweek.

[@bfromm4936]

I pretty much agree, but your take is kind of missing that everything actually got worse with Tuchel. Less goals scored per game, more goals conceded per game, less points per game. Not to mention (even) more unrest amongs players. Sacking Nagelsmann was a gigantic mistake. I'm amazed that it has taken this long for most people to come around to the realization that Tuchel doesn't fit Bayern. It was very obvious within the first month.

[@lukagoalvic4084]

@@bfromm4936 if you compare this season to last season statistically they are not really worse

[@JustKandyMan1]

Just Kane's luck that he get's sent to the German Football Machine just as it starts breaking down and leaving him trophyless again, obviously not his fault just seems sod's law.

[@silvergodanalyser7762]

As a german an FCB Fan - you are great it summarys our "Story" as the only one not native speaker on the point. Fair / hard and true. I wish the TV media would talk about us in such a way..... but we all know the level of deep of the sun an co. Great work!

[@africareigns]

The Eric Dier deal still confuses me.😂

[@David-lp7of]

Actually it's sadly one of the more sensible deals if you look at the transfer windows before. They needed another player to cover for defensive mid and center back and he can provide cover and play solid (not great) if called upon. He is no financial risk and is friends with Kane which helps him feel better. The issue is that he should not be called upon this often

[@Zahrul3]

Why is this guy starting over De Ligt is even more confusing

[@sivaramlord9151]

@@Zahrul3 De ligt was suspended at the last game.

[@Hentzau.]

They even extended his stay.

[@yaneyd93]

He's been great so far.

[@Rehabsockstar]

No one quite explains football like you guys do, thanks so much. Super insightful

[@gooderygo9604]

Would love to see a video on Stuttgarts season

[@Orebrohkfan]

We are in an era where so many legendary clubs are declining. Bayern, Man Utd, Chelsea, Barca...

[@rosslogie217]

Bayern can no longer just go out and buy the very best players when premier league teams have as much if not more money. They wanted De bruyne/Sancho/Van diyk and more but couldn't match the offers. It's a similar story with thiago and alaba, both offered more money elsewhere and Bayern struggled to replace.

[@sparkywayne6766]

They are in turmoil cause Hoenes is gone. His influence and stability are only seen when he was gone. Respect for him showing any team out there how to run a club. And now the cracks are showing. And I was the longest time dortmund fan...till last game last season.

[@tylascraig9306]

You missed the signing of Kim Min-Jae. You didn't bring up all the transfers.

[@elliotarmitage8553]

you could see his face in the 'inconsistent / yet to be seen' part

[@niikosomali0nly]

Nagelman sack was really a weird sacking overall, he got sacked at Champions league semifinal, while leading the bundesliga

[@mananghildiyal2675]

It clearly shows no one in comment section knows anything about Bayern, and the problems club is going through rn

[@maximusg88]

Tifo never disappoints... As a Bayern supporter I absolutely agree with the fact that it's been years of mismanagement by the board that is to blame

[@MetalAriel]

I think a lot of the problems come from the power the players had regarding sacking their manager. Previously Kovac had to go, because the team disliked him. It seemed, they are playing against him and below their expecations, in order to get him sacken. Nagelsman was simmilar and now this sort of thing happens to Tuchel.

[@matafaka2060]

Tuchel have to leave not because the players didn't like him, but because bayern came second

[@anirudha4176]

Tuchel isn't as good as people think tbh. That Champions League with Chelsea is definitely a one off, similar to Di Matteo's double (UCL + FA Cup) with Chelsea in 2012.

[@veler6049]

You're talking like he didn't take PSG to the final in the previous years and was a few minutes away from a semi in the following year if not for Real Madrid juju He took Chelsea from 10th to 3rd and they're back to 10th after he left He has not been good for Bayern but make no mistake, he's one of the best in the world

[@xavier1752]

@@veler6049Best in the world depending on how low your bar is. Failing to acknowledge the fact that almost immediately after the CL win with Chelsea, the team began an obvious downward trend, playing horribly because Tuchel was completely unable to evolve his tactical style and brand of football. He has had problems with the board at every single club he’s been at and that continued at Bayern. What also continued was the decadent football and poor squad management/talent id that maligned the majority of his spell at Chelsea

[@veler6049]

@@xavier1752 I said "one of the best". And even when Chelsea were "playing bad" they still finished 3rd in his full season, put 4 past Juventus, were 3-0 up at the Bernabeu, and reached two cup finals. If that was his bad patch then he's world class. Also remember Chelsea had a front 3 of Werner Havertz and Mount all of whom have flopped in their new clubs. Rewatch the cup finals and you'll break your TV if you're a Chelsea fan. Tuchel deserved both trophies but Mount can't finish 1v1s. Also Tuchel didn't have a problem with the Abramovic board. Had Russia not invaded Ukraine he'd still be here. The new ownership had a problem with him because they're idiots as proven by Chelsea being 10th after spending 1 billion Accept it. Tuchel is world class

[@xavier1752]

@@veler6049 Making the mistake of branding outliers as the standard. After January 2022, there would be no such high level of performance. Thoroughly beaten against Arsenal, Brentford, the Real 1st leg, and a mauling from Leeds and Southampton. Additionally, playing some of the worst football I’ve seen at Chelsea. Roman’s Chelsea was about silverware so it’s best to not conflate that with Chelsea under Boehly. Reaching 2 cup finals isn’t anything remarkable for Chelsea under Roman. However, Tuchel was admittedly good at getting the Chelsea team up for knockout games. Tuchel did have issues with Abramovich’s board particularly about Lukaku though that information is irrelevant seeing he came to Chelsea with a problematic reputation already and has done nothing since to change it. His style of football has yet to improve with this Bayern spell and left Chelsea ultimately with one of the worst points per game records and the worst home record under Roman.

[@veler6049]

@@xavier1752 my brother EVERYONE had a problem with the Abramovich board when it came to Lukaku. The board wanted to keep him after that interview. That's not Tuchel being difficult. That's common sense As for everything else even at Tuchel's absolute worst Chelsea still finished 3rd. I have no doubt at all that Chelsea would be in the UCL had they kept him

[@sinist3r723]

Not much has gone wrong tbh, the better question is to ask why is Bayer Leverkusen overperforming, it's a record breaking year, and as someone else pointed out Bayern have more points at this point than they did last year.

[@leopoldtallner5858]

calling bayern unconvincing in europea while completly dominating united and comfortably securing first place in group stages is way to much. Today they will smash lazio and then everythings changes again.

[@theproman317]

nice call!!

[@Slimchocolate11]

The most important line in the video: "A downturn in relative terms." They cant win every year, 12 yr in a row is legendary. Plus theyre still alive in the CL regardless of how theyve played up to the quarters.

[@rafanmahmed2040]

Coman vs Kane! We will be there!

[@ezraezra2928]

That would be hillarious, especially when you see Coman replacing the Bundesliga trophy with Euro If he won as France players, should Kane's curse strikes again.

[@personalsigh]

If you look at their points total at 24 games for the last ten years you can see the issue started in the 2018/19 season. The four years before that their points at 24 games were: 61, 62, 59, 60. Since 2018/19 it has been 54, 52, 55, 58, 52 last year and 54 this year

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I guess Harry Kane should be thinking about making the move to become an NFL kicker since winning trophies in Europe isn't in the cards for him.

[@Angelus_Krimphove]

Thank you for the Video!

[@jaughnekow]

Bring back Hansi Flick!

[@StriderDSC]

The main problem is still cohesion. Their is zero cohesion between the board and manager. The incoming manager will need to immediately use the talent the squad has (aging or overpaid aside) while Freund and Eberl supplement that group with players that will develop and grow, but can also contribute now without the massive egos attached. Zaragoza is a prime example. Tel, Musiala are amazing talents and should be built around and Pavlovic is making a name for himself as well. The way we've used De Ligt has been been shambolic considering he is a leader and the backline sorely needs one.

[@rexcolt9742]

I still think it is the roster. The players did conspire against Nagelsmann, they are doing the same against Tuchel. There is a difference between _Leverkusen is doing extraordinarily good,_ and _Bayern is losing points when they shouldn’t._

[@hallquiche]

I'd say it's a combination of a few small, and probably relatively easily fixable factors that have resulted in this drop of quality. Tuchel is a great coach, but I'm not certain his playing style necessarily suits Bayern. The backroom staff issues are most likely the biggest problem, and could take a few years to get running smoothly again. Beyond that there are a few things noticeable on the pitch too, like the lack of a solid defence, especially a proper RB, and the team relying on Kane for goals too much. The biggest thing, though, is definitely the fact that Leverkusen are genuinely a very, very good team this season, with or without the problems in Munich, which amplifies all issues.

[@MrGamingANDfootball]

What’s gone wrong? - The curse of Kane

[@Prof.Dr.Diagnose]

The biggest problem is, that the bosses have no patience at all. A new manager comes in and he instantly has to be perfect. No time for development like they did it with Klopp in Liverpool. He loses two games in a row, and he’s out. That‘s such a rotten system that in the future will scare top managers and top players away, i‘m afraid

[@fmiftah]

Bayern next season: buy xabi and whole leverkusen starting 11 😒

[@natsudama4604]

Just put a 100 million asking price for each player

[@martinwinter615]

The biggest mistake that led to the problem was the installment of Oliver Kahn. The second biggest mistake was to fire Nagelsmann - Bayern was still in all competitions and had an aggressive new style that was more and more getting into the team.

[@castlewhite1577]

I'm really playing the world's smallest violin right now since Bayern can't win their 12th championship, boo hoo

[@313gwar]

Tuchel is unable to allow his teams to Adjust or improvise during games. That lack of freedom hurts senior players and teaches young players to be one dimensional. I believe tuchel would be better suited for a national team.

[@Kspat2]

Tuchel is the worst man manager of all time.

[@grigordimitrievski4972]

0 ball knowledge

[@Kspat2]

is that why he can't last more than 2 years at any club before the dressing room falls apart? PSG, Chelsea, and now Bayern. @@grigordimitrievski4972

[@ankitdubey9310]

Individual performances are the only hope at this point and if Leverkusen dont do a dortmund its all over for bayern in the bundesliga. I just wish and hope that somehow Bayern move to the QF to save some blushes.

[@BLGClipsx]

Tuchel is an overrated coach. He had a lot of those no shot games at Chelsea

[@JoyfulBot]

100 % Agree. Tuchel is freakin overrated. Just because he won the UCL with chelsea, people started to put him on a pedestal. A lot of people even started to put him in the same bracket as Pep guardiola and jurgen klopp. The delusion is hilarious haha. He is a horrendous coach. At least the bayern munich fiasco has finally opened some people’s eyes.

[@RobbeSeolh]

Tuchel is basically a techbro turned football coach personality wise.

[@ravensfan4338]

@@JoyfulBot I mean he did get PSG to a UCL final

[@JoyfulBot]

@@ravensfan4338 That is true. However, my point is that a coach is not world class just because he had one or two good seasons. For example, claudio ranieri guided leicester city to become premier league champion. Think about it, it’s Freaking leicester city. In 2013, Jupp heynckes made bayern munich champions league winner, and they also became the first german club to win the treble. Roberto di matteo guided chelsea to their first ever champions league crown in 2012. Yet, hardly anyone would consider these people as elite coaches. The reason is because it’s your overall career that matters not just one or two major trophies. Don’t misunderstand, tuchel is a good coach, he is above average. But, the reason i said he is “overrated” is because a lot of people were putting him in the same category as pep guardiola and jurgen klopp. That is complete nonsense.

[@Mitjitsu]

Whenever a clubs churns through managers at a rate of knots. Serious questions must be asked of the judgement and integrity of the owners and directors.

[@ShotgunGamerBR]

Kane and Dier

[@ganderson87]

I think it demonstrates the main problem with modern football, when competitiveness in a league is viewed as a crisis period for a club. This is why the Super League is so tempting to the big clubs, who can't handle what other clubs regarded as simply transition. Why do we let them build these glass ceilings? Germany and Scotland typify this issue.

[@jayeshratangairi8732]

The structure and Bayern's financial muscle has made the Bundesliga uncompetitive. Both within and outside. Imagine winning a league with 71 points ! .11 years of championship. Bayern buys off all the talent in the league cannibalising the league and players move cause they know the only way to win the European title is through Bayern.

[@SW-by9ob]

Only 34 games in the Bundesliga, and Bayern lost the same number of games (5) last season as Man City did when winning the PL.

[@nilskanter2892]

Since 2016, Borussia Dortmund has bought most of its players from domestically, i.e. from its Bundesliga competitors! So the argument that Bayern is buying up the league is no longer valid for a long time...

[@ketankuttikar2223]

this video is key to highlight serious underlying issues bayern has had for a long time

[@gmuzz]

Obviously it's Harry Kane!?

[@cosmo9208]

Yeah obviously

[@dakineprotoss]

as an american fan, seeing Chelsea AND Thomas Tuchel flounder (AT BAYERN no less), while pulisic thrives in milan. its..just...chefs kiss

[@charlietwotimes]

They actually all thought the same thing. Serie A is Pulisic's level.

[@StefanBienkowski]

Excellent work from Seb and the team 👏

[@MatchesMalone91939]

Tuchel coming in with his attitude is like a friend going over Kimmich, Muller, and Manus house and making himself at home with his shoes on the couch and raiding the refrigerator.

[@mfalme-oy3kq]

3:17 Gravenberch is currently successful in Liverpool fc.

[@pranjal5451]

Let's go!!!! The old format of videos is back.

[@theUnicornOfPower]

I once had this situation in Football Manager. Long save, won the league about 20 years in a row, challenged the Champions League, being in the final a couple of times. But one time I had a tougher season, a couple of defeats, 8th in the table halfway through the season. I thought - I've done so much for them, we can let go of the league title this season, and rebuild, come back stronger next year. No, I was sacked. Then I took over another club and I was even better, and my old club, it was slipping into mediocrity. If you win the league title 11 years in a row, then let yourself breathe by not winning the 12th. Bayern will be back.

[@christiangacel]

Thank you for this video, shorts are just not enough for this fantastic content.

[@nocchibias1969]

as a bayern fan, alonso’s leverkusen has been the wake up call for us!

[@Shappy86]

Hopefully Xabi Alonso doesn't go there this summer. It'd be a massive mistake, as seen with Nagelsmann and Kovac, Bayern aren't a side for younger developing managers.

[@SW-by9ob]

100%. Would be the worst possible move for him especially if he wins the title with Leverkusen. Bayern a toxic club despite all of their success and won't be willing to give him any time.

[@patrykchlipaa257]

Xabi's success path is Liverpool and hopefully he knows that.

[@313gwar]

⁠@@patrykchlipaa257which eventually lead him to his dream job at Real Madrid.

[@gordon1545]

@@patrykchlipaa257 It would mean a big change of direction for Liverpool though, Alonso's tactics are very different from Klopp's.

[@peterfighter]

Hopefully Xabi Alonso joins Liverpool or stays in Leverkusen.

[@justinengelhart155]

The thing is, other than the DFB pokal, Bayern are performing better in the league than last year and are still through to the quarterfinals in the Champions League.

[@astronaut9412]

Even though it is not a bad season considering the points in the Bundesliga, it could become a trophy less one, which in Bayern terms is unacceptable. However, I doubt that the coach or the sporting managers are accountable, since multiple changes in either role did not have the desired impact. Something within the team is either missing or interfering with the Bayern mentality of having success no matter what, which reflects on the performance on the pitch. I do not think that I have ever experienced a Bayern squad having two consecutive matches without a shot on target.

[@SamButler22]

No team should win that many titles consecutively, that their run has ended is good for Germany. Sadly, the status quo is likely to resume in the near future

[@SunsetSheen]

Bayern looked solid in their UCL match against Lazio, granted that’s not the toughest test. Davies, Gnabry, and Coman are all coming back from injuries, so that will reinforce the roster. They Bundesliga is out of reach but don’t count them out as a dark horse in UCL.

[@crowd3r862]

People believe that in competitive sports the hardest part is finishing first, but it isn't. The hardest part is keeping it once you've got it. The people (or teams) in second place have something to aim for - like the carrot in front of a horse. You do not have this luxury when you are in first place. You have to give 100% every time, because those behind you are chomping at the bit. In the case of Bayern, they are still the best team on paper, but they just happen to be losing to a team which works well together. Sacking Tuchel because of Leverkusen's success is one of the dumbest business moves I've seen in a long time.

[@tytn9978]

Thank you for these reflections of my favourite team! I have enjoyed watching Harry Kane, but do wonder about the cohesiveness of the team as a whole. When BM wins, the team seems to score high; losing games reflect very low scores. This tells me that something is not right. Can we lay the problem at the feet of a coach who seems not to trust the quality of some of his players? And how effective for the remainder of the season can BM be with a coach when ALL know that the end of the season is the end of his coaching at BM?

[@monnarchh.]

who is that player in the bottom left at 3:18 that has proven unsuccessful?

[@afranabdulbaig7001]

They dont have patience. Just like chelsea. Roberto di mateo won them CL in 2012 but was sacked next year for a draw againt juve in CL. Sacking managers like Nagelsmann and Ancelotti speaks volumes of how thr club functions.

[@nborr258]

The one thing I still can't understand is that Nagelsmann was fired and replaced immediately yet Tuchel gets to keep his job until summer

[@philanderphillips2309]

One team having a stranglehold on their league title is not good for business. Look at the PREM race this year and last. Knowing who’s going to win at the beginning of the season is not exciting.

[@dudenoway5448]

Hi Tifo/Joe Devine, I just saw I was for some reason unsubscribed and now need to go on the record and say I have been subscribed and watching since this was Umaxit football!

[@tanzolo4487]

What’s gone wrong is Bayern Leverkausen. If not for them they’d be on top of the league 4 point lead and this video wouldn’t exist.

[@blackfalcon1324]

Bayern is probably my favorite team , but I’ll say I’m happy. It looks like they are gonna win the title. Shockingly it’s not fun to watch the same team always win.

[@fuzzyhair321]

Jesus, a team that hasnt lost a match is beating them. If thats a crisis then chelsea is having a meltdown

[@happytrailsgaming]

Money and lack of patience is what’s wrong with modern football. We always focus on the wrong reasons on why big clubs start to fail

[@channeltobiopscom]

Very complex Situation but you did a good job of summarizing it. The Problems tis Club as are now coming to light this Season...

[@AlinPrisecaru]

Probably many pointed this out, but to me (not a fan, just an outsider) it looks like the downfall began since Lewa left. Left a huge gap - not only as a striker, but it seems like the other players lost motivation. They got lucky last season - they didn't win the title. BVB lost it. And that exit from UCL was really humiliating. But overall I think it's good for the league. It was becoming boring and too predictable.

[@GenericZac]

Great video overview. Relations go a long way in football at all levels of the hierarchy which shows unparalleled differences between Tuchel's reign at Chelsea compared to Bayern. "Kane" will always be the butt of the joke as to why Bayern are suffering from a lack of success in his first season, but obviously everyone knows that isn't the case.

[@chriskasatka2095]

Harry Kane brought his world classness, but he also brought the curse of Spurs with him!

[@CptQuakers]

Simple, complacency. Its difficult to keep up high standards when you win the league at a canter, now they have a strong contender they have been caught out, they'll bounce back soon

[@heliostowers6821]

it is more related to board members rather than players and coaches

[@nuclearsugargroup5398]

Neuer - Kimmich, de Ligt, Kim, Davies - Musiala, Pavlovic, Goretzka - Sané, Kane, Coman

[@EubulusKane3259]

Width mentioning that Borussia should have won 2 of those last 3 Bundesligas

[@TheDamirBosna]

Well, the future still looks bright, as they have gems like Musiala, Tel and Pavlovic at the club; Tuchel made a mess from Bayern, he’s confrontational and stubborn - this teams needs someone with better man-managment, not to get into “fights” with key players like Joshua, Thomas, Manu or Leon. I can already see Bayern dominating next season, because this team is getting into it’s prime with Kane settling in, Sane-Gnabry-Coman getting healthy and a coach who will just put players into their natural positions (for example, play DeLigt over Upamecano)… The beast will awake again trust me.

[@andremarcosmendessiqueira9756]

As a Chelsea fan and a Dortmund fan I love Thomas Tuchel. But his inability to connect with players, and Being difficult to deal with from the boards perspectives, Made him a questionable candidate when buyer hired him, and it shows

[@sidleerling6206]

bro who did you even support last season when the two teams faced each other in the cl?😭😭

[@andremarcosmendessiqueira9756]

I cried when the draw was made. Chelsea is the reason why I love football they are my 1st team. Dortmund is my second So I went with Chelsea, but it was hard to watch. @@sidleerling6206

[@andremarcosmendessiqueira9756]

@sidleerling6206 really hoping I’m not replying to this twice because pretty sure I replied to it once already. I cried when the draw was redone. But Chelsea is the reason why I fell in love with football again back in 2012. So Chelsea is my first club Doarte is my second. I was rooting for Chelsea, but it was so gut wrenching to watch. I would be happy with whichever team won.

[@kdev21]

Bayern are not in a crisis. Leverkusen are exceptional this season