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Fénix wrote:

FCBayernMunchen wrote:Anyway, for all the horror of going out to a non-Bundesliga team: especially in the context of this season, if we weren’t to win it, better now and have up to 4 fewer games than going out in the final as we usually do when we lose.

We are so used to winning DFB-Pokal and playing final and nothing below this. This early exist happened for the first time after the sensational 5:3 defeat against Magdeburg in 2000 in the 1st round when 98% of the forum were children, kids, teens, underage...
In almost any other European league you see their best clubs every once in a while getting knocked out against 3rd or 4th division clubs 2-4 stages before final, but not FC Bayern.

I can live with this 120 minutes + penalty shootout exit and so does my ego which wasn't the case in the past.
Defeats are also part of life and Holstein Kiel is a great opportunity for the players, the coach and even the board to get our shit in line in these times and this season, reset themselves as much as the circumstances allow us and keep in mind it's not going to be easy as some folks in the team may think.

We can finally stop this negative record and chain reaction with our incompetent defending, adjust our play and tactics, psychologically stop deceive ourselves with the song "we are hungry... we want more and more... we want to win everything..." or talk who is possible future German Golden Ball winner and other secondary or tertiary stuff and stories.
It doesn't correspond to the reality, it's so fake when you recite this in media like everyone for the last 15 years in football world.

Do something about the actual issues, come on... someone from the players should step up and criticize our defensive record.
Neuer in the first line as a GK whose net is every match touched, then as a team captain.
It's not a solution to keep sensitive, filthy rich wimps 'happy' by keeping your mouth shut. It's self-deceiving.

Living in some 'wonderland' is not what we need. It's fine to get angry with your teammates and to say openly what's wrong and how things shouldn't be, what should change and focus. The same goes for the coach with his players.

In the last few years it seems that only it's up to media to do this and serve as policemen or judges, the worst ones to find out there.

We are still 8 straight Bundesliga champions. During that time we won 5 DFB-Pokal, 2 CL, 2 UEFA Super Cup titles, 1 FIFA CWC, 2-3 German Super Cup titles between summer 2012 to nowadays.

I know we can turn everything in our favor right now despite being tired, exhausted, etc. I won't buy the "changes over night" stories with Flick and the players after they said how everything is fantastic, not like under Ancelotti, Kovač, Heynckes, Jonker, etc.


Flick is the main responsible here. He has said "no excuses anymore". Let's see what that means in the next 5 matches and what is going to mean for our Club World Cup campaign. Looking forward to see our Rückrunde, form, display, results and the season outcome.

MUTU wrote:

FCBayernMunchen wrote:Anyway, for all the horror of going out to a non-Bundesliga team: especially in the context of this season, if we weren’t to win it, better now and have up to 4 fewer games than going out in the final as we usually do when we lose.

20 years ago we were eliminated on penalties by a then 4th division club, also in the 2nd round of the Pokal. Now a director, Hasan Salihamidzic had scored Bayern's only goal while a club legend goalkeeper, Kahn, failed to save a single penalty.

Few months later we won the Champions League.

Morale of the story: even if things don't look rosy at the moment, it all depends on whether or not things 'click' at the right time. This season is far from over.

#12 wrote:Meh... This is a HUGE stain on last season... There’s a valid argument now for a fluke - or at least my argument if us greatly profiting from the lockdown...
These players can only redeem themselves with an EXTREMELY deep CL run...!

MUTU wrote:Morale of the story: even if things don't look rosy at the moment, it all depends on whether or not things 'click' at the right time. This season is far from over.

FCBayernMunchen wrote:

#12 wrote:Meh... This is a HUGE stain on last season... There’s a valid argument now for a fluke - or at least my argument if us greatly profiting from the lockdown...
These players can only redeem themselves with an EXTREMELY deep CL run...!

Don't get me wrong, I agree with you 100%. However, ultimately 2nd is the first loser. This is a weird season with lots of games, and if we were going to end up trophyless anyway it is better to have fewer pointless games.

FCBayernMunchen wrote:@#12: you keep telling us you told us so today but be honest, last night you were posting we were going out every 2 minutes so that in the end, if we won, you could tell us it worked again. You were trying much harder than usual yesterday.

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