Bayern Munich gamers are going through criticism for taking a brief vacation in Ibiza after dropping 3-1 to Mainz with the Bundesliga title already wrapped up.
Bayern clinched their tenth consecutive title with three rounds to spare on April 23, then adopted up with a lacklustre show in Mainz on Saturday.
They have been lucky to not lose by extra as Mainz hit the goal-frame 4 occasions in a dominant efficiency.
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Like Bayern, midtable Mainz had little greater than delight to play for. Regardless of the heavy loss, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann caught to his plan of giving his gamers Sunday and Monday off, which the bulk took benefit of by travelling to the Spanish get together island of Ibiza.
Former Bayern nice Lothar Matthaus slammed the journey after the workforce’s dismal exhibiting in Mainz.
“It isn’t on in any respect, particularly after such a recreation,” Matthaus informed Sky TV. “If I have been Julian Nagelsmann, I might have taken harder motion — the times off would have been scrapped after such a recreation.”
There’s nothing at stake for Bayern of their remaining Bundesliga video games, and Nagelsmann had already signalled he would rotate the squad and provides underused gamers an opportunity to play within the remaining matches in opposition to Mainz, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg.
Whereas Mainz and Wolfsburg have little to play for, Stuttgart are combating relegation.
Pellegrino Matarazzo’s workforce are solely two factors forward of Arminia Bielefeld, who’re second final in a direct relegation place, whereas Hertha Berlin are 4 factors above Stuttgart and will but be dragged again into the relegation zone.
Hertha coach Felix Magath had already questioned the Bayern gamers’ professionalism after profitable the league.
“The season lasts till the ultimate spherical. I do not know why a workforce can then say: ‘Nah, we’re not taking part in to the top of the season, we will end three weeks earlier than.’ It would not serve the Bundesliga nor the competitors,” Magath, who coached Bayern to league and cup doubles in 2005 and 2006, mentioned.
Nagelsmann reacted to Magath’s assertion after the loss in Mainz by saying it was “very intelligent of him. I do not assume he would have carried out it solely unselfishly. He ought to watch the sport after which he can name me. I additionally do not speak about Hertha’s efficiency.”
However Magath doubled down after Bayern’s poor exhibiting in Mainz and the next journey to Ibiza.
“I might by no means enable such a factor, one thing like that may by no means come into my thoughts,” Magath informed Bild on Sunday. ”Let’s have a look at the way it goes. It is comprehensible to have fun the title, however not for 3 weeks.”
Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic on Sunday defended the journey, saying it had been agreed earlier than the loss in Mainz as a “team-building measure.”
Salihamidzic mentioned it must be evaluated within the wake of Bayern’s disappointing Champions League exit to Villarreal, and he rejected any doubts in regards to the gamers’ angle to the remaining Bundesliga video games. “It is completely clear that our gamers will give their all on Sunday in opposition to Stuttgart,” Salihamidzic mentioned.