Bayern Munich – Matthäus: “Musiala brings everything” | Sports
Bayern’s Jamal Musiala (19) is the top jewel in German football. BamS introduces the native of Stuttgart – including his family, hobbies and his very own language.
It’s been a long time since a German player stroked the ball as beautifully as he did…
So far, Jamal Musiala is THE high-flyer among the Bavaria. When he starts his breathtaking dribbling, even non-Bayern fans nod their heads appreciatively.
In the first two competitive games, the towered National player with three goals, an assist and lots of wow moments!
How does this lad, who many believe could one day become the best footballer on the planet, tick? BILD am SONNTAG introduces Musiala.
family Guy! Family is the most important thing for Jamal. He doesn’t have a girlfriend, mom Carolin and his younger siblings are the most important things for him, even as a professional he lived at home with mom for a long time, who also regularly takes him to training.
No airs! Although he is already earning an insane salary of around 5 million euros at the age of 19, superstar behavior is completely foreign to him. Instead of a big SUV or a sports car, he drives a modest electric Audi A3 as his company car. You don’t see posh clothes on him either. Significant: On vacation, he didn’t fly on a luxury holiday in the sun, but visited old friends from his Chelsea days in England.
buddy guy! His best buddies in the team are Alphonso Davies (21) and Leroy Sané (26), but he’s now also a kind of link between the stars and the talents because he gets along well with everyone. The established national players have already fully integrated Musiala. Some of his best buddies are from his Chelsea days, such as Tino Livramento, 19, who now plays at Southampton. Musiala likes to play Playstation online with him.
Mentor! One of his biggest sponsors at Bayern is Thomas Müller (32), who kept giving Musiala tips on correct positioning on the field and often coached him there. One of Müller’s most important tips for the midfield star: “Go into the box” – be dangerous!
Extra training! At 19, Musiala is already a total perfectionist and always wants to improve. Before the season started, he started training a week early because he wasn’t satisfied with his degree. He meets neuro trainer Steffen Tepel about once a month and works on many small details: better regeneration, movement optimization, better first contact. Very important: injury prevention. Because Musiala gets a lot of kicks on his ankles from his dribbling, he does exercises with the trainer on how to get his joints free again after swelling.
Nutrition! Here, too, Musiala leaves nothing to chance. A nutrient analysis revealed that he does not tolerate pasta and wheat well, now he eats potatoes more often – suitable for a German international…
sports freak! Musiala is a total basketball fan, sharing this passion with teammate Davies. He is particularly enthusiastic about the Golden State Warriors and superstar Steph Curry. Musiala himself has also tried out a number of sports: he did Hapkido, a Korean martial art, back in elementary school. The smooth movements still help him today, for example when rolling on the pitch. He also tested hard rugby at school in England. Under he likes to play chess, used to be in a chess club!
His “Denglish”! Musiala lived in Germany for the first seven years, then grew up in England. He speaks German with a lovely English accent and recently said that he is on the same “wavelength” as Mané. On the same wavelength, sure…
Lothar Matthäus (61) is enthusiastic about Musiala. The record national player to BamS: “He has all the skills, has everything to be a world-class player! This lightness, his speed, his technical skills, his playing quality and how he perceives game situations. Before the ball comes, he already knows what he WILL do with it, picks up the pace and is always offensively oriented. Brilliant, I would quickly say.”
The question remains about the biggest Musiala secret: How can you learn to dribble so beautifully? Musiala recently had to laugh at ESPN herself: “It’s not that easy to explain. I just try to go into the rooms. And if I have the opportunity to turn and attack the defence, then I do it. Even when I was very little, I practiced dribbling in very narrow spaces. Every day, in training, in the cage, all those years. And over time you realize what works…”
You will be able to turn the page over the page in today’s home game against Wolfsburg.
This article comes from BILD am SONNTAG. The ePaper of the entire issue is available here.