Mathys Tel has to be patient
Munich – It was a somewhat strange scene that the fans remaining in the stadium could observe shortly after the final whistle: while the majority of the Bayern team had already gathered in front of the southern stand to celebrate the victory over Pilsen, Mathys Tel was still standing on his right side near the dugout and looked a little lost.
He had labored for a good half hour on this outer lane, but had achieved little. Of the reservists who got a chance on the pitch on Tuesday, the 17-year-old cut the worst figure. He was there, but not in the middle. He was the last to join the party.
But the scene described after the game must not be misinterpreted. Mathy’s Tel outside? Not at all!
Julian Nagelsmann gives great praise
Julian Nagelsmann gave a lot of praise at the press conference despite the mixed performance.
“I was very satisfied with his performance. What I like is that he has very good positional loyalty – although he is a dribbler and likes to have the ball at his foot. He is very positional and defensively very diligent,” said the Bayern coach on question from ran.
The 35-year-old gave a keyword that comes up again and again in discussions about Tel: Position!
Because many observers and fans are wondering where the youngster should play at all. He was actually brought in for the center of attack.
“He feels very comfortable in the middle. He’s a center forward, a hanging nine,” said Hasan Salihamidzic, who attributes Tel’s mixed performance primarily to the circumstances: “Of course, it rippled a bit in the last half hour. We have one there Shifted down gears, which is probably quite normal for the game in Dortmund when you are 5-0 up.”
Of course, it’s difficult to prove yourself and shine in a game like this.
When asked about Tel’s area of responsibility, however, one thing should be clear: the center forward position will probably not be.
There, Nagelsmann previously replaced Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, while Tel had to go to the right – even though Salihamidzic later heard that the youngster would finish better on the left.
Julian Nagelsmann becomes clear
Nagelsmann – as a coach, of course, is always interested in the success of the entire team and less in the fate of individuals – obviously does not want to play the caring hostel father for Tel and therefore gives the 17-year-old a clean slate in public.
“From a coaching point of view, there are always a few more things you have to consider. When everyone’s performance in a team structure is the same, you have to consider more things than just performance. If he was better than the others, he would be as a young player always play,” said the Bayern coach after the game ran-Demand and then added a truth that put Tel on hold for the time being: “We’re just not a training club, we’re Bayern Munich. As a young player you have to play less sometimes”.
Tel also for the time being in a certain way outside. But it is also a fact – and Nagelsmann also emphasized this at the press conference: the Frenchman has never had so much playing time at this level. He’s just taking his first steps at big FC Bayern.
It should also be a few months before Mathys Tel is right in the middle of things with the record champions – in the game and celebrating.
Stefan Kumberger reported from the Allianz Arena in Munich
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