The name of Thomas Müller definitely has to be in the history of German footballwho has been in charge of representing the values, customs, traditions and game prototype of his country. This Tuesday he was a starter and a key player in the scoring actions for Bayern Münich against Real Madrid in the semifinals of UEFA champions league and later spoke in a mixed zone about the game.
Müller’s statements came to CBS Sports’ UCL Today program and the Bavarians’ number ’25’ was very clear regarding the first leg: “I felt pretty good, in the end I’m not satisfied with this draw, but it’s Real Madrid. You know it, you saw it twice against City, you saw it last year and in every game. You need to be careful”.
Then came a valuable interaction with Thierry Henry about the position in which he played during the complement and the impact on his team’s goals by causing doubts in the merengue defense: “I think that no matter what position you are in, when you are an attacking footballer you always have to be on the edge between them so that the defenders always have to think and decide”.
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“Maybe there is a second where they decide wrong and that’s what it’s all about. I always want to get to the edge when Rüdiger thinks he is well prepared to jump and maybe that’s where I find the space behind him. When you are not capable, like you, Musiala, Sané or Vinicius, of taking the ball from your own court, taking away ten players and scoring, you have to keep your rivals moving and when they move badly, be there.”
On Bayern’s mentality
Jamie Carragher questioned Müller in relation to the mental moment that Bayern is in after missing out on the Bundesliga and being on the verge of a Champions League final: “I think the games and the victory against Arsenal gave us a bit of self-confidence, a kind of feeling of believing in ourselves more, of being more aggressive.”.
“In the last two weeks we have been in better shape, we have played better, not perfect, but better”, it must be remembered that the legendary German player spoke strongly about the performance and mentality they showed after a defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. Next week they must Getting into the Bernabéu to fight for his ticket to Wembley and Thomas will be essential.
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