DFB Pokal 2023/24 Round 2
## 1. FC Saarbrücken VS. FC Bayern München
Match Info:
Date: November 1st, 2023
Time: 20:45 CET
Venue: Ludwigspark-stadion, Saarbrücken
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FC Bayern München: WWWWW
1. FC Saarbrücken: DWDLL
Suspensions and Injuries:
| FC Bayern München |
1. FC Saarbrücken |
Player Status |
| Guerreiro |
- |
Injured |
| Upamecano |
- |
Injured |
| Goretzka |
- |
Injured |
| Mazraoui |
- |
Sick |
Matchday Squads:
FC Bayern München
Starting Line-up:
Neuer - Sarr, Min-jae, de Ligt, Davies - Kimmich, Krätzig - Sané, Müller, Tel - Choupo-Moting
Substitutes:
Peretz - Gnabry, Kane, Coman, Laimer, Zvonarek, Musiala, Pavlović, Fukui
1. FC Saarbrücken
Starting Line-up:
Schreiber - Uaferro, Zeitz, Boeder - Sanchez - Rizzuto, Sontheimer, Naifi, Gaus - Rabihic, Stehle
Substitutes:
Paterok - Brünker, Biada, Günther-Schmidt, Civeja, Kerber, Recktenwald, Kotyrba, Sahin
For me this loss is completely on the board.
Tuchel can’t do much with De Ligt getting injured and forcing us to have 0 midfield presence for the entirety of the game. When our midfield is Kratzig and Laimer you can expect zero control no matter who your coach is. We literally played a game this season with ZERO center backs in the squad. That’s atrocious for a top team.
It was quite predictable when the season started that our horrendous midfield would cost us the season. You can have your pick of manager and not a single one would be able to perform with that.
The TRADEMARK of EVERY top team in the world is a functional and good midfield. We have nothing to offer there. Complain all you want about Tuchel but no one solves this.