Young players could end up looking at the management of Paul Wanner’s career as a cautionary tale.
The former Bayern Munich attacking midfielder is scuffling to get on the field with PSV Eindhoven and is still
bothered by the injury he sustained, while still at Bayern Munich during the summer.
“He’s settled in well, but everyone forgets that he arrived here directly after his serious ankle injury,” said Bosz (as captured by Sport Bild). “He hadn’t trained at Bayern for three weeks. That takes time, just as he needs to get to know his teammates.”
Bosz also went on to note that Wanner arrive in the Netherlands behind the eight-ball.
“He basically had to start over with us. After the European Championship, he had three weeks of vacation. Then he injured himself in training with Bayern Munich during the first two weeks. He couldn’t train for three weeks and then moved to Eindhoven. And the injury is still there. He’s behind in training, but his foot was still causing problems,” said Bosz.
It was not all that long ago that Germany and Austria were battling for position in the Wanner sweepstakes for international play. Now, that fervor has subsided and the kid is left trying to figure out how to get his career back on track.
Since joining PSV Eindhoven, Wanner has appeared in three of five games where he dressed, but has only compiled 27 minutes. Wanner has not registered a goal or an assist.
Bayern Munich will get some down time…not much, but some.
The Bavarians are not back in action until Friday against Werder Bremen, so a day or two of rest will not be such a bad thing for a squad coming off of an arduous week.
Let’s check in on where things stand with Bayern Munich and some other hot topics as well. This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show:
- A heat check on the position groups.
- Why were so many fans unhappy with a 4-1 win over Hoffenheim?
- People were quick to bury Lennart Karl, and how about that resurgent effort from Kim Min-jae.
- Could this season convince Harry Kane to see out his deal and what would it take for Kane to win the Ballon d’Or?
- An update on the striker market for 2026 — with notes on Kane, Dušan Vlahović, and Erling Haaland.
- A farewell to a legend.
Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on Patreon and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.
