With Alphonso Davies still recovering from an injury, and Josip Stanišić missing matches as well, Bayern Munich needed someone who can slot in at the fullback positions. Enter Konrad Laimer, the versatile
Austrian with three lungs who keeps the team in full flow. The former RB Leipzig player is like a jack of all trades.
“When you see how he works every day, how integrated he is into the team, how respected he is, the boys are having a lot of fun with him off the pitch as well,” says Bayern director of sport Christoph Freund (Servus Nachrichten via @iMiaSanMia). “He’s extremely well-accepted with his style. With the way he plays football, with his energy and aggressiveness, he’s really good for the team. And he’s taken another big step forward in football terms.”
Even if Laimer gets benched or is thrust in an unfamiliar position, the coach, his teammates, and Bayern itself can count on him to deliver his best performance for the good of the team.
Bayern Munich is starting to really hit the rough-and-tumble portion of its first half schedule and Der Klassiker is at the forefront of it all.
Sure, Bayern Munich passed its test against Eintracht Frankfurt before the last international break, but Bundesliga matches against Bayer Leverkusen and SC Freiburg, Champions League games vs. Club Brugge, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal, plus a DFB-Pokal tilt vs. FC Köln all are on tap before the end of November.
In a nutshell, buckle up.
Let’s dive into that and more on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund is really why we all became fans in the first place, so let’s get ready for Der Klassiker.
- Big updates on Harry Kane and Dayot Upamecano.
- The futures of Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, and Kim Min-jae are still up in the air.
- Reviewing the latest episode of HBO’s Task.
