German soccer “legend” Lothar Matthäus has some harsh words for Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae.
According to Sky Sports Germany, Mateusz said, “He hasn’t been able to give us what we want from him yet,” adding that “he’s a source of anxiety in Munich.“
“It’s not that I don’t like him or that I’m against him,” Mateusz emphasized, “but considering what he showed in Italy, he’s still not living up to expectations.”
Kim Min-jae’s club Munich are currently in 3rd place in the Bundesliga this season with 4 wins and 2 draws from their 6 games.
Despite being at the top of the table, they are conceding one goal per game.
It’s a far cry from the steady form expected from ‘Germany’s strongest club’.
In particular, they barely won their UEFA Champions League Group A first leg against Manchester United by a single goal in a nail-biter that saw the teams exchange three goals before the end of the game.
Against Leverkusen in the fourth round and Leipzig in the sixth round, they conceded two goals each to earn a point.
Against Leipzig, Kim Min-jae was closely followed by Lois Offenda’s explosive run in the 20th minute but was unable to stop the shot, and 먹튀검증 six minutes later, he was out of sync with his teammates in the midfield chaos, allowing Castello Ruckeba a free shot.