The trend in the national team at the moment is not exactly the friend of Bayern star Leroy Sané: In Italy in the starting eleven, Joker against England and 90 minutes of bench press on Saturday evening in Hungary.
Poor form: Leroy Sané’s form curve has not only been pointing downwards at Bayern Munich for months, but also in the “feel-good national team” the air is getting thinner and the tone rougher for the winger. First of all, DFB director Oliver Bierhoff defended him on “Sport Bild” for the poor performance in the Nations League: “With Leroy, you shouldn’t overinterpret your body language, that’s his way.”
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Bierhoff warns Sané: But then the 54-year-old followed suit: “But he knows that he has to do his job. This is not an easy situation. We help him, but he must also help himself. In the end you have to fight your way out of it as a player.” During the warm-up in Hungary, Sané was the last to come onto the field and seemed unmotivated.
Flick’s patience at the end? The patience of “player whisperer” and national coach Hansi Flick is apparently also coming to an end. Bierhoff: “Hansi is very encouraging, very communicative. But at some point you also have to say: That’s it now, then a player has to make something out of it.” Did Sané also take note of the clear announcements?
