That is certainly one impression of Thomas Müller’s early days at Bayern Munich…
Noted pundit Didi Hamann recently took some time to lay out his thoughts on Thomas Müller’s exit at Bayern Munich.
Hamann can see why the move is happening and respects Müller’s career, but does feel as if the veteran will retire after this season.
“From a sporting point of view, there are reasons. He played quite a lot before Christmas and then after Christmas he didn’t get start or play as much. From a sporting point of view, I can understand it. The way it has been communicated hasn’t gone too well with Muller and his team, but these decisions have to be made,” Hamann told Leo Vegas. “This is why the manager and directors of football have a job, where you have to make tough calls, and they’ve extended the contract for two or three weeks so he can play the Club World Cup. A final game in the Champions League final would have been brilliant for him to play his last game in front of the home fans but it wasn’t meant to be. If he was to go out with a win at the Club World Cup, it would be a fantastic ending to a fantastic career.
“Thomas may feel disrespected because he has said all along that he wants to play another year, so this was always in the mind to continue but I’m not too sure he carries on playing. Will he feel hard done by? Yes, probably. But as I said, there are reasons to make that decision, and everything comes to an end. He’s had a fantastic career, and the club decided to free that position and place in the squad maybe for a younger player. He’s had one or two offers from Italy which he isn’t too keen on, and he turned down an offer in the MLS from Cincinnati who were interested. My gut feeling is that he will retire.”
When Hamann looks at Müller’s career, he cannot help but be amazed by it.
“When Thomas first broke into the team, not many people believed in him because he was unorthodox, a bit lanky, and looked awkward when you watched him. But Louis van Gaal saw something in him and from the first game, he started scoring goals. He broke into the team, became top goalscorer in 2010 in South Africa at the World Cup and that’s where people started taking note of him and he never looked back. He won the World Cup in 2014, a couple of Champions League titles and Thomas has been a major part of Munich, not just on the pitch but off the pitch. It’s a fantastic story,” Hamann said.
