Leon Goretzka says 'everything going against' Bayern Munich after Bochum loss - 'Feels like a horror film'
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ByOli Gent
Published 18/02/2024 at 22:30 GMT
Leon Goretzka has compared Bayern Munich's recent downturn in form to "a horror movie that doesn't stop" after the Rekordmeister suffered a third-straight defeat. Already reeling from losses to runaway league leaders Bayer Leverkusen domestically and Lazio in the UEFA Champions League, under-pressure Thomas Tuchel's side are now eight points off Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga table.
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Leon Goretzka has likened Bayern Munich’s current form to “a horror movie that doesn’t stop” after the Bavarian side fell to another defeat in the Bundesliga.
Thomas Tuchel’s side now find themselves eight points off the league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who dismantled Bayern 3-0 last week, after a 3-2 loss at Bochum, which had to be stopped twice due to fans throwing tennis balls onto the pitch in protest.
Jamal Musiala put the visitors ahead at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, but Takuma Asano equalised for Thomas Leitsch’s side on 38 minutes.
Keven Schlotterbeck glanced a header beyond Manuel Neuer a minute before the break to put the hosts in the ascendancy, before Dayot Upamecano was dismissed for a second bookable offence for a foul on Schlotterbeck with a quarter-hour to go.
Kevin Stoger promptly put away the resulting penalty, with Harry Kane netting what would only prove to be a consolation three minutes from time.
That’s now three defeats in a row for the Rekordmeister, who were also surprised in the UEFA Champions League by Lazio, with Ciro Immobile’s penalty the difference in their last 16 first leg.
Now, midfielder Goretzka, who was incidentally born in Bochum, has shared his honest opinion about Bayern’s current predicament.
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Speaking post-match to DAZN, the German international said: "It feels like a horror film that doesn't stop. Everything is just going against us at the moment.
"We can now stand up again and say that we got into the game well. That's us also, but now you feel stupid for limiting yourself to half an hour. In the end, we tried everything with one less man, so you can't blame us.
“At the end of the day, it's individual mistakes we make - and too many of them. At the moment, I think we have to question everything."
The midfielder, who has made 205 appearances in thered of the 32-time Bundesliga winners, also admitted that “It is difficult to say yes” when asked whether his club were in with a chance of retaining their title, adding: "Everything speaks against us at the moment. But it's the wrong question to ask ourselves.
"We need to find our game back - and win our matches."
The defeat piles further pressure on Tuchel in the hotseat, although reports state that the former Chelsea manager’s position at the helm is safe despite the downturn in form.
When Tuchel was asked about his job safety after the match, he replied that "there is no point worrying about it.”
He added: "Last season we believed right until the end and it worked out, so we will do that again.”
Bayern’s next match is against RB Leipzig on February 24, with the Red Bulls ten points adrift of the Bavarian outfit in fifth place.
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