Bundesliga
Bayern’s loan, of all things, scores against Tuchel’s team
When Josip Stanisic scored his second goal in the Bundesliga, it seemed as if he was sorry. photo
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Loaned to Leverkusen from Bayern Munich due to a lack of playing time, Josip Stanisic, of all people, scored the opening goal for Bayer in the top game. He rarely plays there either.
No cheering and no running for joy, instead the arms stretched upward in apology: As When Josip Stanisic scored his second goal in the Bundesliga, it seemed as if he was sorry. Because the 23-year-old didn’t score against any team in Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-0 (1-0) win, but against FC Bayern Munich. His hometown club, where he has a contract until 2026 but was loaned out in the summer – to Leverkusen. To gain match practice. However, the hoped-for effect has not yet occurred.
The 23-year-old is also rarely in the starting line-up at Bayer. Coach Xabi Alonso gives preference to Odilon Kossouno. It was only because Kossouno was on duty at the Africa Cup that Stanisic finally got his chance – and took advantage of it. On Saturday things went perfectly for the Munich native: starting eleven, a strong performance and the important goal to make it 1-0.
After a cross from Robert Andrich, Stanisic shot the ball into the goal at the second post. “I just ran in, there was no plan behind it. But when the ball came through, I thought: Now you can hit it in too,” explained Stanisic.
Sané to Stanisic: “Since when can you score a goal?”
He even surprised his former teammates with his accuracy. “Since when have you been able to score a goal?” Leroy Sané asked him almost reproachfully in the hallway after the final whistle. Stanisic would definitely have had the chance to show this more often at Bayern this season.
World champion Benjamin Pavard also left the record champions in the summer, a transfer of Kyle Walker did not materialize and it was only in the winter that a longed-for right-back, Boye, was signed for a fee worth millions. Meanwhile, Stanisic scores for Leverkusen against Bayern, much to the chagrin of FCB coach Thomas Tuchel.
“There’s a nice rule in England: If you loan players out, they can’t play against you. I think that makes the most sense. I’ve seen it too often that the player of all people is involved in it. This rule “Unfortunately, it doesn’t exist in Germany. That’s why we’re the ones who suffer from it today,” said Tuchel. “It’s just a typical football story that Jospi, of all people, scores the 1-0,” said Bayern’s CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen.