Jamal Musiala plays big in the World Cup year. He provides the most fun among Bavaria’s fun table footballers. The hymns for the youngster range from “eye candy” to “snake talent”.
As Jamel Musiala shuffled off as he was substituted, the crowd at the Allianz Arena rose to pay homage to the new Bayern favorite.
Julian Nagelsmann hugged the 19-year-old on the sidelines, who in the first weeks of the season enchanted fans and experts with his football magic and was overwhelmed with hymns of praise and enthusiasm. “It’s really fun on the field there,” Musiala said later, with thick headphones around his neck in the belly of the arena, talking about himself, his next amazing goal and the newly formed offensive of the fun Bavarians. He’s having the most fun with it.
“It was the best”
Jamal Musiala again provided the most spectacular moments in the not-so-exciting 2-0 win of the Bundesliga champions against VfL Wolfsburg this time – especially with the opening goal. After a pass from Thomas Müller, he turned at lightning speed, weaved through two opponents, stumbled briefly, got up, looked in the direction of the goal – “and hammered the ball in dryly on the bottom left,” as passer Müller remarked, impressed: “That was the finest. “
It was a Musisla brand goal. “It’s just the will, the hunger to score a goal. If I fall on the ground or get a foul, I always try to keep playing,” he himself described the scene: “Turning it up is one of my qualities. The ball was in good position to shoot. I hit him well.”
Müller, who made it 2-0 in the game against ex-Bayern coach Niko Kovac, certified Musiala’s “snake talent” because of the goal. Sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic called it “eye candy” to watch Musiala at his artful work on the ball: “He brings his potential to the pitch. I’m happy that he’s playing for us.”
Matthew full of praise
Record international Lothar Matthäus is already discovering the potential of a future world footballer in Musiala. “In any case, he brings that with him,” said Germany’s only world footballer (1991) so far, impressed. Bayern boss Oliver Kahn also sang a hymn to the exceptional talent that the record champions were able to retain early on until 2026. “I just met him in the dressing room and said there had to be more,” Kahn joked after the game. Seriously, he added: “No, he’s had a great start to the season. What he’s playing at the moment is outstanding, extraordinary. The goal he scored was also outstanding.”
There seems to be no limit to Musisla as long as he stays who he is. A young man who was born in Stuttgart, grew up in England for a long time, therefore speaks an endearing “Denglisch”, loves football, works very hard on himself and has a clear head.
“I’m always hungry”
“I’m always hungry to improve,” Musiala said on Sunday night. He not only wants to be in the first eleven at FC Bayern, but also in the DFB team of national coach Hansi Flick. Musiala has what it takes to shine as a World Cup star in Qatar at the end of the year after the EM 2021 was still a taster course for him.
As modest and reserved as Musiala is off the pitch, he is confident, ambitious and goal-oriented on the pitch. He knows how to assert himself in the Munich star ensemble with Sadio Mané, Müller, Joshua Kimmich and Co. With four goals in three competitive games of the season, he also fills the vacuum left by striker Robert Lewandowski in the summer.
“I’ve made a start like this, that I’ll bring more goals and more efficiency into my game. I’m just happy that I can do that now,” said Musiala happily.
His bosses don’t see the danger that he could take off. “He’s a great boy, he trains very well, he’s very professional. He doesn’t have other things on his mind. Jamal lives for football. I’m not worried about him,” said Salihamidzic.
His trainer simply referred to the competition like Leroy Sané, whom he is currently relegating to the reserve role. “Jamal is an extremely humble player who always wants to learn, who always wants to improve. He’s brought up very well. I don’t have to do much about that,” said Nagelsmann, who gave Musiala the “standing ovation” of the 75,000 spectators. And then said: “When he gets some fresh air, we have a lot of other good players who want to paw their hooves and play. We’ve got good quality in the squad. That’s why you always have to deliver.” Also Magic Musiala.