Despite Mané’s lack of goals: Salihamidzic defends star new signing!

Despite Mané’s lack of goals: Salihamidzic defends star new signing!

Sadio Mane has been chasing his form for a few weeks and is not yet the top player that everyone expects of him. The 30-year-old misses too many chances and doesn’t harmonize so well with his Bayern colleagues on the field, although it looked different in the first few weeks. Hasan Salihamidzic has now protected his new star signing and is certain that there will be more from the Senegalese in the next few games.

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At the FC Bayern it hasn’t been running properly for a few weeks. One of the faces of the crisis is newcomer Sadio Mané. The former Liverpool-Star only impressed in the first games of the season, but remained without a goal for the whole of September. This eroded his confidence, which was particularly evident against Augsburg, where the player allowed himself numerous impropriety in terms of ball handling and passing that he doesn’t normally do.

In the past few weeks, the 30-year-old has also lacked liveliness. Is it a coincidence that Jürgen Klopp has often brought the player in the middle instead of on the outside last year, or is the Mané turbo generally decreasing? A question that needs to be examined more closely in the coming weeks. In terms of top speed, the player is only 127th in the league ranking at 32.96 km/h.

In any case, it can currently be seen that he cannot assert himself in dribbling, which means that other solutions are required. Recently, he has been using flanks more often, which is not profitable without a center forward who is strong in the air. Instead, he would have to integrate more into the team’s fast short passing game. However, it can be seen again and again that the coordination and the matter of course are still missing. Again and again, Mané loses the connection to the game.

Salihamidzic remains calm with Mané: “Everything will soon be more familiar”

What sounds like a mountain of problems is not so bad for Hasan Salihamidzic. “Sadio still needs a little time, he has to get used to it, including the Bundesliga, but he will,” said the Munich sports director in an interview with the IMAGE convinced.

From his own experience, he also knows exactly what it’s like to “arrive as a newcomer to a different team, in a different country, in a different city, in a slightly different football culture.” The player is now in a process, but “everything will soon be more familiar to him and we will see that on the pitch”.

According to Salihamidzic, Mané is “one of the best players in the world”, which is why FC Bayern will “have a lot of fun” with him. The sports director also relies on the help of his teammates. “Sadio plays for the team, his colleagues see that. They know he’s an important part of the group and they will help him because when he’s in top form he helps us achieve goals.”

Mané is not yet plagued by self-doubt

Noisy sports pictureMané himself thinks a lot about his current situation at Bayern. The player is upset that he’s not able to perform at the moment and isn’t looking for excuses. In addition, he could accept being taken out prematurely by Julian Nagelsmann, and he could deal with criticism just as well.

The offensive player is not plagued by self-doubt, as he has already had such phases in Southampton and Liverpool. He also believes that his poor performances also have something to do with the generally poor form of the team. Mané is already well respected in the team. Leading players such as Neuer, Kimmich and Müller seek contact with the newcomer and also regard them as one of the leaders.

Does Mané justify his regular place? Hamann demands tact

skyHowever, expert Didi Hamann sees a problem for Nagelsmann and Mané. “So far Sadio Mané is seeded. If he performs, it’s not a problem. But if the teammates see that he’s in the starting XI in every game even though he doesn’t perform well, it’s a tricky thing,” he warned. Hamann demands “instinct” from the Bayern coach when asked whether Mané should be part of the top eleven in his current form. The player doesn’t seem happy on the pitch at the moment, he feels.

However, Hamann also sees a positional problem with Mané. The Senegalese is “only half as strong in the center as on the side”. In Liverpool he also “had a playing centre-forward in Firmino, who put the balls down for him”. FC Bayern now lacks the passing station at the top, especially since the player needs “a reference point in the center”. However, it should be noted that Mané has scored all of his Bayern goals as a centre-forward. In his recent appearances on the left, he has been virtually ineffective.

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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Despite Mané’s lack of goals: Salihamidzic defends star new signing! released.

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