The collapse of Bayern Munich against the Barcelona in the Champions League it was definitely felt. And he figures above all among those accused of the 4-1 defeat away from home Manuel Neuerlegend and symbol of the Die Roten and Vincent Kompany’s team. The Bavarians’ goalkeeper was attacked without holds barred by the media and commentators for his disappointing performance against the blaugrana for conceding four goals with four shots on target.
Both the Belgian coach and Bayern’s sporting director took care of intervening and defending Neuer. Christoph Freund. “There will be matches again in which we will talk differently about our goalkeeper, because he will have won matches again. We are very sure of it”, declared the German manager in the press conference on the eve of the match against Bochum. “Manu is still a great point of reference, a great personality, very present. We are very happy to have him with us and that he is in goal”, he added.
Kompany also fully supported the 38-year-old goalkeeper: “When we lose, we lose together. It’s not just Manu’s fault, but everyone’s fault, from the attacker to the defender to me,” said the Belgian coach. After the match against Barcelona, Lothar Matthäus also pointed the finger at Neuer: “At the moment he is not the support for the team that he was in the past. Manuel Neuer is no longer Manuel Neuer. He no longer saves unstoppable shots, his game he’s changed as a goalkeeper.”