After beating Wolfsburg 4-0 in the bundesliga finale in the first half of the bundesliga, bayern entered the winter break with a record of half-time champions. Among the many players who have ushered in the holiday, Bayern "second" captain Thomas Müller is undoubtedly the happiest symbol. In this big win, Müller celebrated the important anniversary of his career with an absolutely brilliant performance.
Indeed, the match was the 400th Bundesliga game of Müller's career so far. Since the start of the race, Müller has been in excellent competitive shape. First, in the 6th minute of the game, Gnabry shot directly from outside the box, Wolfsburg goalkeeper Castres saved the ball not far away, and the flexible Müller appeared on the ball's route, and then easily made up for the goal, helping Bayern break the deadlock.
Then in the 56th minute of the second half, Bayern attacked on the right, Sane came to the bottom line to reverse the triangle cross, Müller received the ball and accurately picked out the middle of the road, Upamecano flicked his head to break the goal, Bayern extended the score to 2-0! Since then, even though Bayern have secured the victory, Müller was still as hungry and full of power in the final stages of the game as the roast goose party on Christmas Day – he tirelessly led the whole team, both verbally and in action.
Perhaps thanks to Müller's positive guidance, Lewandowski locked the score at 4-0 for Bayern in the final moments of the game and broke the Bundesliga record of 43 goals held by Gaude Müller in the natural year of the Bundesliga with this goal. Of course, Bayern's victory still belongs to Müller, whose pass and shot sealed the victory for the team early, and was named the best player in the Bundesliga this round.
Not only that, but the assist for this match is Müller's 13th assist since this season, and he continues to lead the top five league assists on the basis of a new Bundesliga half-time record. In this regard, even Bayern coach Nagelsman was like a "fan": "Müller's performance is really good! He drove the whole team in the opening stages of the second half and guided his teammates again and again, for example he was very good at Levan's impromptu 'command'. From this, Nagelsman summed up this accepted conclusion: "Mueller has a strong ability to recognize space and read the game. ”
Although 32 years old, Müller's performance in the first half of the season is still strong, with five goals and 15 assists on all fronts bringing him into the "20+ club" early, the 11th time in his career that he has achieved such a goal, and this season even took half a season.
"Mueller has won everything he can win in life. He had a huge impact on Bayern and the national team, and still does, but he remains approachable, full of intelligence and wit. Nagelsman was so excited about Mueller's genius performance: "Mueller has his own understanding and rhetoric about every situation, always with a lot of connotation. He's humorous and focused, and it's really fun to work with him. ”
Finally, it should be added that after Müller completed the 400 Bundesliga mark, the bundesliga all-time appearance record is already in front of him. Only five players are currently making more appearances than Müller, and Bayern's well-deserved main player is expected to overtake Augenthaler (404) and Schwarzenbeck (416) this season. Next season, Mueller will continue to overtake Gad Mueller (427 games) and Kahn (429) is also expected. So, can Müller surpass Sepp Meier (473 games) at the top of the all-time list? In the 2023-24 season, we may witness this historic moment!