If you want to say what are Bayern's lowest-profile players in the last 10 years? Many players will say that it may be the "short team" Ram, who still stood when he suffered a defeat on his doorstep in the Champions League final in 2012, interpreting what Bayern is with a spirit of not accepting defeat; Some fans will say that it is a "Ribero" combination, they made a great contribution to Bayern's dominance of the league and later the capture of the Big Ears Cup, but they did not greedily seek any benefits for themselves. And you see, in this kind of inventory we can all forget the name of an important player, he is Mueller.
In a recent interview with German media sport1, the player, who has been playing for Bayern the longest, said he had considered leaving Bayern twice, and that both times he was close to leaving.
Mueller was amused by the interview, saying that the two "departures" occurred in the 08/09 season and the 19/20 season, respectively, the former under Chrisman's coaching period and the latter under the "scientist" Kovac.
The Golden Bomber coach was still too tender, and Mueller was blessed
The opportunity to leave Bayern for the first time was because Müller, who had just jumped from Bayern from the second team to the first team, was not reused by Klinsmann. At that time, the team's forwards were controlled by Klose and Mario Gomez, and the newcomer Muller who debuted was of course not reused, and Klinsmann's problems were still very big, they did not bring in any new assistance that season, after Kahn retired, Rensing in the goalkeeper position was embarrassed by frequent mistakes that led to frequent mistakes, and after Klose was injured, Klinsmann still did not give the youngster a chance to play, which also led to Mueller's first attempt to leave.
'Hoffenheim had already given me a transfer invitation and Klinsmann made it clear that he didn't want me. But then things took a turn for the worse. The first is the economic factor, which did not take place due to the difference in the transfer between Bayern and Hoffenheim.
The second point was the persuasion of the youth coach at the time, Hermann Grande, who was known as the godfather of Bayern's youth training. It turned out that the big man nicknamed "Tiger" at the time blocked the transfer for the long-term development of the club in the long run, and more recently, he also wanted to find a reliable player for the Bayern youth second team he coached.
And that's it, Müller stayed at Bayern for the first time, of course, he did not disappoint those who valued him, in the following season Klinsmann finally faded, and finally Heynckes's appointment became his turning point, he broke out in the following season and scored 12 goals and 7 assists, thus catching the last train of Germany national team coach Loew in the 2010 South Africa World Cup, and the story is known later. The 20-year-old jumped to the Golden Boot of that World Cup and started his legendary path.
Scientists are stubborn and ultimately rely on Mueller
And the next experience happened not long ago, after Kovac took over Bayern, in his consciousness, there should be no muller who is not inferior to a player between the striker and the front, so he has been using Mueller as a substitute, and Muller, who has not been given the opportunity, once again thought of leaving.
And generously, he remembered the experience but did not blame Kovac, he believed that there was no contradiction between him and the coach, the manager had the right to use any player and could also remove the player according to his tactics, he understood.
In the end, Kovac was also because of the dismal record and finally had to leave the class, and Mueller once again encountered a turning point in his life, in the Champions League that season they finally defeated Paris and finally won the Champions League, and Mueller was reborn again.
It can be said that Müller, as the longest-serving player in the Bayern squad at present, he is also a Bavarian who is in the red of the team, as the pearl of the team's youth training, he has become a figure like Totti to Roma, Maldini to Milan, and the banner of the generation after Ram was finally set up again.