World Soccer - UK (2021-03)

Lack of motivation? Or just saving
themselves for the big European nights?
Whatever the reasons, Flick was not a
happy man: “In the first half against
Mainz, our defensive display was not
worthy of a top team. We were careless
in duels and allowed the opposition too
many scoring opportunities.”
After rubbing up Pep Guardiola the
wrong way at Manchester City, new
Bayern winger Leroy Sane sadly
appears to be having the same effect
on Flick. While a wonderful attacking
talent, pacy, penetrative and full of craft,
Sane can be terribly inconsistent and

has not been starting regularly in

Bavaria. Flick wants the German

international to track back more, and

made an example of him in the 2-1 win

at Leverkusen just before Christmas,

bringing him on as first-half substitute

for the injured Kingsley Coman, then

pulling him 30 minutes later.

Tough times for Sane. Either he

works harder off the ball, or sits on

bench. Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz

Rummenigge laid it on the line: “God

gave him unbelievable talent, but he has

yettoshowhehastheBayernDNA.He

has to work on this. It’s his duty.”

Struggling...Sane

BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH

WILL DORTMUND SPECULATION BE

A DISTRACTION FOR MARCO ROSE?

Most unlikely. The ex-Salzburg boss is a

pro from head to toe and not the sort to

let his mind wander. He says he is happy

as Gladbach’s head coach and has18

months left on his deal. “I don’t really

care about this,” he says. “I don’t deal

with rumours or comment on them.”

Edin Terzic is in caretaker charge of

Dortmund until the summer.

CHELSEA

CAN THOMAS TUCHEL GET THE

BEST OUT OF TIMO WERNER?

Although Werner scored three times

in the group stage, all three came from

the penalty spot, with Frank Lampard

mainly deploying the German from the

left. Tuchel is likely to try something

different. At Leipzig, the striker came

into his own when given a free role,

starting through the middle but also

dropping deep and drifting wide.

DORTMUND

WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE EDIN

TERZIC REPLACED LUCIEN FAVRE?

Caretaker Terzic has binned Favre’s

3-4-2-1 shape, preferring to use a

4-2-3-1. Terzic, very much in the Klopp

mould, wants to see the team play with

more power and aggression. The team

are pressing higher and with more

intensity than they did under Favre, and

Jadon Sancho’s form has improved too.

In demand...

Rose

On the wing...

Werner

Caretaker...Terzic