Bayern Munich's defense has another hole. Dayo Upamecano is out of the game for a while due to injury.
"Upamecano will be absent. Upamecano is currently sidelined. Upamecano tore his leg muscle. He was replaced after half-time in a match against Union Berlin. "Upamecano's fiber in the back of his thigh was torn. It will take weeks, not days. It is tough for Upamecano and for us as well. He has been in his best condition for weeks," coach Thomas Tuchel told reporters after the match.
Upamecano started in the German Bundesliga match against Union Berlin on early Saturday morning, but was replaced soon after the start of the second half. As Munich finished the first half scoreless, it could not be regarded as a replacement of reprimand. Fans were worried that Upamecano might have been injured. Eric Dier was substituted for Upamecano.
After the match ended with Munich's victory, Tuchel mentioned Upamecano's injury, and the club also made an official announcement. As Tuchel said, Upamecano is not expected to play for the next few weeks.
The injury of Upamecano put Munich on alert. There were a total of three center backs available to Munich, but the number has been reduced to two now due to the absence of Upamecano. Kim Min-jae, who was called up to the national team for the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, has to manage the squad without rotation of center backs for up to three weeks before he returns. Munich is likely to start with professional center backs Matthijs Dericht and Dier.
However, there are concerns about Dyer's performance. Dyer is a player who has not been recognized for his ability to defend the bench even at Tottenham Hotspur. When the news came out that Munich would bring Dyer on loan, many people questioned Munich's choice.
German and Munich legend Lothar Matheus also recently criticized Dyer, saying, "Munich needs to be reinforced for more squad depth. Are these players reinforced? Dyer has not been a key player at Tottenham recently. I remember honorary chairman Uli Hönes saying, "We will no longer recruit players sitting on the bench for other clubs." However, recent recruitment seems to be a different story."
However, Munich does not have many options. Aleksandar Pavlovic could be the center back if Dericht and Dier are not hired, but since Pavlovic is not a professional center back, it is hard to expect a good performance. With Kim Min-jae away, even Upamecano collapsed, which put the team in big trouble.
One good thing is that Dier displayed good performance at his debut match in Munich. After replacing him with Upamecano, Dier defended his team's defense and helped the team win without allowing even a single goal. Munich won the match thanks to Rafael Geheiro's opening goal in the first half of the second half. 안전놀이터
Based on soccer statistics media "Pot Mob," Dyer recorded a pass success rate of 91 percent, one long pass successful (two attempts), two final third-region passes, two clearings, one interception, and one ground race successful (100 percent). The media gave Dyer a 6.5 percent rating.