Carlo Ancelotti and Bayern Munich will be a laughing stock if they
fail to lift the Bundesliga title this season, according to Lothar
Matthaus.
Bayern have had uncharacteristic stutters in the first
half of the 2016-17 campaign with Champions League defeats to Atletico
Madrid and Rostov and a 1-0 Bundesliga loss to Borussia Dortmund.
There
were also surprise home draws with Cologne and Hoffenheim, but a run of
six wins in a row - including a 3-0 victory over surprise title
contenders RB Leipzig - ensured they reached the mid-season break with a
three-point lead at the summit.
Ancelotti calls for improvement
Matthaus
expects the second-half of the season to be just as tough for Bayern,
but says they must win a fifth successive league title to avoid ridicule
in Germany.
"The laughter in Germany will be enormous if Bayern
fail to win the Bundesliga title with this great squad," the Bayern
great told TZ .
"Ancelotti would fail to do something that [Pep]
Guardiola has done in passing. That's why officially the Bundesliga
title is the top priority.
"Although I think that this looks different internally. If you guarantee Bayern a title right now, they will opt for the Champions League."
He added: "I am really looking forward to the second part of the season because finally the Bundesliga has not been decided in the winter.
"That's good for football, for the fans and for FC Bayern, too. They are now forced to give 100 per cent in every match of the second half of the season.
Source: MSN
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