🫣 Is Bayern heading for another disaster? CL hero suddenly facing the axe | OneFootball

"I have learned how things work at Bayern. You pick one or two players, then the media starts shooting. And I was also in line," explained Yann Sommer in October 2023 to 'Blick' regarding his time at FC Bayern Munich.

The goalkeeper was signed in January 2023 as a short-term replacement for Manuel Neuer. With Bayern, he went on to win the championship, but he was repeatedly questioned by the media—mainly due to his comparatively short goalkeeper height of 1.83 meters. Perhaps for this reason, he subsequently moved to Inter Milan. At the Nerazzurri, Sommer shone, recently even reaching the Champions League final with Inter.

One might think that he would have earned some credit with that, but at the latest since this weekend, things are getting uncomfortable for Sommer in Italy as well.

As reported by the 'Gazzetta dello Sport' today, the 36-year-old could lose his starting position as early as this week. According to them, coach Cristian Chivu is considering placing Josep Martínez between the posts for the Champions League opener against Ajax Amsterdam (Wednesday, 9 PM). The Spaniard joined last summer for 13.5 million euros from Genoa. Even back then, Italian media speculated that Martínez was intended to become Inter's long-term number one. The current criticism of Sommer is therefore not unfounded.

Over the weekend, Inter lost 3-4 against Juventus Turin. In the Derby d’Italia, the goalkeeper did not look good on two long-range shots. Both at the 1-2 by Kenan Yildiz and at the winning goal by Vasilije Adzic, Sommer managed to get his fingertips on the ball but ultimately could not prevent the goals. Situations that unfortunately now also provide perfect fodder for Sommer's height critics in Italy.

Competitor Martinez, by the way, is eight centimeters taller than Sommer at 1.91 meters. Perhaps he will already have the chance on Wednesday to prove that this is his decisive advantage.

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