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The wind whipped the sleet in their faces as they left, thinking of the greatest disgrace of the past few years.
Following the elimination of the DFB Cup at Holstein Kiel, the FC Bayern players trotted speechless towards the cabin, and the mockery began on social networks.
The digital world was not enough for some Holstein fans, they went out, sneered at the Munich bus as it was leaving for the team hotel and shouted: "And you want to be a triple winner?"
Robert Lewandowski should actually get a break against Kiel
Source: AFP / FABIAN BIMMER
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Out in the second round - that happened to the German record champions 20 years ago.
For the first time in 17 years he lost to a lower-class club, the bankruptcy meant the end of a winning streak of 13 cup games.
The Bavarians, long considered hardly defeatable, have gambled away the dream of defending the triple.
"It's a shock," said coach Hans-Dieter Flick.
"We are enormously disappointed."
"At the moment it's such a run"
2: 3 against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga, 5: 6 on penalties against Kiel and lots of construction sites: the club is experiencing its first crisis in a long time.
Around four months after their triple triumph, the Munich team is a mystery whether they are susceptible or weak in shape.
Flick could only put it this way: “At the moment it's such a run that we have.” Club boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and honorary president Uli Hoeneß left without a word.
Fans and experts are wondering: What's wrong with Bayern?
They have already conceded 31 goals in the three competitions (excluding penalties).
They miss a lot of what made them so strong in the past year - dominance, self-confidence, creativity and stability.
"Kiel punished that relatively callously," said Thomas Müller.
“We are of course served.
One can imagine that the mood is not good ”.
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The disgrace on the fjord has consequences.
Flick, who is considered to be a "player who understands", criticized his team sharply and is likely to be strict in the coming days and weeks.
“There are no more excuses now.
Lots of games, too little vacation - that's just over, ”said the coach.
His dilemma: The team is apparently mentally
and
physically at the limit.
Above all, she lacks the necessary concentration, the Bavarians seem overplayed.
The strain is enormous in this “mammoth season”, as the players call it.
The winter break was short, with the team playing seven games in January alone.
There is hardly any time for tactical training, the players can only recover briefly, the important midfielder Leon Goretzka was injured in Kiel.
But that is by no means the only reason for Bavaria's crisis.
Bayern trotted off the pitch after the bankruptcy against the second division side
Source: AFP / FABIAN BIMMER
The defensive weakness is not exclusively due to the defense.
The Munich team are not close enough in the game against the ball and forward.
“These are things that we addressed and also trained.
The 1-1 draw was disappointing, ”said Flick.
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The 2-2 in stoppage time, seconds before the final whistle, annoyed him even more.
"Shortly before the end, I have to try to stop the cross and then just try to clear the ball one-on-one in the center." Especially Benjamin Pavard, who has been in shape for weeks, and Niklas Süle and Lucas Hernández, the teammates Leaving Alphonso Davies alone in the headquarters may feel addressed.
It's easy for the opponents to score against Bayern.
Whether it's against top teams in the Champions League or a second division club, it's often the same pattern: One pass into the depths behind the defensive chain, and it becomes dangerous.
The Bavarians seem deciphered.
The club legend and ARD expert Bastian Schweinsteiger also said this.
The world champion said it was unnecessary for Munich to stand so high on the first goal.
Süle and Davies are far from top form
At the moment, Flick is often asked whether his team shouldn't be lower.
Her pressing was the key to success in the triple season, now that part of her style of play seems more weak than strength.
Flick recently said they knew about the danger of high pressing and were working on it.
He does not want to use the style of play as an explanation, sees the players as an obligation.
The 55-year-old recently rotated repeatedly.
But no chain of defense works as hoped.
Most recently, he left Jérôme Boateng out twice in a row, in Kiel initially also David Alaba.
Like Pavard, Süle and Davies are by no means in top form, the defense is not well established.
The substitutes do not impose themselves enough, and Bayern’s access does not work yet.
Tanguy Nianzou is considered one of the most promising defensive talents in Europe, but is injured.
Bouna Sarr is harmless offensively and not sure defensively, Marc Roca has not yet really arrived in Munich.
It was therefore amazing that he started on penalties - and that Süle, Pavard or Hernández didn't shoot.
Kiel's goalkeeper Ioannis Gelios held Roca's shot and made the sensation perfect.
"Nobody blames him for that," Flick said of Roca.
Perfect free kick from Sané
Douglas Costa has not been the hoped-for reinforcement either.
Leroy Sané scored 2-1 with a perfect free kick in Kiel, but obviously needs time to internalize Bayern's game.
Flick gave his striker Robert Lewandowski a break against Holstein and replaced him.
Bayern are more dependent on Poland's goals than they can be.
"We don't just have a plan A"
FC Bayern Munich was eliminated in the second round of the DFB Cup against Holstein Kiel.
Coach Hansi Flick doesn't want to be accused of going into the game with the wrong match plan.
Source: Stats Perform News
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Bayern do not seem hungry, not focused enough.
Carelessness has crept in.
It is discussed internally.
There is also an offensive problem.
"When I see our possibilities that we have created using the wings ... When the last pass comes in like a shot and comes halfway up - there is also room for improvement," Flick stated.
Sunday (3.30 p.m., Sky) they will receive SC Freiburg in the league, which has just celebrated five wins in a row.
There are seven games in February, including the Club World Cup in Qatar.
Then comes the round of 16 in the Champions League at Lazio.
Flick says what everyone sees: "We have a lot to do."