'Bayern Munich Captain' Kim Minjae appears...First captain's armband after transfer, 14-1 win in friendly match '45 minutes → no runs'

Jul 25, 2024

Kim Min-jae served as captain's armband in Bayern Munich's first preseason game. It is the first captain's armband since the transfer. It is difficult to give much meaning to the captain when a large number of promising players participated, but Kim Min-jae led the preseason game to a great victory with his first captain's armband. Bayern won 14–1. Photo =Bayern

Kim Min-jae wore Bayern Munich's captain's armband.

Bayern won 14-1 in a friendly match against FC Rotach-Erne, a member of the German seventh division, at the Bayern pre-season training camp in Tegernje, Bavaria, Germany on the 25th (Korea time).

Bayern play a friendly against Rotach-Erne whenever there is a recent pre-season training camp. It is a member of the community activities conducted by the Bayern club. Rotach - Ern is a team that plays in the Bavarian region. It is an opportunity to see Bayern players in person as spectators come to watch the match against a team of local residents.

The result of the game is unconditionally finished with Bayern's victory, and Bayern always wins big, but it provides an opportunity for local residents to meet the Bayern squad in person.

Bayern's new coach Vincent Kompany excluded Kim Min-jae from the starting list. It is not a game that can give much meaning just because it is excluded from the starting list. Because it's an event game. Matistel, Brian Zaragoza, Adin Richina, Gabriel Vidovic, Leon Goretzka, Javier Fernandez, Rafael Guerreiro, Josip Stanisic, Eric Dier, Nusair Mazrawi and Sven Ulreich started.

As expected, the one-sided game unfolded. Rotach-Erne showed better-than-expected defense without losing a point for more than 20 minutes. But it didn't take long for the Bayern players to find a way to attack Rotach-Erne's defence.

The first player to shake the net was Lichina. Lichina scored back-to-back goals in the 24th and 25th minutes of the first half, making her first goal and multiple goals under Kompany. Rothach-Erne began to crumble when Riccina scored two goals. After Richina's second goal, Bayern began to take a 4-0 lead as Tell scored back-to-back goals every minute.

Did Bayern let down its guard at the moment. 29 min Rotach-Erne conceded a run to save his pride. Bayern, which regained its senses, finished the first half 7-1 with Mazraoui, Tel and Guerreiro scoring consecutive goals. Tel scored a hat-trick in 45 minutes.

In the second half, Kim Min-jae participated. Hiroki Ito, a Japanese national team center back in a Bayern uniform this summer, was also deployed. All the starters have been replaced. Except for Kim Min-jae and Hiroki, the only first-team players were Shasha Boy. Then director Kompany entrusted Kim Min-jae with the captain's armband.

It is difficult to give much meaning because it is an event game, but Kim Min-jae was the captain for the first time since moving to Bayern. Bayern's prospects have shown no mercy on Rotach-Erne. When Arion Ibrahimovic scored in the 10th minute of the second half, Mudaser Sadat scored three minutes later. Nestory Irakunda also joined the scoring list immediately. Boy and Sadat scored extra goals in the 20th and 24th minutes of the second half. Bayern added Jonathan Asf Jensen in the 34th minute of the second half and Noel Aceko in the 35th minute of the second half to complete a 14-1 victory.

After the game, Kompany said, `First of all, I'm happy. We saw a lot of opportunities and a lot of young players. This is always a pleasant thing. The young players all fought for the ball and always tried to be positive. There was nothing more I wanted in today's game. I'm happy with the game. Now the focus is on the next training course and game" expressed satisfaction.

Kompany then said, "Over the next few weeks we will try to make sure everyone is healthy and we will get off to a good start after a short preparation."Preseason preparations are going well," he said.

During this summer's pre-season, Kim Min-jae has been rumored, but he is not going to leave Bayern. Kim Min-jae was once connected to Inter Milan at the beginning of the transfer market. Italy's Gazeta said earlier this month that `Kim Min-jae is an opportunity for Inter Milan to strengthen its position to regain vitality.' Gazeta has been connecting Kim Min-jae to Inter Milan since the second half of the 2023-2024 season.

Gazeta 'Kim Min-jae is the 2023 winner who can strengthen Inter Milan in the 2024-2025 season. Kim Min-jae is perceived by everyone as one of the defenders who led Napoli to an outstanding championship win. Bayern Munich paid 50 million euros (about 74.6 billion won), but they were not sure about Kim Min-jae in the German Bundesliga. He added that he might leave on a lease.

But this was not true. Bayern had no intention of letting Kim Min-jae go. According to German local media TZ, Bayern sports director Kim Min-jae included Max Ebe in his next season's plan. Ebereul, the sports director, is currently the main head of the club and has a lot of responsibility for the formation of the Bayern squad.

Crucially, Kim Min-jae had no intention of leaving Bayern. Florian Flettenberg, who plays for Sky Sports in Germany, said "I hear a lot of rumors about the transfer of Inter Milan and Kim Min-jae. But the rumor is just a rumor. Kim Min-jae's contract is valid until 2028, and he has no intention of leaving Bayern and wants to stay here"Kim Min-jae's will to stay is very strong," he said.

Kim Min-jae, who wants to prove himself properly at Bayern, said, "This season is also a very good opportunity. He can also clearly shake off the disappointment he showed in the second half of last season. Until the start of the pre-season, he was able to focus only on recovery without any game schedule, and the pre-season was also 100% involved normally. It is different from last summer, when he joined the team somewhat late due to military training and transfers.

Kim Min-jae's willingness to become the main player is already making good news. TZ is a fan of Kim Min-jae, who is 190 centimeters tall. Obviously, Kim Min-jae will have a new chance to prove himself next seasonHe said that Kim Min-jae is trusted by director Kompany. Bayern's internal evaluation is also surprised that Kim Min-jae's physical condition and performance are very high during this pre-season.

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