Schweinsteiger sure: FC Bayern needs Goretzka

Former national soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger believed that Leon Goretzka would soon get more playing time at FC Bayern Munich. “Just keep working hard. The season is long and you need a lot of players at a good level. “Leon Goretzka is still a footballer that FC Bayern definitely needs,” he said, known as the long-time Bayern professional at the Laver Cup in Berlin.

Goretzka (29) is in a difficult position under the new Bayern coach Vincent Kompany after he was not persuaded to move as a candidate for sale in the summer transfer window. Sports director Max Eberl had made it clear to Goretzka several times that things would look bad for him in terms of playing time given the even greater competition in the defensive midfield.

Goretzka only has the joker role

Goretzka was therefore not part of the squad in the first round of the DFB Cup against Ulm (4:0) or in the Bundesliga win against Holstein Kiel (6:1). He was in the squad for Bayern’s wins in Wolfsburg and against Freiburg, but only against Breisgau was he substituted on shortly before the end of the game.

The 29-year-old came into the game late in the big win in the Champions League against Dinamo Zagreb, but scored the last goal to make it 9-2. “For him personally, it was important to play a good game and show what he can do,” said Schweinsteiger.