FC Bayern seeks explanation: Olise red card on way to locker room
After his dismissal, Michael Olise received one more word from coach Vincent Kompany on his way to the dressing room – an accusation that puts the question of blame at FC Bayern back into focus. The incident occurred in the Champions League match against Viking Stavanger, which ended in a 3-3 draw.
Mistakes of individual players in focus
FC Bayern Munich explained the unsatisfactory results – a 2-2 draw against Augsburg in the Bundesliga and the 3-3 in Stavanger – as errors by individual actors. Kompany described one of the players after the match as “idiotic”.
Viking Stavanger captain Zlatko Tripić, shirt number ten, had approached Olise after a foul. When Olise then received the yellow card, he almost gently threw the ball into the opponent’s face, which resulted in a yellow‑red card, although many observers would have demanded a straight red card.
Coach's comment and internal reactions
Vincent Kompany said afterwards: “The number ten was smarter than you.” Sports director Max Eberl called Tripić a “like a piece of trash”, but emphasized that he had achieved his goal. Both stressed that the result in Stavanger – as already in Augsburg, where a mistake by Manuel Neuer led to an own goal – was explained by individual failure.
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Kompany added: “We simply weren’t clever. Not against Augsburg, where we conceded a goal after eight seconds, and not today, where we allowed a goal after one and a half minutes.” He spoke of “individual moments” that influenced the game.
Statistical analysis and outlook
A post‑match simulation of the game against Viking Stavanger showed that Bayern, despite the opponent’s artificial‑turf advantage, should have an expected value of 3.51 goals scored and only 0.56 goals conceded. In reality, however, the result was three goals for and three against.
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FC Bayern have not lost a match this season in the three most important competitions, have won five of eight games, and have achieved impressive results such as 5-1 against VfB Stuttgart. Nevertheless, observers criticize the lack of energy and the dip in form of players such as Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich and the U‑20 talent Lennart Karl.