Bayern Munich has a lot of local legends, who were from Bavaria and made their career in the famous club, playing there their whole career (or most of it), like Sepp Maier or Franz Bekenbauer. In recent years, the only local player who became a true leader of Bayern team is Thomas Muller. The 35 years old attacking midfielder spent his football years in Germany‘s biggest club and he truly embodies the spirit of the Bavarian club and their famous moto ‘Mia san mia‘ which means ‘We are who we are‘. In fact, it was Muller himself who decided to elaborate what this moto means for him and the Bayern fans:Official Trailer | 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫: 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 See inside the life and career of Bayern Munich & Germany legend Thomas Muller, coming to Prime on 4 March… pic.twitter.com/a0rUpkCz34— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) February 18, 2025 “Mia san Mia stands for the complete will to succeed. That’s how we manage to turn games round so often. There’s no middle ground, only wins. Mia san Mia stands for a hardcore winning mentality with a good dose of self-belief, but without any arrogance. Whoever wants to win has to work hard for it. It’s the same as for professional footballers. The best footballers always play for Bayern. Everyone gives it their all in training. Anyone who can’t get on with the idea is in the wrong place. It’s something we all try to teach the younger players. There’s nothing that’s more important” he said four years ago. And, yet the already Bayern legend nearly left the club – three times.🌟 Players with the Most Assists in the 21st Century🥇 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi—379 assists🥈 🇩🇪 Thomas Muller—312 assists 🥉 🇧🇪 Kevin De Bruyne—269 assists 4️⃣ 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo—256 assists 5️⃣ 🇩🇪 Mesut Ozil—255 assists 6️⃣ 🇦🇷 Angel Di Maria—254 assists 7️⃣ 🇪🇸 Cesc Fabregas—246… pic.twitter.com/5M8OPjCwAB— FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) December 31, 2024 At 35, Muller is spending his days in recent times on Bayern‘s bench as Musiala and Harry Kane have the advantage, while Vincent Kompany uses him partially. For instance, the Bayern coach annoyed Lotthar Matthaus, who criticized him after brining Muller into the game with Celtic as a sub with only 24 seconds to go until the end. “This is humiliating. It made me sad and I feel sorry for him. I was shocked. Thomas Muller doesn’t have to put himself through that. He is one of the greatest and most successful players of all time” Matthaus told Sky Sports. But Muller is closer to ending his career and Bavarian brass want him to go straight into the club‘s management when that happens. But his departure nearly happend in the past, when he was a regular starter.Earthquake in Munich: Bayern to lose Joshua KimmichIn 2018, another former Bayern coach (now with Borussia Dortmund) Niko Kovac arrived. One of the things he did was to remove Muller from the team. “He will definitely get minutes if he needs them” he said. Kicker later claimed Kovac lost Bayern’s dressing room and that his concept of football was never clear, with players lacked detailed tactical guidance.”I told the club that if my situation does not change, I would like to consider the option of a transfer in January. The only response from the club was to keep quiet and that we would talk again in December. That didn’t happen” Muller revealed in an interview with Spiegel. And that conversation never happened because Kovac was sacked already in November.Neymar nearly ended up with Pep in BayernThe way on his way from Munich two more times. In 2008, after his first professional appearance under Jürgen Klinsmann, he was on the verge of signing for Hoffenheim but Muller decided to stay and made a right decision. Same thing happened in 2014. Louis van Gaal, who succeeded Klinsman in Bayern and gave Muller a proper chance in the first team, took over Manchester United and called his former player to join him. Again, the Bavarian midfielder remained loyal and it payed off to Bayern – twelve championships, six cup wins and two Champions League winners. He is Munich legend already.BUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 24Friday 22.30: (5.40) Stuttgart (3.90) Bayern (1.70)Saturday 17.30: (2.45) Bochum (3.60) Hoffenheim (2.90)17.30: (3.25) Heidenheim (3.50) M’ gladbach (2.30)17.30: (1.98) RB Leipzig (3.50) Mainz (3.80)17.30: (4.20) St.Pauli (3.50) Dortmund (1.88)17.30: (2.65) Werder (3.40) Wolfsburg (2.80)20.30: (5.00) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.70) Leverkusen (1.80)Sunday 17.30: (1.60) Union Berlin (3.90) Holstein Kiel (5.80)19.30: (2.70) Augsburg (3.05) Freiburg (2.80)***odds are subject to change***
