On Saturday, Bayern Munich claimed a 10th consecutive Bundesliga title with a 3-1 win against Borussia Dortmund.
Former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich player Torsten Frings believe the latter’s experience led to them winning this season’s Bundesliga title, their 10th in a row.
On Saturday, the Bavarians secured the championship after a 3-1 win against Dortmund at the Allianz Arena.
Frings played for Dortmund between 2002 and 2004 before spending the 2004-05 season with Bayern, winning a Bundesliga and DFP-Pokal double.
Speaking to Stats Perform, Frings pointed to Bayern’s vital experienced players.
While suggesting that Dortmund suffered too many “slip-ups” to challenge.
The former Germany international said:
“The paths both teams are taking are different.
“Bayern has a lot of experienced players in the team, a real axis with [Manuel] Neuer, [Thomas] Muller, [Robert] Lewandowski and [Joshua] Kimmich.
“They have leading players in the national team. They have the Best FIFA Men’s Player, a striker who scores 40 goals every year [Lewandowski].
“On the other hand, Dortmund are a club where [sporting directors] Sebastian Kehl and Michael Zorc have to be praised for the players they bring in and their profit by selling them on.
“But that is the difference. Bayern has a team of experienced players who are always on the spot. And Dortmund has a very talented team that certainly has what it takes to play for championships.
“But now and then, there is a slip-up, where perhaps the experience is missing a bit.
“And when you make three or four slip-ups in the Bundesliga, it can be too much.”
But Bayern Munich needs some changes after having a disappointing game against Villarreal in the Champions League.
Despite having an experienced squad, they are into their 30s, so Bayern needs to think about their life after Neuer, Lewandowski and Muller.
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