Bundesliga is always finished by April – Lahm wants Bayern challengers
The Bundesliga has not had an exciting title race for a while, and Philipp Lahm thinks that Bayern Munich's dominance is bad for the competition.
Published : Sep 06, 2018 21:34 IST
Philipp Lahm wants to see a Bundesliga title race because he feels the gulf between Bayern Munich and the rest is not good for the competition.
Bayern has won the title in each of the last six seasons, with 10 points as close as any side has come to toppling Germany's most successful team since Borussia Dortmund was victorious in 2011-12.
In the same period, the Bavarian club has won the title by as many as 21 and 25 points and its former captain Lahm – who retired in 2017 – wants to see more competition at the top of the table.
"It is important for the health of the Bundesliga that there is competition. I am happy that Bayern wins, but it would be better if the other sides challenged them. In Spain, Barcelona, [Real] Madrid and Atletico Madrid can win LaLiga. Here [Germany], it [the title race] ends in April," the World Cup winner told Marca .
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During his time playing for Bayern and Germany, Lahm worked under respected coaches like Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and Joachim Low.
Although none have inspired him to go into management yet, Lahm looks back in amazement at Guardiola's ability to analyse and educate.
"Pep is a super coach. He is very good, the best at analysing the opponent and the concept of the game," Lahm added.
"I don't know what impact he has had on German football, but he left a mark on all of us at Bayern because of how he analysed and educated the players in their positions and in the way they played. We knew what the other was going to do in any circumstance of the game."