Fabio Capello urges Bayern Munich star to retire after Barcelona defeat

Chris DaviePublished Oct 24, 2024, 12:11pm|Updated Oct 24, 2024, 12:12pm

Fabio Capello called for Manuel Neuer to discontinue aft Bayern Munich’s 4-1 decision to Barcelona successful the Champions League connected Wednesday evening.

Raphinha gave Barcelona an aboriginal pb earlier Harry Kane pulled Bayern level successful the 18th minute. Robert Lewandowski restored Barca’s vantage earlier Raphinha struck again to enactment the hosts 3-1 up by the break. The Brazilian past completed his chapeau instrumentality successful the 56th infinitesimal to seal Barca’s win.

Neuer, meanwhile, was astir punished for hesitating connected the shot wrong his ain six-yard container successful the 26th infinitesimal earlier his mistake allowed Lewandowski to decorativeness into an bare nett to enactment Barca backmost successful front.

The 38-year-old is presently playing his 14th play for Bayern and erstwhile England manager Capello believes helium should present decorativeness his career.

Speaking connected Sky Sport Italy’s Champions League coverage, Capello said of Neuer: ‘When immoderate goalkeepers scope a definite age, they should person the courageousness to retire.’

Former Bayern Munich captain, Lothar Matthaus, who won the World Cup with Germany successful 1990, besides criticised Neuer’s caller performances and claims the goalkeeper ‘can’t springiness the defence immoderate security’.

‘I don’t mean Manuel immoderate harm, but helium is not the enactment for the squad astatine the infinitesimal that helium was successful the past,’ Matthaus told Bild.

‘Manuel Neuer is not Manuel Neuer astatine the moment. Because helium doesn’t prevention the unstoppable balls, his goalkeeping has changed.

‘He utilized to expect each situation, helium had a 360-degree view, and helium could initiate attacks with a build-up pass. At the infinitesimal helium can’t springiness the defence immoderate security.

‘This is besides demonstrated by the complaint of conscionable implicit 40 per cent of balls saved successful the Bundesliga. I anticipation that helium volition soon find his mode backmost to his aged crippled and confidence.’

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