Bayern Munich Seeks World-Class Goalkeeper
4 Apr
Bayern Munich may not be showing spectacular performances the past two seasons, but they are serious in improving their position by strengthening their lines. Among the things they need, Oliver Kahn stated that the most important thing Bayern Munich needs right now is a world-class goal keeper. Bayern Munich finishes second in the 2008/09 Bundesliga after losing the league’s championship trophy to Wolfsburg, while their performance this year is not quite improved just yet; they are now in third place.
Kahn continues his comments by stating that throughout his career with Bayern Munich, from 1994 to 2008, the weakest link in Bayern Munich’s strong chain is the goalkeeper. It is definitely the toughest position to fill. Although experts are considering Kahn’s job at keeping Bayern Munich’s goal safe was spectacular, the team doesn’t have a worthy replacement yet.
The current Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Hans-Jorge Butt, is not performing as well as anyone would expect. He is often found being replaced by Michael Rensing who is also not a superbly performing goalkeeper. It is obvious that Bayern Munich needs to improve their last defense by adding a strong and reliable goalkeeper to the mix.
Rensing is probably too young to be the first goalkeeper of huge team such as Bayern Munich, while Jorge Butt is simply too old to be as reliable as the team need. According to Kahn, several viable alternatives include Gianluigi Buffon and Petr Cech. Although Kahn personally opts for Buffon, the final decision would be in the hands of team management.