Muller admits he’s not “in demand” under Ancelotti

Bayern Munich forward, Thomas Muller, had admitted he is not valued by manager Carlo Ancelotti, after he was left out of the starting XI on Saturday.

Muller has spent his entire career with Bayern, but he spoke out after Ancelotti started Thiago Alcantara in his place, for their 2-0 win over Werder Bremen.


“I don’t know exactly which qualities the coach wants to see,” Muller told ARD.

“But mine seem not to be 100 percent in demand.”

The 27-year-old was called up from the bench with 17 minutes left to replace Franck Ribery, with his side leading 1-0.

Ancelotti explained after the game, that tactics were the only reason Muller did not start the game.

“We tried to plan the game using the wide areas more and to have more possession in the middle,” he said.

“For this reason Thomas didn’t start the game.

“He went in during the second part of the game and did well. It was only a technical decision.”