dat guy

[blackjedii]

In some ways, it reflected the big red contradiction that is Bayern Munich. Corporate super-club with 20-plus years of mega-profits on the one hand. Community trust where the cheapest season ticket won't run you much more than 150 bucks on the other hand

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[aquaecolore]

He is an enigma for sure

[just444]

he really is something else

[lied_ohne_worte]

And of course, as reporters abroad usually miss, what helps with his popularity is that his interviews are very much beyond what you normally get from footballers. There are the ones who are glad if they can string together something resembling a full sentence, and then there are the ones who are streamlined by press officers and their agents until they can handle all the default questions in the most diplomatic way possible without saying anything controversial or in any way interesting. And then there's Thomas Müller, whose every interview is an adventure journey into his brain, which must be a very odd place indeed. Sometimes you get a pun you feel he has prepared for weeks, sometimes he just toys with the reporter, and sometimes you realise that he actually thinks deep thoughts. Weird analogies, sudden direction changes, broad dialect, all can happen.

[blackjedii]

He has upgraded himself to Lahm's press officer now.

As though Lahm even needs one. ;;)

[chrysa]

He has upgraded himself to Lahm's press officer now.

???

i'm curious about this one

[blackjedii]

and also from Tumblrland:

Thomas Müller:*is asked to guess today's result and writes down a 2:0*
Philipp Lahm:*looks at the card* "2:0? I'm a bit disappointed in you, Thomas."
Thomas Müller:"I couldn't have possibly said it'll be 8:0 at half time, because that wouldn't be realistic at all!"
Philipp Lahm:*laughs* "I would have expected a hattrick from you at least."

[chrysa]

He really is something else, isn't he? But I also think this other commenter gets it straight on: "Thomas Müller is technically gifted, he just doesn't look very graceful."

That might be why he continues to be so deceiving. But certainly his vision for play cannot be underestimated.

In the pre-emptive ~eulogies~ of Klopp leaving BVB, some site compiled some of his best quotes, and he said something like, "I had the technique of a fifth tier player, and the vision of a first division player. I ended up in the second." I think Müller could probably make a great coach one day, if he could communicate some of what he sees in the field. I guess only time will tell.

[marsyke]

I agree, I do think people underestimate his technical ability because he looks so ungraceful. I do not believe that a player who is not technically gifted can play in a team like Bayern or score 10 World Cup goals in 2 tournaments. Of course he is not one for the tricks and he won't dance past defenders like Messi or even Hazard but that doesn't mean he can't handle a ball.

[lied_ohne_worte]

As a coach he would probably need to learn to not always say what comes into his brain though, or half his team might be terminally offended after two weeks.

[the4thjuliek]

I find his lack of gracefulness on the pitch elegant (yes, it's paradoxical). The way this spindly legged idiot runs around like a child is so fun to watch. And of course, there's his off-pitch antics, his love for horses, his sense of humor. Who can hate this rubber faced troll?