No chance against Arsenal? Ballack sees a drastic difference at FC Bayern compared to the triple year of 2020. “I believe that a certain saturation process has set in among the players and that the self-image for self-motivation is no longer there,” he says.

Sports director Max Eberl made similar comments when he took office at the beginning of March. Almost all players are on probation. Anyone who lacks the virtues of “character and mentality” that are urgently needed when rebuilding can leave.