Even after three years in the club record transfer Lucas Hernández has brought not to silence critics at Bayern. Although the defender has won everything since arriving in Munich, there is to win, his performances often leave more questioning than exclamation marks. Is the world champion of 2018 actually only an extremely expensive followers?

• FC Bayern: Hernández repeatedly with unexplained dropouts
• criticism unjustified? The raw numbers speak for Hernández
• FC Bayern “in Hernández trap”?

A few days ago Lucas Hernández ran again involuntarily in the headlines. The performance that showed the Frenchman in flattering draw Bayern Munich in the first knockout round first leg of the Champions League at RB Salzburg, had been “not worthy of defense chiefs”, “image” reporter Tobias Altschäffl rumbled in the podcast “Bayern Insider”.

The journalist was blowing so that the same tune as DFB legend Lothar Matthaus. “Lucas Hernández has cost a lot of money, but the benefits are out of proportion to it. The central defender bring no stability, convincing neither in the one-on-one under construction game”, Germany’s national record criticized the Munich defensive man in the “transfer Lucas Bild”,

Since then, some flared to the German market leader once again a debate, the enormous discrepancy between investment and income is focusing in defense.

In addition to Hernandez and his compatriot dayot upamecano had to take a lot of criticism. However, the summer signing some adjustment problems are granted rather than the now long-established Hernández.

FC Bayern: Hernández repeatedly with unexplained dropouts

A look at the transfer Lucas bill: reveals that in 2019 for 80 million euros from Atletico Madrid losgeeiste Hernández could finally convince rare indeed.

Only in the premier class of the left-footer was given for his performance review in triple-area in the Bundesliga, however, he commuted between Just adequate services to Leipzig and Fürth and a complete blackout against Bochum (grade 5.5).

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Hernández was once the money invested so really not worth it? Quite as damning judgment must not fail safe. On good days, the Defensive Allrounder who feels in central defense at ease, an absolutely solid busboy who can compete on an international level. That coach Julian Nagelsmann the 26-year-old’s confidence gave already in 24 competitive games – with one exception always in the starting XI – speaks for itself.

is of course present the truth that Hernández strange looks often compared individually rather average counterparty quite old. Time he comes the decisive step too late, other times it can be surprisingly easy to trick. These dropouts have seized up in the collective memory, as evidenced by the comments of Matthew and Co..

criticism unjustified? The raw numbers speak for Hernández

Coach Nagel man makes far however no move to make its long-running question. Anything else would of course transfer Lucasing suicide, fell Hernández’s side men in recent months, but churning out.

Also from leadership of the national team continues to receive backing. When Matthew his opinion recently made known, took a transfer Lucasing director Hasan Salihamidzic little later to strike out and described the statements of the DFB legend as “completely not care.”

Hernández would solely on the basis of naked figures are judged, he would actually be better to get away in the public eye. Although the defender shines at all from any goal threat, is it but statistically in its core tasks reliably.

His duel rate shows 63.27% duels won, within the team is only his distinctive defensive partner Niklas Süle little better because (65.15%). Even better is Hernández ‘pass rate, is the arrived during heavy 92.58% Zuspiele and the league (95.99%) is exceeded only by Gladbach Nico Elvedi (94.16%) and BVB-Routinier Axel Witsel.

FC Bayern “in Hernández trap”?

That the Bayern player is still regarded with much suspicion is related to other factors. A spicy theme is and remains Hernández ‘supposedly extremely lucrative five-year contract, which it – to a season from 17 to 24 million euros on the account rinse – depending on the source (!).

Some teammates went so with significantly increased demands in their contract negotiations. “Bayern sits in the Hernández trap. He has blasted the salary structure,” an unnamed source told “Spox” unveiled recently.

The result: especially in the fan camp, but also in expert circles is questioned whether Hernández was really worth the money, respectively. Whether the discussion is always led to factual and the arguments are always fair, let’s hear. However, the FCB officers should have been aware that they have to be measured by the performances of their record purchasing. And in this regard, Lucas Hernández was last (once again) air. Heiko Lükehus