Bayern Munich Legend Philipp Lahm Raises Serious Questions About Sadio Mané’s Role at the Club

Bayern Munich Legend Philipp Lahm Raises Serious Questions About Sadio Mané’s Role at the Club

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Former Bayern Munich defender Philipp Lahm has expressed concern about the positional changes of Sadio Mané
  • The 30-year-old spent six trophy-laden seasons at Liverpool, where he scored 120 goals in 269 appearances
  • Currently away on international duty with Senegal, Mané ended his goal-scoring drought in style with a man-of-the-match performance against Bolivia

Philipp Lahm has raised the alarm bell about Sadio Mané's role at Bayern Munich, following the latter's recent dip in form.

Mané, who traded Liverpool for the Bundesliga giants this summer, began his Bayern career on a blistering note - scoring in his opening four games.

However, the 30-year-old Senegal international has experienced a nosedive in form - failing to find the back of the net for the Bavarians in their last six matches.

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Sadio Mane has experienced a serious dip in form, failing to score in his last six outings for Bayern Munich. Photo credit: @FCBayernEN
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The ex-Liverpool forward, who operated on the left hand side during his time with the Premier League outfit, has mostly been deployed as a centre-forward by Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann.

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Aside from the centre-forward position, Mané has been utilised once on the left flank during Bayern's Champions League triumph against Barcelona.

Bayern legend Lahm has questioned these positional changes and says he doesn’t know why they are happening.

"Mane’s qualities are out of question," Lahm told Bild TV, as quoted by Liverpool Echo. "But it’s crucial that roles must be clearly assigned.
"I don’t see that at the moment. I currently don’t understand how the roles are defined. Everyone has to know what they have to do on the pitch."

Bayern star Sadio Mane awkwardly falls down trying to control a pass

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that footage of Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mané failing to control a pass has been making the rounds on the internet.

Mané, who swapped Liverpool for Bayern Munich this summer, is currently on international duty with reigning African champions, Senegal as they fine-tune their squad for the 2022 World Cup.

Despite his recent dip in form at the club level, the 30-year-old forward was on target for his nation as the Teranga Lions defeated Bolivia on Saturday evening. *-

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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