Daley Blind is completely at home at Bayern Munich and impresses in his first week in Germany. The left leg hardly has any adjustment problems and looks good on trainer Julian Nagelsmann and technical director Hasan Salihamidzic. The 99-time international will make his unofficial debut for his new employer on Friday evening.
On January 5, Blind surprised friend and foe by transferring from Ajax to the record master. “Daley is training like he has been with us for years,” said Salihamidzic after the conclusion of Bayern’s training camp in Qatar. Doha. “I am very optimistic that he will help us further.” In Germany, the defender-cum-midfielder signed a contract that links him to Bayern until the end of this season.
??? @J__Nagelsmann zu @BlindDaley: “Er wird natürlich morgen spielen. Er braucht noch etwas Zeit, weil auch die Trainingintensität höher ist. Man sieht, dass er eine große Erfahrung hat, vallen Ruhe am Ball. Er wird der Neuzugang sein, den wir uns vorgestellt haben.” #FCBayernWTC pic.twitter.com/NZxLnuKBN8
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) January 12, 2023
Blind will make his unofficial debut for Bayern on Friday evening in the exhibition game against Red Bull Salzburg. Trainer Nagelsmann previously announced that the left leg would make minutes in the friendly duel with the Austrians. “Of course he will play. He still needs some time, also because the training intensity is higher, but you can see that he has a lot of experience. He has a lot of rest on the ball. He will be able to fill in the role that we have in mind for him”, the trainer praised. Blind last played minutes in the Dutch lost quarter final against Argentina at the World Cup.
De Ligt is still absent
Matthijs de Ligt will have to pass up Friday night’s practice pot. “Nothing is broken. He had to rest for a few days. I can say with 100 percent certainty that he will be there for the restart of the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig in a week’s time,” said Nagelsmann. Close attacker RB Leipzig is third, six points behind leader Bayern.
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