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Franck Ribery slams Bayern Munich's transfer policy
The France international feels that the Bavarians do not have the necessary strength in depth to compete in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League
Feb 2, 2012 12:11:00 PM
By Mark Doyle
Bongarts
Franck Ribery believes that Bayern Munich have jeopardized its own chances of chances of lifting some silverware this season by failing to strengthen during the January transfer window.
The 28-year-old is concerned by the Bavarian outfit's strength in depth and thinks that they could end up paying for their parsimony in either the Bundesliga or the Champions League - or even both.
"I think it is a big problem for us if two or three players are injured,” Ribery told Sport1. "We do not have a really good bench and have no really good second team."
Ribery's comments are unlikely to go down well at the Allianz Arena because club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed on the same day that it had been the wish of coach Jupp Heynckes to remain inactive during the transfer window.
"It was the desire of the coach not to make any changes in the winter," the Bayern supremo told Bild. "We hope that we can get through with this squad."
Bayern angered its own supporters last week by tricking many of them into believing that the club had signed a high-profile striker when in fact it was merely generating publicity for the launch of a new Facebook application.
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The 28-year-old is concerned by the Bavarian outfit's strength in depth and thinks that they could end up paying for their parsimony in either the Bundesliga or the Champions League - or even both.
"I think it is a big problem for us if two or three players are injured,” Ribery told Sport1. "We do not have a really good bench and have no really good second team."
Ribery's comments are unlikely to go down well at the Allianz Arena because club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed on the same day that it had been the wish of coach Jupp Heynckes to remain inactive during the transfer window.
"It was the desire of the coach not to make any changes in the winter," the Bayern supremo told Bild. "We hope that we can get through with this squad."
Bayern angered its own supporters last week by tricking many of them into believing that the club had signed a high-profile striker when in fact it was merely generating publicity for the launch of a new Facebook application.
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