During the week there was a trophy for Anthony Losilla, on Sunday he wants to repeat the 2022 miracle against FC Bayern. That’s what the VfL Bochum captain says ahead of the Bayern hit.
The users of Forecasting had voted. Anthony Losilla was named the 2023 Footballer of the Year for the region and the trophy was presented to the ever-present in the VfL midfield during the week.
Losilla felt honored, after all, over 17,000 people voted. But it won’t be the only highlight for Losilla and VfL Bochum, because FC Bayern Munich will be coming to the Ruhrstadion on Sunday (17:30).
And they will be in a bad way – because Munich are not really familiar with the feeling of losing two must-win games in a row. Most recently, they lost 3-0 to Bayer Leverkusen and 1-0 at Lazio Roma.
Losilla had this to say about the 90 minutes against the record champions: “The fans are certainly delighted, we know the fan friendship between the two camps. I’m happy too, and it’s always a great game for the players when you get to play against an opponent like that.”
The 0:7, which happened more than once recently, is no longer in the minds of the Bochum players. Losilla: “That’s in the past. I’ve also experienced positive moments, I was there for the 4:2 in 2022.”
A repeat would be a perfect sign to the competition in the basement of the Bundesliga table. VfL did not reward their often good performances with enough points. As a result, the gap to the relegation places (six points) is still manageable, something the VfL captain is well aware of: “We should have had more points. But we can’t change that, so the focus is on the upcoming matches. Bayern is a bonus game, we have nothing to lose, we’re going into the game full of anticipation and want to annoy Bayern. “
So it says on paper, on the pitch it’s a different matter. We’ll do everything we can to make it difficult for Bayern
Anthony Losilla
However, you also have to expect FCB to show a reaction. Mostly something came after weak games. Losilla: “We’re talking about Bayern Munich. That’s the best team in Germany for years. They know what they have to do to turn a situation like this around. We can’t think that we can shoot them out of the stadium.”
Losilla remembers the 4:2 win in 2022 very well: “A very, very strong game. We showed back then that we weren’t afraid, Bayern had no answers to our game. We have to show the same mentality on Sunday. Then we have to hope that Bayern don’t have a very good day. Because if you stay down to earth, you have to say that Bayern, with their budget and squad, are the big favorites if they put in their best performance.”
He added: “That’s what it says on paper, but it’s a different matter on the pitch. We’ll do everything we can to make it difficult for Bayern.” cb / gp