体坛英语资讯：Youth training Bayerns weakness, says Hoeness_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Youth training Bayerns weakness, says Hoeness

Recently, Bayern has not only fallen behind rivals like Barcelona and Real Madrid but also national ones like Borussia Dortmund, TSG Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig. Hoeness said youth training was the club's "weak point".

Currently Bayern's amateur team (under 23) is languishing 19 points behind near neighbors Spielvereinigung Unterhaching in the fourth division and missed qualification for the third league several times in the past years. Bayern's U-19 team has failed to win the German age group championship for the past 13 years.

Hoeness seems to be convinced that Gerland is the only person who can convey the special Bavarian "Mia san Mia" ("we are what we are") identity. In the past years, the club from Germany's south has intensified its international marketing and corporate identity but, in order to stand out, it needs more home-grown players like Mueller and Lahm to secure unique Bavarian mentality and identity to please the fans.

Big names will assist Gerland and Sauer to face the challenge. Tobias Schweinsteiger, brother of the Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, is expected to be among the coaching staff as well as Sebastian Hoeness, the son of Uli Hoeness' brother Dieter. The latter is currently working as a the coach of RB Leipzig U-19 side.

Former Bayern professional Mark van Bommel is another name being bandied around as a candidate for Bayern's revamped youth policy. The former Dutch international is currently working for PSV Eindhoven's youth section and at the same time is member of the coaching staff of his father in law, Bert van Marwijk, who currently is in charge of the Saudi Arabian national team.