Bayern-luck, originally ''Bayern-Dusel'' (derived from german: Dusel, lit. ''undeserved luck'') is a widespread myth about
football in Germany. According to the proverbial expression, record winning
Bayern Munich often wins at the last minute. The expression has been used since the 1970s and is often used as a
catchphrase
A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through word of mouth and a variety of mass ...
with regard to other teams and circumstances.
Point of view of FC Bayern players and officials
Oliver Kahn
Oliver Rolf Kahn (; born 15 June 1969) is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in t ...
, after a last minute win against
Hannover 96, stated that ''there is no luck for free, you have to enforce it.''
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger (; born 1 August 1984) is a German former professional footballer who usually played as a central midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder. Schweinsteiger is regarded as one of the grea ...
commented upon a narrowly won game against
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...
in February 2004, saying "Bayerndusel is back! (''Der Bayern-Dusel ist wieder da!'')"
However, when
Ulrich Hoeneß was asked by a "FCB TV" reporter about the Bayern-Dusel being the reason for a last-minute win against
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the DF ...
, he reacted by threatening to sack the reporter on the spot.
Theoretical background
Christian Schütte described the Bayern Dusel as being the result of
cognitive bias, while others presume the claimed luck to be based on a higher self-confidence and better physical training of Bayern players.
Journalist Alex Feuerherdt postulated the ''Chit Chat about the Bayerndusel'' as a superficially harmless tirade that has nonetheless a certain background in the
History of FC Bayern Munich.
[ Text of a speech from 15 December 2005 about FC Bayern Munich and the German Left]
References
Further reading
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External links
„Dusel? Which Dusel? List of Last-Minute-Wins of Bayern Spiegel Online
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