Former Bayer Leverkusen chief calls for ‘Bundesliga play-off to be introduced’ as he fears fans may become bored of Bayern Munich’s dominance
- Ex-Bayer Leverkusen chief wants to introduce a play-off for the Bundesliga title
- He fears fans will be bored of Bayern Munich’s current top-flight dominance
- The German giants Bayern have claimed the last nine Bundesliga trophies
- Wolfgang Holzhauser claims a format would be an absolute highlight for fans
The former managing director at Bayer Leverkusen wants to introduce a play-off for the Bundesliga title as he fears fans may become bored of Bayern Munich’s dominance.
Bayern have dominated the German top-flight for almost a decade – picking up the Bundesliga title for the past nine years.
Therefore, Wolfgang Holzhauser – who stepped down from his role at Bayer Leverkusen eight years ago – believes a change in the league’s ‘format would be an absolute highlight for the fans’.
Wolfgang Holzhauser (above) wants to introduce a play-off for the Bundesliga title as he fears fans may become bored of Bayern Munich’s dominance
The 2021-2022 campaign has only just began and many believe Julian Nagelsmann’s team will lift the trophy.
Bayern have won four of their opening five game of the season – having beaten Bochum 7-0 last weekend.
As a result, Holzhauser believes the league need to change things by introducing a title play-offs.
The German giants Bayern (above) have claimed the last nine Bundesliga trophies
The 2021-2022 season has just began and many believe Nagelsmann’s team will lift the trophy
He said of his idea in an interview via Spox: ‘I would rather call it a knockout round. The first four teams in the table would play a semi-final against each other after the regular Bundesliga season.
‘The first plays against the fourth and the second against the third. The respective winners then contest a final, while the losers play out third or fourth place.
‘Against the backdrop of the Champions League places, such a format would be an absolute highlight for the fans.’