Bayern-luck, originally Bayern-Dusel (derived from , lit. undeserved luck) is a widespread myth about soccer in Germany. According to the proverbial expression, the record winning FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

 is often winning in last minute style. The expression has been used since the 1970s and is often used as a winged word

Winged word

Winged words are words which, first uttered or written in a specific literary context, have since passed into common usage to express a general idea—sometimes to the extent that those using them are unaware of their origin as quotations...

 with regard to other teams and circumstances.

Point of view of FC Bayern players and officials

According Oliver Kahn

Oliver Kahn

Oliver Rolf Kahn is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team. He had his debut game in the professional squad in 1987...

, after a last minute win against Hannover 96

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...

 There is no luck for free, you have to enforce it Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the German national team. A right-footed player, he is capable of playing out wide or in a more central role....

 commented a narrowly won game against Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

 in February 2004 with "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 hair triggering win against Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...

, he reacted with threatening to sacking the reporter on the spot.

Theoretical Background

Christian Schütte described the Bayern Dusel as a result of cognitive bias

Cognitive bias

A cognitive bias is a pattern of deviation in judgment that occurs in particular situations. Implicit in the concept of a "pattern of deviation" is a standard of comparison; this may be the judgment of people outside those particular situations, or may be a set of independently verifiable...

, others assumed the alluded luck being based on a higher self confidence and better physical training of Bayern players.

Journalist Alex Feuerherdt assumed the Chit Chat about the Bayerndusel as a superficially harmless tirade which has however a certain background in the History of FC Bayern Munich. Feuerherdt also assumes still ongoing antisemitic resentments against the most successful German Club.

External links

• „Dusel? Which Dusel? List of Last-Minute-Wins of Bayern, Spiegel Online