5 reasons why Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Bayern Munich

5) Tension in the dressing room

Robben refused to back Ancelotti after the PSG defeat

It wasn't a hidden fact that Ancelotti was starting to lose the trust of some of the key players in the dressing room and Bayern President, Uli Hoeness said it in no uncertain terms that it was the main reason behind the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.

"There were five players against Ancelotti," Hoeness told Westfalenpost.

"It was impossible to get out of that."

As mentioned in the slide before, Muller publicly mentioned his discontent after having dropped by Ancelotti. Mats Hummels questioned the team's tactics after their shock 2-0 defeat against Hoffenheim. Jerome Boateng was being benched by new signing Niklas Sule and veteran Javi Martinez and hence was unhappy.

The startling indication though came after the defeat in Paris, when Arjen Robben refused to back Carlo Ancelotti. When asked after the defeat if he stood by his manager Robben said: “I won’t answer this question. The lineup is the coach’s business. I will say nothing about it. Every word, in this case, would be one too many."