Michael Olise sparks mixed feelings among football fans with his honest interview after Bayern Munich’s Champions League win.
Michael Olise left football fans a bit puzzled after a quiet interview following his two goals for Bayern Munich in their first Champions League match of the season. Vincent Kompany’s team crushed Bodo/Glimt 5-0 at the Allianz Arena, with all the scoring happening in the second half. Jamal Musiala opened the scoring in the 47th minute, then Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies added more goals. Olise finished things off nicely with a late double, putting Bayern second in the standings after one game.
The French star, who’s been one of the hottest players in world football recently, spoke to DAZN after the win. But Olise kept his answers short and simple, which caught a lot of attention. When asked about scoring two amazing goals, he just said, “I don’t know.” When the interviewer asked if he thinks about it or just does it, Olise replied, “I shoot and it goes in or it doesn’t.” The presenter joked that since it seemed easy, everyone could do it, but Olise laughed and said, “I’m not the only one who can score goals. I don’t think so.”
His brief and reserved answers made the interview tricky, and the journalist even said Olise “makes it quite difficult to do an interview.” The 24-year-old clearly prefers playing on the field rather than chatting off it, and his interview quickly went viral.
Fans had mixed reactions. One wrote on X, “Can’t be real adults laughing at this. It just feels so awkward, like a grown man putting on an act.” Another said, “This isn’t funny or normal. It’s disrespectful to the journalist trying to connect.” But some fans loved it. One said, “I love this guy. He just wants to do his job and go home.” Another agreed, “Straight to the point, man. I love it.”
Olise is known for being calm and relaxed, and that personality shows in his celebrations and interviews. He often stays quiet even after scoring a great goal, a habit from his days at Reading. Former teammate Michael Morrison said, “We’d call him a bit weird because when he scored important goals, he sometimes wouldn’t celebrate. We’d ask why, but he never had an answer. He’s just different—a special player.”
Olise told Highsnobiety in June that he just doesn’t feel as emotional as other players when he scores. “I am not a super emotional person. I don’t react the same way everyone else does,” he said.