Munich – After Robert Lewandowski’s departure, there was wild speculation in Munich: Will FC Bayern get a replacement for the world footballer?
“We already have options, but we will continue to keep our eyes peeled to see if anything is happening on the transfer market that hasn’t happened yet or if something unexpected is happening,” coach Julian Nagelsmann said in late July.
FC Bayern rely on the collective in attack
Names like Sasa Kalajdzic, Patrik Schick, Darwin Nunez, Harry Kane or even Cristiano Ronaldo have been traded in Monaco. Aside from 17-year-old Mathys Tel’s hope for the future, no one was involved. With Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting still injured early in the season, Bayern still have a solid reserve forward up their sleeve.
So the German record champions relied on the collective and this worked perfectly at the start of the season. Bayern made the best start in Bundesliga history with nine points from three games and a goal difference of 15: 1. The newly formed offensive around Sadio Mané, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Thomas Müller already harmonized beautifully and was in an extraordinarily early form.
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De Ligt “is our strongest header in the squad”
But the 1-1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in late August revealed Bayern’s new problem for the first time. As there was no longer a leading center forward in pink, defensive star Matthijs de Ligt was replaced as an additional striker.
“Matthijs is the player with the best head shots in the squad. There are few players in Europe who are as strong with headers as he is. And we no longer had a player with head shots on the bench,” said Nagelsmann. after the game.
Neuer against Augsburg the most dangerous striker of the final phase
Since then, none of the following three Bundesliga games have been won and Bayern’s crushing problem has continued. The final round of the 1-0 defeat to FC Augsburg was particularly significant: it is not uncommon for a goalkeeper to go forward in the opposing penalty area if he is behind in standard situations towards the end of the match.
But if Manuel Neuer is by far Bayern’s most dangerous player with two corners – in fact, he nearly headed even – he doesn’t necessarily talk about the current stormy quality of the Munich side. De Ligt and recently goalkeeper Neuer also show Bayern’s offensive weaknesses the hard way …
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