The highlight of Bayern Munich’s season thus far has been 17-year-old Lennart Karl’s breakthrough. Thomas Müller, who is well aware of what it takes to rise amongst the youth ranks and become a regular
at Bayern, praised Karl’s extraordinary shooting ability and even drew comparisons to a German striker whose explosive shot was unforgettable.
“His shooting technique is certainly exceptional. He has very good finishing, and that’s already an excellent asset to have. Because if you play in attack for FC Bayern and you’re energetic and agile, you’ll constantly find yourself in scoring positions. Therefore, his goals aren’t a fluke; he absolutely has the quality. The question that will determine his future is more about how often he gets into such situations, whether he can create them himself, whether he needs the team to do it for him, and so on,” said Müller, speaking to SZ (as captured via @iMiaSanMia)
“Let’s take our old friend Lukas Podolski as an example: when he had the ball in a good position on his left foot, it went ‘boom’. But compared to the world’s best footballers, he simply didn’t get into those shooting positions often enough,” continued Müller.
Podolski’s left foot is high praise for Karl, and Müller makes a strong comparison between the two. Müller also raises a good point about Karl’s future development, which holds great promise.
