Steffen Freund has seen enough of the Bundesliga to know that knocking Bayern Munich down from its current perch is going to be extremely difficult, even for an established club like Borussia Dortmund.
To make it happen, Freund says that those select few clubs in Germany who can be considered true competitors to the Bavarians are simply going to have to beat Bayern Munich to signing young talent — and then developing it into a formidable contender to the crown. “At the moment, no. I still think Bayern will
grow, and they’re not finished. You can feel that under Kompany, they want to win the Champions League now. They’ve won the double, and they’re unstoppable in Germany. Now they will go for the Champions League, and you can feel the hunger. So, it will be difficult to catch Bayern because their style of football is too good. The players individually are too good, and they’re sticking together as a team. Kompany has built a team with so much individual class that they still work hard together,” Freund told Betway. “But take Borussia Dortmund as an example, as they are the closest team to Bayern in Germany. They need to sign two or three good players to make the next step. I’m not saying they can spend like Premier League teams, but they are close, and they don’t have to go only for a real youngster for €1m or €2m. “That’s why I think you need a really good scouting system to find the likes of (Erling) Haaland and Jadon Sancho again. But Borussia Dortmund’s academy also has great players like Samuele Inacio. Maybe he will make the step-up next season, but you have to find a balance. If you find the players that want to grow with the club and enjoy the Dortmund atmosphere, then maybe they can get a little bit closer to Bayern. But even then, that may mean you have to sell him anyway because he is too good. So overall, it’s a difficult situation for all the clubs in Germany behind Bayern Munich.”
Is Freund correct…or is there another way for other Bundesliga clubs to take down the Bavarians?
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