Bayern Munich have had some recent slip-ups, but they’re still potential on course to win a treble under Vincent Kompany, which is especially impressive given how long the squad was without Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies due to long-term injury layovers. Even before the pair of players marked their separate returns to action, Bayern has been a true force to be reckoned with so far this season. They’ve scored 116 goals across all competitions, 82 of which have come in the Bundesliga and the next
highest tally in the league is Borussia Dortmund’s and Hoffenheim’s 47.
Harry Kane, Michel Olise and Luis Díaz have formed quite the on-pitch chemistry in Bayern’s attack, as the trio of players have accounted for 73 of Bayern’s goals across all competitions, but it’s the interchangeability the three have that makes them so lethal. Kane often times can drop deeper to get on the ball and play long diagonals that put opposition defenses on their heels, and Olise and Díaz are so good at switching flanks fluidly and utilizing their creativity to venture into different spaces of the pitch in attack.
The same can be said for Bayern’s other attackers like Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musisla, Nicolas Jackson and Lennart Karl. It can even be said for Bayern’s midfielders and defenders with players like Konrad Laimer and Raphaël Guerreiro who can both play as either wing backs, center mids, or wingers. Anywhere you look in the Bayern squad, there’s versatility and flexibility — a true luxury for Kompany to have.
Speaking in the press conference ahead of Bayern’s Bundesliga clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, board member for sport highlighted the level of versatility the club has in its current squad and how grateful he is for that. “Harry Kane doesn’t just stand in the penalty area, and Lucho Diaz and Michael Olise don’t just play on the wing either. Football today is more creative, no longer this classic, rigid system. The game is becoming increasingly dynamic. That’s why we’re happy to have so many flexible and creative players. Konny Laimer is a prime example, having played as a number 10, a number 6, and now as a full-back. Specialization in one position is becoming less and less common,” he enthused (via @iMiaSanMia).
The players in the squad fit the types of dynamic roles Eberl was speaking of so well, and that can be another testament to the recruiting the club has done over the past couple of seasons to finally get things to click so well under Kompany. Hopefully that is a trend that continues, not only for the players Bayern brings in from the transfer market, but also the players that they funnel in from their youth campuses and academies.
