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Many moons ago, FC Bayern stormed the beaches of Troy and charged towards the city itself, to retrieve the prized possession of the Champions League trophy, yet were stopped at the very last gate called Santiago Bernabeu by a mighty and feared Portugese warrior, before he left to protect the royalty of another faraway land. Continue reading
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In Part 1 of this article I outlined aspects of our play that need to be improved upon and one aspect that needed to be implemented which is counter-attacking. In this part I will talk much more analytically and attempt to combine all the above points into one hopefully impressive tactical system. Continue reading
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Disclaimer: This article was written before the poor displays by Bayern in the last few matches and prior to Schweinsteiger’s injury.
All of us love to be armchair managers, whether it is in Football Manager, simply playing FIFA with friends or in nearly every match thread. This is a hypothetical two-part article in which I will attempt to be an armchair manager and ask some core tactical questions that, if implemented, I believe could make us close to being unbeatable in Europe. Continue reading
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Ladies and gents, the Heynckes vs van Gaal discussion is just about starting. For all the hoopla the Heynckes regime has brought, we are now standing on shaky grounds. Bayern Munich lost not only its pole position in the Bundesliga; it now sits in third place after losing two valuable points against the rock bottom club in the league. The loss meant the team now trails Borussia Mönchengladbach, a team that had to fight relegation last season. FC Bayern looked all but beatable at the year’s end, now the team just seems to be scratching to find back its mojo. Continue reading
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Some players are known to perform better with certain coaches. Messi and Guardiola or Carvalho and Mourinho are just two examples. Here’s an analysis of how some Bayern players fared under Louis van Gaal and how they perform now under Jupp Heynckes. Continue reading
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Last month, Philipp Lahm said that there are similarities between Barcelona, and the current FC Bayern team. This statement was not without basis, and we can see how Bayern are currently developing in the same way as Barcelona did a decade ago. Continue reading