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[aterford]

Here we have today's post-match survey for 3:2 vs Olympiacos. Post-match survey: https://forms.gle/9y78XDcp21XXrbDq5

Feel free to share if you please. More responses tends to paint a more accurate picture IMO.

Also, obviously I didn't get that "international break" edition out over the last break. But I am still compiling a few questions.

I've been toying with the idea of putting questions (or more accurately, statements) on what they call a Likert scale. It's commonly used in psychology and a lot of personality assessment type things (I'm trained as a psychologist, what can I say ) but I'm not sure if it'd work well in this application or not...

An example of a question/statement in this style would be something like: "I believe that our team is playing to the best of its abilities/potential" and then you'd respond on a scale of Strongly Disagree - Disagree - Neutral - Agree - Strongly Agree.

I think it's kind of interesting and provides a bit of nuance, but at the same time I'm not sure the best way to produce that result data (it'd be kind of tedious to have to compile five different percentages for every question, i.e. "25% said strongly disagree, 20% said strongly agree..." and so on), so I dunno. I thought about applying a "weighting" to the scale, wherein "strongly disagree" is worth 1 and "strongly agree" is worth 5 and then producing an "average" rating from that, but I don't know that that's really any better than the current format.

So, just some food for thought. Do you think that'd work well? Interesting change of pace, or not worth it? I won't be offended either way. I don't plan on using that for the "normal format" survey, just as something for these "state of the season" type things, but again - just an idea, no real commitment to it.

[#12]

Why don’t you use the question with the familiar 1-10 scale?

[aterford]

Why don’t you use the question with the familiar 1-10 scale?

Haha. No real reason, just playing around with additional ideas...

[aterford]

Already dropped in the match thread, but here is today's survey (2:1 vs Bochum)

https://forms.gle/MiAUQz6cUVk2yK7z9

Will have results from Olympiacos match up here in a few minutes.

[aterford]

Bayern vs Olympiacos (3:2 Win) Results


Manager rating: 4.5

Lewandowski: 9.1
Gnabry: 6.3
Coutinho: 4.4
Muller: 6.7
Javi: 4.8
Thiago: 5.8
Pavard: 6.0
Lucas: 5.0
Kimmich: 5.3
Alaba: 5.9
Neuer: 6.1

Overall Team Performance: 4.7
Worry/Panic Level: 6.6

Confidence in Niko Kovac:
58% decreasing
40% no change
2% increasing

Overall mood regarding team:
67% declining
28% no change
5% improving

Bonus: Should Muller be playing more?
73% more
16% just right
11% less/playing too much

Bonus question: Havertz, Coutinho, or neither?
57% Havertz
33% Neither
10% Coutinho

[aterford]

Your results for Bayern vs Bochum:

Manager rating (Niko Kovac) - 2.7

Man of the Match: Muller - 7.9
Second: Gnabry - 6.6
Third: Lewy - 6.23
Flop of the Match: Perisic - 3.1

And of course here's the rest of the lot:

Coman - 5.4
Thiago - 5.0
Goretzka - 4.1
Tolisso - 3.9
Davies - 5.9
Pavard - 5.4
Kimmich - 4.8
Neuer - 6.21
Coutinho - 5.1

Your overall confidence in Niko Kovac is:

79% - decreasing (less confident)
21% - no change
0% - increasing/more confident

Your overall "mood" regarding the team/season is:

66% - declining (feeling worse, less confident)
29% - no change
5% - improving (feeling better, more confident)

Bonus Question: with Sule and Hernandez both suffering serious injuries, should Bayern look to add a CB in the winter transfer window?

47% - No, we have enough options in Pavard, Kimmich, Alaba, Davies, Boateng, Javi, Mai, etc.
29% - Yes, we should look to at least add a CB on a short-term loan
24% - Yes, we should look to make a permanent signing at CB this winter.

[aterford]

Here's your results for the ill-fated Frankfurt match.

First, the manager rating - in what would prove his last match as Bayern manager, Kovac garnered a new-low rating of 1.25/10.

Man of the Match: Lewy - 6.9
Second: Davies - 6.5
Third: Neuer - 6.1
Flop of the Match: Coutinho - 2.2

As for the rest:
Gnabry - 3.7
Muller - 4.1
Thiago - 4.3
Kimmich - 3.8
Pavard - 3.0
Alaba - 3.7

Overall Team Performance - 1.5
Panic Level - 8.7

Your overall confidence in Kovac is:
93% decreasing
7% no change
0% increasing

Your "mood" about the season is:
98% declined
2% no change
0% improved

Kovac's job security, 1-10 (10=most secure): 2.1

Feel free to fill out a brief "what comes next" survey here: https://forms.gle/uYWMWaWT2NL3y4YE7

[aterford]

And here's the results from the "What comes next" Survey

When asked if it was the right decision for FC Bayern and Niko Kovac to go their separate ways...
Yes, right choice - 85%
No, wrong choice - 15%

You were asked to grade Kovac's time at Bayern on a scale of 1-10, with 1 representing "worst manager in club history" and 10 representing "best manager in club history."
Overall, Kovac's average grade worked out to a nearly dead-even 5/10 (4.97).

Your preferred candidate to become the next manager of Bayern Munich?

Erik ten Hag - 59%
Arsene Wenger - 11%
Jose Mourinho - 8%
Ralf Rangnick - 7%
Massimiliano Allegri - 6%
Mauricio Pochettino - 5%
Hansi Flick (Transition from Interim to long-term manager) - 3%
And one rogue vote for Julian Nagelsmann.

Bayern are currently 4th in the Bundesliga, with 18 points after 10 matches. Gladbach are in first with 22 points. Where will we finish?

70% - Champions
20% - Runner-up
9% - Third
1% - Outside of Top Four

We've drawn Hoffenheim at home in the Pokal. How far do you think we'll go in the Pokal?

60% - Champions
17% - Semifinals
11% - Runner-up
9% - Round of 16 (Lose to Hoffenheim)
3% - Quarterfinals

We're leading Group B with 9 points after three matches in the Champions League. Where do you think we'll finish?

41% - Quarterfinals
27% - Semifinals
16% - Champions
15% - Round of 16
1% - Runner-up

Overall, do you feel that Bayern's chances at silverware have improved or declined as a result of moving on from Kovac?

48% improved
38% no change
14% declined

When asked as to your current worry/panic level - in general, Kovac's departure improved things for you. From a high of 8.7/10 after the Frankfurt match, that number dropped to 5.7/10.

Your overall "mood" about the team saw a significant improvement, too.

49% improving
27% no change
24% declining
(Compare with 0, 2, and 98%, respectively, haha)

And finally a repeat bonus question that's not really related to the above topics but still snuck its way in: Should Bayern be shopping for a CB in the winter window?

51% - Yes, we should look to permanently sign a new CB in the winter window
30% - Yes, we should look to add a new CB on loan in the winter window
19% - No, we have enough options between Pavard, Kimmich, Alaba, Davies, Boateng, Mai, and Javi.

[aterford]

Here's today's post-match survey: https://forms.gle/AvARpb7JTVtAu7zk9

And if you haven't already, take a minute to fill out this manager search one: https://forms.gle/W4Ve52fv5wzwZ43q6

Will have results for the Dortmund and Olympiakos matches posted soon.

[aterford]

Okay, apologies for the delay. Here are the results from the Olympiakos match, first.

As usual first comes the manager rating. Of course, this was Flick's first match, if you'd forgotten.

Hansi Flick - 7.3

And then the players:

Lewy - 8.58
Davies - 7.86
Kimmich - 7.03
Coman - 6.78
Muller - 6.76
Javi - 6.68
Goretzka - 6.65
Neuer - 6.58
Alaba - 6.41
Pavard - 6.35
Gnabry - 6.10

Overall Team Performance: 6.89

Panic/Worry Level: 4.43

Confidence in Hansi Flick: 6.3

How has your overall mood regarding the team changed?
76% - Increased
24% - No change
0% - Decreased

Some questions on the coaching search (of course, some of these candidates are off the table now...)

What is your opinion on Arsene Wenger?
25% - Very Positive
28% - Somewhat Positive
23% - Neutral
20% - Somewhat Negative
4% - Very Negative

What is your opinion on Jose Mourinho?
8% - Very Positive
6% - Somewhat Positive
10% - Neutral
28% - Somewhat Negative
48% - Very Negative

What is your opinion on Ralf Rangnick?
13% - Very Positive
18% - Somewhat Positive
45% - Neutral
18% - Somewhat Negative
8% - Very Negative

What is your opinion on Thomas Tuchel?
10% - Very Positive
23% - Somewhat Positive
22% - Neutral
29% - Somewhat Negative
16% - Very Negative

What is your opinion on Erik ten Hag?
51% - Very Positive
42% - Somewhat Positive
5% - Neutral
2% - Somewhat Negative
0% - Very Negative

What is your opinion on Massimiliano Allegri?
0% - Very Positive
25% - Somewhat Positive
23% - Neutral
30% - Somewhat Negative
22% - Very Negative

(Sorry, Poch wasn't really on the table at the time)

I'm going to save the "what qualities do you think are most important" for a later date...

When should Bayern be looking to appoint their next manager?
46% - New interim ASAP and make a permanent hire in the summer. Flick just a short-term appointment to get by.
26% - Flick until end of season, new permanent hire in summer.
18% - Flick until winter, new permanent hire then.
6% - New Permanent hire ASAP (no interim besides Flick) - don't want to keep changing over managers.
4% - Go with Flick until at least winter. If he is doing well, keep him until summer and reassess.

Which "system" would you like to see our new/next manager work as his "default"?
87% - 4-2-3-1
8% - 4-4-2
3% - 4-1-4-1
2% - 4-3-3

[aterford]

And then the Dortmund match:

Hansi Flick - 8.86

Davies - 9.48
Lewy - 9.21
Muller - 8.20
Alaba - 8.00
Pavard - 7.90
Javi - 7.83
Kimmich - 7.74
Gnabry - 7.34
Coman - 7.26
Neuer - 7.00
Goretzka - 6.79

Overall Team Performance - 9.14

Worry/Panic Level - 3.48

Overall Confidence in Hansi Flick - 7.31

How has your overall mood regarding the team changed?
98% - Improved
2% - No Change
0% - Declined

Your preferred candidate for Bayern's manager?
44% - Erik ten Hag
42% - Hansi Flick
5% - Arsene Wenger
3% - Thomas Tuchel
2% - Jose Mourinho
2% - Mauricio Pochettino
1% - Ralf Rangnick
1% - Julian Nagelsmann

[Firefox1234]

Great stuff!

[aterford]

Last one for today...your community manager ratings.
So, a few weeks back one (maybe more, I don't remember) of the surveys asked what you felt were the most important qualities in our next manager.

You were asked to pick from fourteen different criteria. They were as follows (not in order...yet):
1. Tactical acumen
2. Flexibility and/or ability to make changes on the fly
3. Man-management
4. Speaks German
5. Tactics are a good 'system' fit
6. Has the "Mia San Mia" gene
7. Experience in a top-5 league
8. Experience in European competition
9. Experience in managing star players and/or "big egos"
10. Proven record of success
11. Commitment to playing and developing youth
12. Passionate, energetic, good motivator, etc.
13. Innovative and always willing to try something new
14. Never satisfied, always looking to improve

These fourteen areas were secretly representative of seven different major categories/traits.
Each result was tallied to determine which of the seven categories were most important to you.
So then - those seven categories - in order of importance - are as follows:

Tactical Approach, Philosophy, and System
Man-management and player integration
Motivation and mentality
Innovation and flexibility
Culture fit and “Bayern DNA”
Experience
Trophies, Accolades, and Record of Success

First, we’ll take a brief look at how each candidate ranked by voting in each category.

Tactical Approach, Philosophy, and System
Erik ten Hag
Hansi Flick
Thomas Tuchel
Mauricio Pochettino

Man-management and Player Integration
Hansi Flick
Erik ten Hag
Mauricio Pochettino
Thomas Tuchel

Motivation and Mentality
Hansi Flick
Erik ten Hag
Mauricio Pochettino
Thomas Tuchel

Innovation and Flexibility
Erik ten Hag
Hansi Flick
Thomas Tuchel
Mauricio Pochettino

Culture Fit and “Bayern DNA”
Hansi Flick
Erik ten Hag
Thomas Tuchel
Mauricio Pochettino

Experience
Mauricio Pochettino
Erik ten Hag
Thomas Tuchel
Hansi Flick

Trophies, Accolades, and Record of Success
Erik ten Hag
Thomas Tuchel
Hansi Flick
Mauricio Pochettino

Overall, we have ten Hag leading in three categories, Flick leading in three categories, Pochettino leading in one category, and Tuchel leading none.
In terms of simple aggregate score, you get the following ranking:

Erik ten Hag
Hansi Flick -
Mauricio Pochettino
Thomas Tuchel

When we apply weighting based on category/importance, you get the following results:

Erik ten Hag - 503.1
Hansi Flick - 489.6
Mauricio Pochettino - 429.9
Thomas Tuchel - 406.8

In short, Erik ten Hag is still the "People's Choice" for next manager of FC Bayern.

[DRvad14]

^ perhaps you can repeat the survey end of April?

[Firefox1234]

^ perhaps you can repeat the survey end of April?

This would be a good idea.