Bayern In Trouble

Ok – thats it now. Time to take action. A good start would be the axe for Heynckes. He clearly can’t get the best out of these players and is strategically very week.

Managing a bunch of spoiled over paid football players cant be an easy task. He is probably 2 parts ego manager and 1 part tactition. Well, I think this team needs someone to give them some REAL tough love. So much individual quality – but as a team they are complete horse shit.

FOr starters – lets talk high level strategy. Bayern is historically a team that controls the ball and pokes away for goals. It seems like this year they are trying to take this overly agressive offensive style which doesnt suit their style of play or the team members on the field. Every game is the same. Munich comes out Blitzing in the first 15 minutes with a ton of great chances. Every team knows at this point that you do everything possible to defend…and things start to get icey around the 20th minute when egos start to get bruised because balls dont go into the net. As the game progresses and goals dont come, the opposition simply starts playing a counter attacking game – and with a Bayern central and right defense a complete joke – they find very little trouble in scoring. Bayern are NOT a good come from behind team – because they are a bunch of spoiled babies.

Bayern is a team that needs to control play and win through a battle of attrition. Stop trying to score a whack of goals and focus on controlling and winning the ball.

Formation and Players

More than anything, Heynckes squad choice really pisses me off.

At the front – fair enough, you need to play Gomez. The dudes as cold as an icebox right now…but still…chances are – you keep feeding him balls and he’ll sort his business out soon enough!
On the flanks…it has to be Robben and Ribery. I dont care what form he is in…Robben should be in that game. The dudes a wonder. Forget this ball hog bullshit. Yea – he is a selfish player – who cares…so long as he puts the ball in the net.

Center midfield/forward is where i take absolute umbrage with Heynckes. Kroos is NOT a center forward. He has no business there. Yea, he had one decent season there with Leverkuson…but whatever. That is Muller’s spot. Muller is a scraper…a natural forward. Stick that man in the box and shit will happen – and – you can have him and RObben alternating on the right…as Muller has been known to fly in a nice cross every now and then.
Kroos’s position is Central Defensive Midfielder. THe man is a gifted passer…but he runs like he has bricks in his boots. Fine – get him to work on his defensive game and let him layoff some mad passes from the back rather than the front. He is a GREAT answer to the missing Schweini problem…and when Schweini comes back – he has a mentor. Bayern blundered on him as well…in a vein attempt to try and turn him into a left or right middfielder – where he performed adequately, but really came into his own when the stuck him in the back. As an alternate – you play Alaba (if you want offensive minded back there) or – the far better choice – play Tymoshuck back there. That man is a journeyman and a great footballer with at least a few more years in the gas tank.

Defense is where the problems really lie. Lahm is amazing…and has to play behind RIbery – to make up for a lack of defensive prowess from the extremely gifted forward. In Central defense – I like Badstuber – but I only like him with a strong compatriot. You stick a weak party next to him…and things get messy. Case in point – the Badstuber Boateng combo. That’s ridiculous…it doesnt work – stop trying it. van Buton works well…but he’s getting up there and has been gett injured more often. THis is where Bayern needed to drop some coin in January. They completely screwed that up. There is NO depth in defense – especially in the centre. On the left, Rafinha in there is ridiculous. He doesnt even make my B-Team. I dont mind and can live with Boateng there if a strong Central defender stands next to him. Hey – maybe you can get Hummels back? Yea…nice play on that one!

Along with Rafinha, Gustavo is a player that has no place in a Bayern unifrom. Everytime he is on the field – he just doesnt look like he belongs. Where you need glue as a CDM – he is a big pile of grease. No good.

Looking at the bench you dont have a ton of options. Nils and Usami are loan material. Amazing players – but they dont have the quality to get into the starting line up and should be run appropriately by a team that can actually utilize their services. Pranjic is a good utility player off the bench – I like him…but he isnt a starter for more than to fill in for an injury here or there. Olic is ok – great work rate…but – meh – he’s kind of old and his best years are behind him.

Bottom line, Bayern do have the quality to take the league both Champions and Domestic…but they are in a DEEP DEEP hole right now – one I am not sure they can dig out of without a dramatic change. Transfers arent an option…so chucking the coach is the only way to go for now. I’m available if you need me! 🙂