Serge Gnabry has had a relatively bright start to his season for Bayern Munich. So far, he has tallied a total of 2 goals and 4 assists from a total of 12 appearances across all competitions, including the late winner in Bayern’s Bundesliga opener against VfL Wolfsburg, where they won 3-2.
Even with the arrival of Michael Olise from Crystal Palace during the summer transfer window, Gnabry has been getting a fair amount of starts this season under new manager Vincent Kompany. He is already off to a better start this season than he was at this point last season, when he had already suffered his first injury problem that kept him sideline up until mid November before getting injured again shortly thereafter.
All in all last season, Gnabry was completely hampered by separate injury problems last season, having missed a total of 26 matches across all competitions through injury. The injuries led him to missing out on the Euros with Germany and a continued decline in his market value with his Bayern contract set to expire in June 2026.
In a recent interview with Bayern’s club magazine Säbener51, Gnabry explained that he really had to adjust to being injured so often last season, even though they really could not figure out why there was such a recurrence of issues. “There wasn’t just one reason why I kept getting injured. So I didn’t do anything differently. I’m still doing the same things as always, and things are going great at the moment. But of course I’ve also adapted things over the course of my career. I’m someone who always wants to learn something new anyway, who likes to explore new avenues,” he explained (via @iMiaSanMia).
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While there was no understood reason or cause for Gnabry’s injury recurrence last season, he still admitted that he makes smaller adjustments where he can to try to stay as well rounded and prepared as possible. “Depending on what my body needs at the time, I set new training stimuli, sometimes I do yoga, sometimes pilates, sometimes more stretching, sometimes less. And I’ve always been open to new approaches to mental training too. Head, self-confidence, self-awareness – all of these play a crucial role in sports,” the winger continued.
Whatever he has been doing so far this season, it has been working, and hopefully he is able to stay fit and healthy for longer periods of time this season as Bayern pushes across three fronts. He has staked his claim for why he should be getting continuous starts under Kompany, but there will always be pressure from his counterparts in Olise, Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala, and Leroy Sané.
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