That was almost a disaster. Vincent Kompany must have breathed a sigh of relief when Bayern Munich just barely managed to scrape a 3-2 win against VfL Wolfsburg on his Bundesliga debut. Still, the performance raises several uncomfortable questions about the coach, the squad, and especially the board.
In this episode, INNN and Samrin discuss the following:
- Our first impressions of Vincent Kompany’s Bundesliga debut.
- An analysis of the lineup — where was Thomas Müller? Why Alphonso Davies? Why not Eric Dier? So many questionable choices.
- How is the performance principle being applied? Why did Vincent Kompany ignore certain players?
- How Kompany managed the game (including subs).
- Looking at each and every single player individually and what they brought to the table.
- Why did Harry Kane look better in the second half?
- Jamal Musiala remains misused.
- Joshua Kimmich’s enigmatic midfield performance.
- The disasterclass by Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae — why does it keep happening?
- Selling Matthijs de Ligt was clearly a mistake. What do we do now?
- Compare and contrast to Hansi Flick at FC Barcelona.
- Did Bayern make a mistake by rejecting Flick? Would Flick have done a better job by now?
- Where does Kompany go from here? What happens to Eberl and co. if he fails?
- Ending the podcast on a somewhat optimistic note.
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