After 9 games, Bayern Munich had an impressive 23 points at a rate of 2.56 points per game and a goal differential of plus 27. It was impressive stuff…or was it? That was Bayern’s balance last season under Thomas Tuchel. This season, Bayern has 23 points from 9 games with a goal differential of plus 25. The numbers are eerily similar to the season in which Bayern went trophyless. Is this a sign that Bayern need to tread carefully in the upcoming weeks and months?
Perhaps, but there are also many reasons to believe that this success will be maintained. Speaking after Bayern’s 3-0 victory over Union Berlin, star striker Harry Kane gushed in delight about head coach Vincent Kompany’s playstyle:
“It’s fantastic. Every game we dominate, not only with the ball but also without the ball with our pressing,” Kane explained, via @iMiaSanMia. “We managed to keep another clean sheet today which is great. Everyone is hungry. There’s still a long way to go, but if we keep going like this we’ll be okay.”
For all the early brilliance of the results under Tuchel, the reaction to his playstyle was perhaps less outwardly enthusiastic from the player. Certainly, nobody echoed this kind of complete belief in the style of the future England manager like former Tottenham Hotspur striker Kane did. Perhaps this faith will be enough to keep the Bavarians’ form going strong.
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