- This was confirmed by the man himself pretty early on, but just to reiterate — Niko Kovac isn’t going to rewrite the book at Bayern. While the preseason had pundits and fans speculating about Kovac switching the Bavarians over to a more counterattack-heavy, less possession-based style, they perhaps forgot about one small detail Bayern Munich is not like Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Forget Javi Martinez, Thiago Alcantara is Bayern Munich’s defensive midfielder, and he is here to stay. Thiago has been unplayable so far this season, and all of his best performances have come from playing in a deeper role. Maybe this is the season that Bayern finally regain the defensive mojo we had in 2013, courtesy of a young Javi Martinez.
- Thomas Muller is back in his old position, and he’s loving every minute. Now that he’s back behind the striker, Thomas Muller has been in blistering form this season. Let’s recap:
Game 1: DFL Supercup - 1 assist.
Game 2: DFB Pokal - 1 goal ruled offside.
Game 3: Bundesliga - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 goal ruled offside.
Game 4: Bundesliga - 1 goal, 1 assist.
- Bundesliga teams have been playing very recklessly against Bayern, and the referees have been letting them. If this doesn’t stop, our entire squad could be out of commission soon.
- David Alaba’s performances seem to have gone unnoticed these past few months. He’s been excellent both offensively and defensively, pretty much like the Alaba we used to know.
- Someday, Serge Gnabry will actually be healthy.
- Leon Goretzka really did click with Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller in the Stuttgart game. However, while his offence is good, a Bayern Munich midfielder needs to be more disciplined.
- Niklas Sule is playing like a beast. Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels should watch out — they may soon find themselves competing with each other for the remaining centre back spot.