Assessing Bayern's most important players (And how to deal with them)
Bayern have such a great squad that picking four above others seems injustice.
Still, I will try. These are strictly according to me. Let's begin!
1. Joshua Kimmich- The best player in Bayern's team that will kick Barcelona is Kimmich, especially if Odriozola or Pavard return. While this seems unlikely, it can still happen and then, Barcelona won't have an easy route to semi finals. Joshua Kimmich is the best midfielder in the world right now. (according to me) He is almost a routine presence in Bayern's lineup, with minutes only less than Neuer. Now, he is a defensive midfielder when he does play in midfield, and his stats are incredible. He averages 1.5 tackles every 90 minutes, almost an interception every match, 76 passes with 90 % accuracy, 2.2 key passes and 0.6 dribbles. To go with this, he has 6 goals and 7 assists. These are outrageous numbers, and stats can't even justify what his presence brings to the team. Dynamism, Physicality and a certain organisation. He is constantly running around to receive and distribute passes, through balls, long balls and has a nice right foot for taking a few shots.
Observe Kimmich
In the video, we could see his involvement. After a big passing move, Kimmich and Muller create a good chance and Lewandowski or Gnabry or Coutinho finish it off. (Not every goal) After this, he also helps defensively and in distribution.
This player cannot be stopped, we need to stop the interaction, and that will be by man marking his teammates. It's evident that he is technically sound and won't loose the ball just by pressing. I do not know why, but he seems to be a combination of Busquets and Xavi.
2. Thomas Muller- We all know what Muller has done this season. He has been creative, proactive and attacking, with a bit of flair and technical prowess. He recorded 20 assists in the Bundesliga which is a record. We are talking about some seriously good assists, not just passes that turned into assists or far fetching crosses headed goalwards. He has been absolutely outstanding and Bayern will count on him to deliver.
To stop him, we must keep the ball away from him, and close down spaces. If we can do this and press high, we can stop him.
3. Robert Lewandowski - Hands Down best Striker in World football right now, Lewandowski is spitting goals this season. He has been good at finishing, decent at passing and controlling and also good at heading. What more do you need from a striker ? To do it consistently and that's where he becomes the best striker, if I am told to pick a striker on the basis of their best form, I will choose someone like Lautaro Martinez, Suarez or Timo Werner, but if I am asked to build a team to play the whole season, it will be Lewandowski.
To stop him, we need to stand tall and defend. We need to head the balls away and stop him from scoring (or create) Not any thing special we could do, but again, he too does nothing fancy, goes there and scores goal, game after game.
4. David Alaba- A rock solid center back, with a truly good distribution skills. Physical, technical, intelligent and composed. A true modern defender. He plays with a certain confidence that is seen only in the most elite defenders. The Austrian certainly makes the Bayern defense a solid one.
We need to stop him from him from stopping us, and that can be done by targetting the second central defender that will most probably be Boateng. Boateng has not been at his best this year and is probably the weakest link in Bayern.
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