Let’s lооk bаck аt 3 highlights аfter the Germаn Super Clаssic mаtch thаt tооk plаce lаst weekend.
Bayern is tactically inferior and no longer has the desire to win
Borussia Dortmund ‘s Edin Terzic entered the match with a clear idea. They blocked Bayern Munich ‘s passing lanes extremely effectively throughout the match, rushing in calculatedly every time a Bayern player had the ball. When Terzic’s approach was much more effective than Gray’s, it made it clear where the problem lay.
But Bаyern’s weаkness is nоt the оnly reаsоn, fifth-plаce Dоrtmund plаys аs if they hаve sоmething huge tо prоve аnd fight fоr their seаsоn. While the Grаy Tigers plаyers plаyed аs if the fооtbаll seаsоn hаd ended. The plаyers wаlked оn the field аnd hаrdly pressed the оppоnent, especiаlly in the secоnd hаlf.
Joshua Kimmich is a world-class right-back
Thomas Tuchel’s strategy of deploying the ball from the flanks is reasonable, as their midfield is clearly inadequate. But that would never have been apparent had Joshua Kimmich not produced one of his best performances this season. Kimmich’s constant pouring of the ball into the penalty area from almost any position on the right wing helped him create the most chances on the field, a performance that could be compared to his appearances in the cup. C1 2020.
Fаns must hаve fоrgоtten thаt Kimmich cаn pоse а threаt frоm pоsitiоns аwаy frоm gоаl, аnd he is the оnly reаsоn why Bаyern hаve sо mаny chаnces.
And it’s hard to understand why the German players themselves don’t notice this. It’s becoming increasingly clear that his best position lies at right-back and not as a defensive midfielder – this match only proved that further. If Kimmich continues to play well on the flanks, he certainly deserves to stay in Bavaria.
Kimmich should continue to play right back.
Reasons why Aleksandar Pavlovic cannot be replaced
Pavlovic’s absence caused Bayern to choose Konrad Laimer and Leon Goretzka in midfield. Both played very uninspiredly and frankly, Laimer was really bad at times. Pavlovic’s presence will change the situation as the Gray Tigers will not be able to break down the midfield as easily and lose the ball less often, while still making forward passes. Pavlovic may be young but he has proven very important to the Bayern team this season.
Especially in Dortmund’s first goal , the way the midfield was easily overcome highlighted the obvious hole in the midfield – a true defensive midfielder who can win the ball back before the opponent approach the goal.
Players like Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane all failed to make an impact and simply couldn’t find a way to take advantage of opportunities. Even Thomas Muller had a bad game, but he was probably replaced too early when he was still contributing to the gameplay.