Is that this the primary disaster beneath new head coach Vincent Kompany? After an ideal begin, Bayern Munich has did not win the final three video games. A draw to Leverkusen (1-1) and a defeat to Aston Villa (1-0) was adopted up with a 3-3 draw towards Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Whereas Bayern struggled to attain towards Leverkusen and Villa, towards Frankfurt, the staff was undone by in-form striker Omar Marmoush. The Egyptian striker countered the early lead by Min-Jae Kim (15’) by scoring the equalizer (22’) after which organising Hugo Ekitike (35’). Dayot Upamecano (35’) and Michael Olise (53’) gave Bayern the lead for a second time however then Marmoush (90’) scored late to safe Frankfurt the lead.
“Let’s simply keep calm,” Kompany mentioned to DAZN after the sport. “It was an incredible efficiency from the staff immediately. We had so many possibilities. We most likely deserved extra. We have now to maintain going extra merely, go our personal approach and have religion that such performances will deliver us the outcomes in the long run. I’ve quite a lot of hope. What this staff is doing is just not regular. I’ve sufficient expertise. If we proceed like this, we’ll win video games once more. We have now to remain calm”
Staying calm would be the greatest problem in Munich’s unstable atmosphere. Emotional highs and lows are in fast succession in Bavaria’s capital. The latest run is a superb instance. In spite of everything, Kompany was already in contrast with former head coach Pep Guardiola after a superb begin with massive wins over Holstein Kiel (6-1) and Dinamo Zagreb (9-2).
The Zagreb outcome, particularly, may need been spectacular. But it surely additionally included a poor spell in the beginning of the second half wherein Bayern’s protection skilled a couple of moments of chaos, nearly resulting in the equalizer.
That spell was maybe a warning shot of what occurred towards Leverkusen, Aston Villa, and, particularly, Eintracht Frankfurt. In all three video games, the opponents wanted only a few good moments to capitalize on defensive errors by Bayern’s backline, anchored by Kim and Upamecano.
“In fact, we will discuss in regards to the objectives we conceded, or we will discuss in regards to the possibilities we created,” Kompany mentioned when requested about defensive errors, considerably dodging the query. “On the finish of the day, we coaches have to enhance issues step-by-step. Some issues are imperfect, however I’ve to focus immediately on every thing we did so nicely. For many who keep in mind final 12 months, this sport was harmful for us.”
Positive, the outcome was an enchancment from final 12 months when Bayern misplaced 5-1 in Frankfurt. However it is usually arduous to disregard the truth that Frankfurt wanted only a few possibilities to get a outcome. In line with the Bundesliga, the match ended with an xG of 0.89 to 2.25 in Bayern’s favor. In different phrases, three Frankfurt corners have been sufficient to steal some extent.
That, nonetheless, was predictable after Aston Villa very a lot used the identical sport plan midweek within the Champions League. As soon as once more, Bayern’s defenders struggled towards fast attackers, and with Frankfurt’s Marmoush essentially the most in-form striker in Germany, this final result was maybe predictable.
With all that in thoughts, the blueprint to beat Bayern has now been laid out. Groups like Villa and Frankfurt have proven that hitting the Rekordmeister fast on counters with quick and technical strikers will result in success. Certainly, Frankfurt may need gained the sport if they’d their nominal no.1 Kevin Trapp in objective reasonably than the, at instances, hapless Kaua Santos.
What does that imply for Bayern going ahead? The Rekordmeister opted to go together with Kim and Upamecano into the season. Neither has proven the standard this season to be a part of a profitable method within the present setup. Which means Kompany must alter his lineup, or the membership must purchase a center-back that matches his system within the winter.