Bayern Munich

2022 - 10 - 23

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Jamal Musiala: Is The Bayern Munich Star The Best In The ... (Forbes)

You could argue it was just an average game for Jamal Musiala against Hoffenheim. The 19-year-old scored his sixth goal in his tenth Bundesliga game this ...

But it is not just the overall touches in the box that make Musiala dangerous but also where he has them and what he does with the space. On his current form, he might be the best player in the Bundesliga and Germany’s biggest hope in the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. Another aspect that has made Musiala dangerous this season has been his activity in the box. The first, against Augsburg, was a goal created after a wonderful solo by teammate Alphonso Davies; Musiala then creates space out of nothing and then slots the ball into the far corner. A quick glance on Wyscout highlights that the 19-year-old has been deadly in front of goal-scoring his 11 scorer points of a combined xG and xA of just 5.89, which ranks him eighth in the Bundesliga. The goal against Hoffenheim then was of the typical no.9 type; escaping his defense after a corner, Musiala slotted it past goalkeeper Oliver Baumann from a difficult ankle. Musiala has been more effective than teammates Leroy Sané (6.18 scorer points: 7) and Thomas Müller (6.24 scorer points: 5)—he has also been more effective than in-demand Christopher Nkunku (7.57 scorer points: 8). The 19-year-old certainly has answered the call when questions about Bayern’s goalscoring were asked after the departure of Robert Lewandowski. The 19-year-old scored his sixth goal in his tenth Bundesliga game this season. Across all competitions, Musiala has now scored nine goals and eight assists in 16 games, more than in 40 games last season. I try to get myself in a position to score as many goals as possible, and when I am in front of the goal, I try to be as consistent as possible." Against Hoffenheim, Musiala had 43 touches and completed 80% of his passes.

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Awards for Bayern Munich's business from the season of 2013/14 (Bavarian Football Works)

Julian Green makes his first team debut. Leiterkletterer: Julian Green. International Champions Cup 2016 - FC Internazionale v Bayern Munich Photo by Grant ...

I think on a per 90 basis he was the best player Bayern had through 2016 to 2019. He was essentially a completed player and one of the best in the world before he even turned 23. Sure, he missed a large part of the years through injury and fitness, but when he was on, he was ON. The fact that we let him go for anything less than €40m haunts me to this day, and that’s after factoring in the fact that he was nearing thirty and had just the one year on his contract. After a set of seasons where he was — and I say this not-lightly — one of the best players in the world and about to embark on a journey with Germany that culminated with him scoring the winning goal of the 2014 World Cup, Mario Götze joined Bayern Munich for a mammoth sum. He was destined to be among the Neymars of the generation. It was a win-win for both sides, with Gómez painting the streets of Europe for Fiorentina, Beşiktaş JK, VfL Wolfsburg and Stuttgart in a career that spanned seven more years. To see Pedri, Jamal Musiala, Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland all accelerating to world class status at such young ages gives me flashes to when Götze, André Schürrle and Neymar Jr. He made those minutes back in the 2014/15 season after the World Cup, but was not even close to as impressive as he was prior, with Pep often sticking him on the left wing in Franck Ribéry’s absence to no real effect all the way until 2016 when Götze decided enough was enough, cut his losses and left to return to Borussia Dortmund for a lowered transfer fee. Götze’s struggles with health — both mental and physical — have been well-documented and it is what scares me more than anything else. Green would play a part in Stuttgart’s bid to promotion but would stay in the second division with a loan move to Greuther Fürth that later became permanent, where he still is today. The batches of youth from 2013 to 2016 failed to produce any good talents, with Julian Green being the only somewhat impressive player.

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Brazzo confident Mathys Tel will show his worth for Bayern Munich ... (Bavarian Football Works)

Sadio Mane was brought in to indirectly makeup for the loss of Robert Lewandowski this summer, but right now the man of the hour for Bayern is Eric Maxim Choupo ...

Building on that idea, Bayern’s squad planning that led to this summer’s acquisitions in the transfer market was all about building a versatile attack for Nagelsmann that can be used in different ways, especially with losing their star striker in Lewandowski. The players we have can complement each other very well,” he said. That paints a picture of just how deep Bayern’s squad is for midfield and attack.

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What ever happened to Bayern Munich's Franck Evina? (Bavarian Football Works)

In 2020, he signed for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 for the bargain price of 150,000 euros. After yet another loan assignment – this time at Viktoria Berlin – ...

In 38 games for Bayern (youth, second team, senior team) Evina has logged 24 goals for the Under-17s and Under-19s. Not for the senior team, but for the second team where he is currently playing. He also made a couple of starts for the senior team, though he did not register a goal or an assist.

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