Im excited to see what Fox does in the U.S. with Bundesliga rights. I am not sure if a tv deal was signed and sealed but I think that a similar model to what NBC has done can make this league a great success in the States. Right now, Ligue 1 has more tv time than Bundesliga...shame really.
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Yeah. At times during Bayern's passing chains it was like Gladbach weren't actually there.
You amaze me. He's brought the same style of play you so despised in his previous job!
What Zin said. He's made them much slower in attack. So much so that it's barely half as fun to watch them. They can do the incredible because they have some of the absolute best players in the world but if they were allowed to attack with a little bit more directness they'd completely destroy all teams in the world.
For a cheap laugh look up Borussia Dortmunds team of physio's. One has a funny name.
It's not always about the direct approach though. They should tailor their style to the team that they're facing - and Pep coming in gives them another angle of attack to use. They're more balanced now.
Did you see them under Jupp? they had a much better defensive record then than now, no small part thanks to spending less time in transition phases and places and more time in the attacking 3rd.
Did they though? They've conceded 9 goals in 22 league matched this season! I can't count how many times they've won away from home this season with a clean sheet.
18 in 34 with most of the conceeded coming after they had already won the title IIRC
- Most consecutive wins in a season: 14 by Bayern Munich (matchday 18 to 31 of 2012–13^^ and matchday 9 to 22 of 2013-14) (ongoing)
- Most consecutive wins from start of the season: 8 by Bayern Munich (2012–13)^^
- Most consecutive wins from start of the season closing half: 14 by Bayern Munich (2012–13)
- Most consecutive wins away: 9 by Bayern Munich (matchday 14 to 30 of 2012–13)
- Most consecutive games scoring at least one goal in a season: 34 by Bayern Munich (2012–13)
- Most consecutive wins with a clean sheet away: 6 by Bayern Munich (matchday 14 to 24 of 2012–13)
- Most consecutive wins with a clean sheet away from start of the season: 5 by Bayern
- Most consecutive games with a clean sheet away: 6 by [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln']1. FC Köln (matchday 6 to 16 of 2009–10) and Bayern Munich (matchday 14 to 24 of 2012–13)Munich[/URL] (2012–13)^^
- Most consecutive minutes without conceding away: 658 by Bayern Munich (from minute 46 of matchday 12 to minute 75 of matchday 26 of 2012–13)
Yep, they were pretty amazing last season. I think Pep has just built on the good work by Heynckes, and they a very flexible team now that can play in a variety of different fashions (counter-attacking, possession-based, good at set-pieces etc). But their defensive record was not 'much better' last season. It's pretty much the same, with their goalscoring record being slightly better (so far anyway).
No doubt he's built on the good work already there, he's made them even better at keeping possession and to a degree movement off the ball. In Europe they are probably stronger than they were last year, but domestically they seem wobbly and a bit frail sometimes due to the nature of how the league is, all out attack from the off with no time for breathing breaks. Yes they keep winning in the league and are without a doubt the best team in the world, but the reluctance to go for the kill early in matches has bit them in the arse on more than one occasion this season.
I had the same critisism of Pep at Barcelona when he was there, with the players avaliable to him, there's no need to just keep the ball for long stretches when you're not up against the other super heavyweights of europe. They should, in my view, attack from the off and try to get 1-3 goals inside the first 35, as they are capable of that. With the solidity they have off the ball there's no need to play conservatively for 45-60mins to wear opposition down. In fact, I'm sure the opposition would become exhausted quicker if they were forced to defend counter-attacks a bit more often, or just passing play in the final third at the speed these players are capable of.
This really is the most beautiful football I've ever watched. Kroos just reaches new heights each time I watch him, but the team as a whole is just magnificent. Just have to mention the fact that against Woolwich he (Kroos) completed the same number of passes than the whole Woolwich team (147).
And to think people have the audacity to link him with the faltering man utd... if he were to leave Bayern he'd go to another elite team...
Munich were amazing in that first half and without Ribery and Lahm as well. Destroyed Schalke.
I loved Alaba absolutely bombing forward, and pretty much completely unmarked. Pep was a master at getting his full-backs to time their runs into the final third, and he's brought that to Bayern.
I still think that Real would give them a very good tie over two legs. Dante would get turned inside out by Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema