I know Bayern fans moan about their squad as a whole but surely the starting 11 is good enough to compete in the CL? I mean you have Musiala, Kane, Kimmich, Sane, Ollise, Davies, Upamecano, Paulinha.... a few of them are big name signings too.
I get that Kompany has changed style of play but you want to be competing at the highest level too.
What areas of the squad do you think need to be addressed in the coming summer window then?
Sane is not good enough to compete in the CL. I really suggest people watch him play more regularly. It is no coincidence basically every fan I know wants to get rid of him. Palhinha is a nice player and a good option to have, but doesn’t suit Kompany at all, it seems. It was a weird transfer that seems surplus as of right now.
We need to address attack more than anything else. Again, Sane, Coman and Gnabry are not up for it. They have all gotten much worse in the last few years. We desperately need more quality there and more importantly, we need players who are better passers and dribblers in tight spaces. We tried to sign Xavi Simons this summer period but unfortunately failed. He fits the profile we need very well. We should make a new attempt at him. Wirtz is another player who would fit perfectly.
It doesn’t have to be those two guys, even though that would be great. But players like that are what we need. Bernardo Silva is a somewhat similar type to them, to give you a better known reference.
We also need a back up striker. I’d prefer an older guy who would be happy to sit in the bench for a shot at some silverware. Nothing too expensive, as Kane will play most games. But even he needs rest.
That in itself would make a big difference, I believe and would speed up our attack, make our passing more fluid and they would add a new goal threat, which we are lacking other than Kane and Musiala and sometimes Olise (whom I really like).
Midfield is an issue for as long as Goretzka receives any meaningful playing time. He is far too bad in general by now, lacks tactical understanding and discipline and doesn’t fit our style at all. He’s the epitome of our current struggles. But we are already signing Bischof, who looks like an exciting talent and suits our style better. I have high hopes in him. If he is a success and we get rid of Goretzka, a midfield with Kimmich and Pavlovic as starters and Bischof and Palhinha as primary rotation options should be good enough.
In defense Kim is a bust. He makes too many stupid mistakes and negatively impacts our whole build up play and causes hesitance by our midfielders and attackers to push forward. But Ito, who was injured for the last half year, might provide a better option here. If that works out, I’d be happy with our centre backs. We’d just need to replace Kim with a reliable third option.
Another issue is right back. But getting Stanisic back could help here. He showed in Leverkusen how much he can contribute to our build up play.
So regarding the defense, we should spend the rest of the season assessing Ito and Stanisic. If they work out well, we’re mostly set.
Another issue is keeper. Neuer is way past it, prone to errors, much slower on the line and needs to go soon. We have bought a young talent named Urbig, who has some promise, but very little experience and has a long way to go. But he fits our style. It’s a bit of a long shot that he ends up as our starter. So we might need to address the position again in the future. For now, it looks certain that Neuer will still start next season and give a few games to Urbig.
