There have been issues amongst followers this season that the sport’s high groups, confronted with cussed man-to-man defensive set-ups, are taking a much less dangerous method in assault.
But Kompany’s Bayern lean into that threat, enjoying freely each out and in of possession. They typically dominate, and are thrilling to observe – an method that includes all 11 gamers and begins proper from the again.
In the Champions League final 16, Bayern confronted an Atalanta facet who opted to man-mark throughout the pitch. So Kompany rotated his gamers round, dragging opposition defenders out of place.
For occasion, attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry ceaselessly dropped into centre-back positions to get on the ball. His Atalanta marker adopted him. That opened up area for Gnabry’s team-mates. As a consequence, Atalanta ended up with attackers in defence and defenders in assault. Bayern Munich gained 10-2 on combination.
Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti was notably impressed, noting Bayern’s fluidity. In his phrases: “They showed us a whole encyclopedia of movement and positioning in football.”
