You think Messi and Neymar can still play in the same team in an effective manner since they both need the ball a lot? They don't play in a fixed position either.
I struggled with that a lot. I think Neymar will adjust once again once Messi is there. I put Messi in there because he is the best finisher in Europe. Also the formation will change to this when they have possession
I think a big part of it is we don’t have the option at Utd to gamble on young kids and wait for one of them to pay off.
Hopefully a bit more appreciation for Davies now. Incredible performance. Would take him over Alaba any day. Especially with Alaba playing centre back nowadays.
Why though? We have been waiting for Jones to turn good for a decade, Shaw for 6 seasons now. This kid looks twice the player Shaw or AWB will ever be.
Maybe switch Ter Stegen for Alisson?
Hmmm....
He's better than Thiago according to this thread.
Different roles altogether, but Kimmich is more important than Thiago for Bayern imo.
Always thought Oblak was but Ter Stegen is right up there. One bad game doesn't erase years of carrying Barca to Liga titles alongside qmessi
When Pavard wouldn't be injured , Goretzka + Kimmich would start over Thiago . I am a huge fan of Thiago, but Thiago and Kimmich are different types of players. Thiago plays more spectacular and has the special ability getting past players 1v1, while Kimmich does way less mistakes though. Both are great, but saying Kmmich > Thiago is farm from delusional like you pretend ,especially considering the argument many Bayern fans have that he rarely perform in Champions league knockout games.
If you would ask 10 Bayern fans who was our best DM/CM this season, I think 9 would say Kimmich.
Crazy stuff all round. Thiago is just made from different stuff. I mean, Barca players are probably still looking for him. That ability is rare. Kimmich's ability most certainly is not.
Much like Lahm, who has been the best RB of his generation and when moved to DM by Guardiola suddenly was the best DM that year too.If you would ask 10 Bayern fans who was our best DM/CM this season, I think 9 would say Kimmich.
Kimmich played the whole season as a DM until Pavard got injured.
Kimmich is basically one of the best central midfielders and one of the best right full backs in one person
Takes me back to the Spurs much when Kimmich played the first half In midfield, even scored a fantastic goal, but the control wasn't there. Thiago came on in the second and poor Spurs didn't look like having a chance in midfield. Hes a much better midfielder, imagine if Kimmich had played like Thiago tonight, you guys would have had 8 pages of posts already.If you would ask 10 Bayern fans who was our best DM/CM this season, I think 9 would say Kimmich.
Kimmich played the whole season as a DM until Pavard got injured.
Kimmich is basically one of the best central midfielders and one of the best right full backs in one person
Flick talks about his communication axis in which especially Alaba, Kimmich and Müller are the leaders on the pitch commanding everybody. It is not just about goals, passing and assists - it is taking the command. And it was one of his major achievement this season to bring this 3 players from the wings into the central axis of the team. Thiago (I love him, but because of that was he does on the ball and as a player with all his defensive work that many do not seem to appreciate so much) might be better in many aspects to Kimmich - but Kimmich brings in that leader mentality that a team needs, too.
Kimich - Goretzka are Flick’s first choice in holding midfield.
Don't you think that Bayern fans who watch every game of the season can judge their players better than you? I'm far from the only fan that rates Kimmichs season higher than Thiagos.
That is still very open - when Thiago leaves cannot be proven. Before Corona ist was always Kimmich and Thiago - after Corona Thiago was injured and was on the track of coming back. It was only 2 matches in which he did not start but got minutes - you do not rip apart a functioning team for a player that cannot be in shape because of lack of match practise especially if it is a Cup final.
But of course
Kimmich is the heartbeat of Bayern's game. You don't know what you're on about. Losing Thiago is sad, losing Kimmich would be devastating.
What I mean is Bayern and Dortmund can afford to experiment with young players and give them a run of games without it having major consequences in the league. Bayern know they will win the league virtually every season. Dortmunds strategy is to try and nourish young talent and profit from the ones that succeed.
Says who?
This.
Muller kind of deserves a place
In place of who, though?
You didn’t understand the point. Of course “1 or 2” losses in a whole season isn’t going to cost you top 4. I’m talking about if your in a run of form and you lose one or two in a critical period that would cost you massively. For example the run we had at end of season. Any loss would have cost us top 4 at that point.
