Sorry for my belatedness, with the 5 post cap you sometimes just forget the forum for a few days.
Sommer/Neuer, though we seem to be losing Sommer, and you no longer have de gea, so this one is no longer fair with Neuer, or maybe Nübel (if we even get to keep him) vs Henderson.
Upamecano was perhaps our best defender for a good part of the season, and especially over the two games vs PSG in the CL. De light needs no introduction and was a lot more consistent. I see an intensity in martinez that I like, and I see an injury record from varane which I don't like. Would still have those two, and now with Kim in the mix I'm even more sure about keeping the defense. But people tend to remember upa for his feck-ups, which is somewhat understandable when its at the biggest stage.
I can see Casemiro over Goretzka, but we didn't always play with them as a duo in midfield as Goretzka was injured a bit and never really recovered. Kimmich can play anywhere, and I really would not mind him playing as a CDM, which he did at times to allow goretzka to be more offensive, or even musiala in a few games where him and müller had more of a free role with kimmich as sole holder. Thats what I liked about nagelsmann at times, it was risky but a lot of fun to watch the interchanging of positions in midfield.
Raumdeuter Müller is never past it, as shown whenever a new coach comes in and tries to take him out of the team. Kovac learned that the hard way.
Both injury prone, but I would never take Shaw over Davies. Just look at the infamous 8-2 win over barcelona what he can do offensively, and recoveries defensively (watch the entire game if you can, not just highlights, to see the defensive recoveries).
Wings I would rather have Sané and Gnabry, though rashford is very good and is probably the closest one and plays a CF way better than gnabry does when he was forced into that position.
And of course up top I would rather have Choupo-GOATing rather than Wout. Though we both are in dire need of a real striker.
Hope any of this makes sense, am fecking tired after a 12 hour shift.
Hey, I follow Bayern as one of my closest friends is a rabid Bayern fan, and I watch them frequently as well as like the way they're run commercially and on a football level. Tradition, mentality, attractive style, treating the fans well - there's plenty to admire - aside from Uli Hoeness' arrogance.
However, currently they're not vintage. Case in point, Bayern barely won the league (more like BVB squandered it), got bounced from the cup and the CL early. The coach got fired mid-season and then the sporting director (Hasan) and the CEO (Kahn) at the end of the season. You know all this. Whether it was the fault of the coach, or the club, or the players, or a combination.... it doesn't matter, but this is not vintage Bayern.
Over to player analysis- Neuer is the GOAT, but let's see at what level he comes back after a lengthy injury. The Swiss chap is too short. Neubel is average. We got rid of De Gea and have Onanna now. Current Neuer vs Onana is an interesting debate that could go either way. Let's see how they both fit in.
Upamecano and De Ligt are decent. I've followed De Ligt in Serie A, he didn't quite set the world on fire. Upamecano is error prone. That's why Bayern spent 50m to bring Kim from Napoli - who is the real deal. Upamecano + DeLigt vs Martinez and Varane -> I'd take our boys any day. With Kim, I don't know how Tuchel intends to play, and it's certainly interesting.
Shaw vs Davies - > I'd take Shaw, and I suppose Cancelo is better than Dalot / AWB.
Casemiro vs Goretzka is not even a debate for me. Tuchel wants to sell him (possibly West Ham), though Leon has said he will stay. On the other hand, Kimmich is a shoe-in. Interesting to see how Laimer fits in.
On the wings, Coman is world class. Don't care for Sane or Gnabry. Mueller is a legendary player, but his legs are gone. Bruno gets in for me. And Musiala is a talent so he should play. As will Rashford.
Both teams badly need a striker -> hence the Harry Kane thread we're on. If he goes to Bayern, he will make them CL contenders right away. If he comes to us, then we will become PL contenders. Though I suspect Levy will play spoiler and keep him this season.