I like your take. When you quote guys like Eberl and Kompany praising draws, I agree it does seem very un-Bayern. I also think, looking at the past 3 games, the reaction people would have had last season, even more so with these “but we ran 6 more kilometers than them” statements. Also Frankfurt is not real Madrid so it seems weird to celebrate a draw where the team lost a goal advantage in the last 3 minutes due to tactical ineptitude.
Now, I don’t think Kompany, Eberl, or the players are oblivious to the current issues. They have to be quite aware that they’re conceding goals quite easily and that other teams have figured out a way to counter VK’s tactics, but it seems to me at the moment the club is trying only to put out only “positive” remarks (regarding everything from performances to signings) to project a positive image of the club, due to the on-going transition. Either way, I think it would have been even better, especially by Kompany, to flat come out and say that he’s happy with the club dominating matches, but that he has to work in his defensive and transition tactics.
It would be more “Bayern-like” to accept the struggles than to celebrate shortcomings. I think about the exact current situation (trashing small clubs and coming short in the only 3 big matches so far) but with Tuchel in charge and I think the overall reactions would be quite different, only due to the fact that –so far– people still like Kompany as a person.
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I like your take. When you quote guys like Eberl and Kompany praising draws, I agree it does seem very un-Bayern. I also think, looking at the past 3 games, the reaction people would have had last season, even more so with these “but we ran 6 more kilometers than them” statements. Also Frankfurt is not real Madrid so it seems weird to celebrate a draw where the team lost a goal advantage in the last 3 minutes due to tactical ineptitude.
Now, I don’t think Kompany, Eberl, or the players are oblivious to the current issues. They have to be quite aware that they’re conceding goals quite easily and that other teams have figured out a way to counter VK’s tactics, but it seems to me at the moment the club is trying only to put out only “positive” remarks (regarding everything from performances to signings) to project a positive image of the club, due to the on-going transition. Either way, I think it would have been even better, especially by Kompany, to flat come out and say that he’s happy with the club dominating matches, but that he has to work in his defensive and transition tactics.
It would be more “Bayern-like” to accept the struggles than to celebrate shortcomings. I think about the exact current situation (trashing small clubs and coming short in the only 3 big matches so far) but with Tuchel in charge and I think the overall reactions would be quite different, only due to the fact that –so far– people still like Kompany as a person.