Three takeaways: This XI shows just how thin Bayern’s squad really is | OneFootball

FC Bayern secured three points on the 2nd Bundesliga matchday against FC Augsburg. FCBinside provides three insights from the match.

Bayern initially showed dominance in Augsburg, but allowed FCA to catch up. In the end, the Munich team had to tremble, but won 3:2. The game provided the following insights:

1. This team shows how thin Bayern's squad is

Neuer – Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer – Kimmich, Goretzka – Diaz, Gnabry, Olise – Kane. This is exactly what the starting eleven looked like at the Supercup in Stuttgart, at the league start against Leipzig and now at the victory in Augsburg.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany currently has a very clear A-team. Also and especially due to a lack of equivalent alternatives. This team shows how thin Bayern's squad is.

One could perhaps discuss whether Pavlovic could start instead of Goretzka. But Goretzka has so far not done anything wrong. There are hardly any other options for the other positions. In the cup match at Wehen Wiesbaden, Kompany rotated, but none of the new players could recommend themselves so far that the coach would have changed his A-team.

Load management is actually not possible. Harry Kane has already skipped several training sessions to rest a bit. But the 32-year-old has to play in the games. A backup for the striker is currently not in sight, the planned loan of Nicholas Jackson is threatening to fail.

Bayern have let go of many players in this transfer period and brought in few. Kompany is just managing with this skeleton squad for now.

When the Champions League starts in mid-September, he must also be able to rotate in the Bundesliga games. Now the coach has to hope that the bosses can pull one or even two surprise transfers out of the hat by Deadline Day. This squad is simply too thin for a season with triple burden.

2. Problem: Conversion of chances

As in Wiesbaden, Bayern missed numerous scoring opportunities. This was also a topic in the statements after the game.

Captain Manuel Neuer criticized: "We left a lot behind. First of all, a team has to create so many chances, we did that. In the long run, we will also score these goals. Against Leipzig we did that, with the six goals. Today it was actually a power with three goals away – but we also left a lot behind."

The problem of Munich's chance wastage is currently personified by Luis Diaz. The newcomer missed numerous good scoring opportunities in Wiesbaden. In Augsburg, the Colombian scored, but also missed several chances here. Already in the 1st minute he did not hit the empty goal.

Kompany defended Diaz though and highlighted the positive: "If you look at the game closely, it's not always his teammates who prepare the chances for him. He works hard for these chances himself, because he is always active."

The Belgian continued: "For me it is more important to score a goal at the right moment than maybe four or five goals in one game and then stay five months without a goal. He is always there, always a threat, and we are very satisfied with his energy."

After a successful start with six points from two games in the Bundesliga and advancing in the cup, Kompany can of course talk like this. But if Bayern continue to be so careless with their scoring chances, it will backfire sooner or later.

3. Bayern doesn't seal the deal

Closely related to the lack of chance conversion is another problem area of Bayern in the last two games: In Wiesbaden and in Augsburg, they led 2:0 and 3:0 respectively, but still let the opponent catch up.

Both games were won, so there is no need to dramatize the goals conceded in the end. However, Bayern are playing a dangerous game if they don't seal the deal when they have a clear lead. Better opponents will punish such lack of concentration more harshly.

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Despite several adversities – such as the short preparation due to the Club World Cup and a thin squad – Munich has managed a successful start to the season into the first international break. After that, things really get going when the Champions League starts again.

Kompany warned after the game also for concentration: "There is still work to do – it's a matter of calm, taking the pace out at certain moments. Then you get your momentum back. We conceded two goals with few chances."

The coach is positive about the coming weeks: "What we need to work on now, we will manage," he assured.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.