Borussia M'Gladbach vs FC Bayern Munich

By Richard Wiegand founder of ProSoccerTactics.com

January 2012 20,

This article was written from the perspective of a lifelong FC Bayern fan. tactical recommendations the I make are relevant to most teams, not just for Bayern Munich. The article is not intended to denegrate any players importance. The recommendations made were made iLeague final – because I strongly believe that FCB has the potential to get there. As I point out in the article, to get there, Bayern will have to open up their purse strings and buy some quality players…

Rafinha and Arjen Robben had difficulty containing Marco Reus of Gladbach

FC Bayern has difficulty re-captur ing momentum after the winter break

• This is the second time that Gladbach beats FC BayernDoes Bayern have difficulty getting oriented after a break?• What kind of preparation did FCB have in their training in Dubai?• Did they play too many prep matches? Are they simply “played out”?• Is it a good thing to play prep matches against weake

Borussia M'Gladbach vs FC Bayern Munich - another stunning defeat by the underdogs

Richard Wiegand founder of ProSoccerTactics.com

This article was written from the perspective of a lifelong FC Bayern fan. But the lessons and tactical recommendations the I make are relevant to most teams, not just for Bayern Munich. The article is not intended to denegrate any players – simply to highlight matters of strategic importance. The recommendations made were made in part to help Bayern get to the Champions

because I strongly believe that FCB has the potential to get there. As I point out in the article, to get there, Bayern will have to open up their purse strings and buy some quality

Rafinha and Arjen Robben had difficulty containing Marco Reus of Gladbach

captur ing momentum after the winter break

second time that Gladbach beats FC Bayern – at the season start Does Bayern have difficulty getting oriented after a break? • What kind of preparation did FCB have in their training in Dubai? • Did they play too many prep matches? Are they simply “played out”? • Is it a good thing to play prep matches against weaker opponents prior to season start?

another stunning defeat by the underdogs - game review

But the lessons and tactical recommendations the I make are relevant to most teams, not just for Bayern Munich. The

simply to highlight matters of strategic n part to help Bayern get to the Champions

because I strongly believe that FCB has the potential to get there. As I point out in the article, to get there, Bayern will have to open up their purse strings and buy some quality

r opponents prior to season start?

India vs FC Bayern Munich winter break prep game 2012

Recommendations–> Play less prep matches – work on mental prep as much as physical prep

–> Don’t play prep matches against weak opponents – this lowers your standards

–>Better to study video clips of top plays from the top clubs in the world, even older videos of top teams from the video archives – this serves to raise your standard of play to greatest heights

–> Study video clips of your mistakes during the past Fall season. Why did we concede the goals that we did? How can we remedy these strategic mistakes?

FC Bayern is showing that it has a problem with a lack of depth -Management needs to buy more players NOW

• FC Bayern without Franck Ribery – a team that is beginning to show that it clearly lacks depth

• Towards the end of last Fall, Bayern missed Schweini and Kroos showed that he could not fill his shoes in the midfield•

• Gomez once again can’t seem to score goals against the toughest opponents. There is growing evidence that his ability to control the ball and distribute it to his fellow attackers is a serious issue for the team

Mario Gomez at times does not fit in with Jupp Heynckes' style of attack

Recommendations–> FCB mgt must buy a solid central defender to supplement van Buyten –> buy Diego Lugano (Uruguayan national currently plays at Paris St. Germain)

Diego Lugano - Uruguayan star central defender currently plays at PSG in France

–> FCB mgt must buy a solid outside defender –> buy Fuchs (Schalke)

–>FCB mgt must buy a workhorse midfielder –> buy Farfan or Vidal

–>FCB mgt must buy a killer forward –> buy a Luis Suarez or a Barrios

Luis Suarez - star Uruguayan center forward who currently plays for Liverpool

–>Toni Kroos is not working hard enough as a midfielder – it’s time to give him a break or consider selling him

Toni Kroos was unable to gain traction against Hanke and company

Who cares about POSSESSION anymore?FC Bayern dominated the match from a possession perspective (about 60 /40) but clearly showedvery little penetration or threat in front of the goalback to the laboratory and concoct new attack strategies?• Bayern’s attacks are becoming

Recommendations–> possession without shots on goal or aggressive drives to the net can actually wear out your team’s mental strength and creativity

–> practice plays that generate shots –> instead of trying to possess the ball the whole match, let the other team come at you sometimes and focus on quick counter–>the Barcelona diagonal short slip passto fellow attackers is a must playdiagonal runs hardly at all near the top of the penalty area!Gladbach’s attacks – though few and far between entail? –> quick counter-attacks that catch Bayern defense off

–> attacks end with quick lethal shotspenalty area

–> diagonal runs made by Gladbach attackersgaps/seams or behind the Bayern defense

Kroos was unable to gain traction against Hanke and company

Who cares about POSSESSION anymore? FC Bayern dominated the match from a possession perspective (about 60 /40) but clearly showedvery little penetration or threat in front of the goal – is this a sign that Heynckes needs to go back to the laboratory and concoct new attack strategies? • Bayern’s attacks are becoming predictable – time to shake things up a bit

possession without shots on goal or aggressive drives to the net can tually wear out your team’s mental strength and creativity

practice plays that generate shots > instead of trying to possess the ball the whole match, let the other team come at you

quick counter-attacks after regaining possession Barcelona diagonal short slip pass to an on-running overlapping middy or back and even

a must play to integrate - FC Bayern forwards were not making these diagonal runs hardly at all near the top of the penalty area!

though few and far between – were lethal – What did these attacks

that catch Bayern defense off-guard or sleeping

quick lethal shots – not endless passing or dribbling near the Bayern

diagonal runs made by Gladbach attackers into the most dangerous spaces into the gaps/seams or behind the Bayern defense

FC Bayern dominated the match from a possession perspective (about 60 /40) but clearly showed a sign that Heynckes needs to go

possession without shots on goal or aggressive drives to the net can

> instead of trying to possess the ball the whole match, let the other team come at you

running overlapping middy or back and even FC Bayern forwards were not making these

What did these attacks

not endless passing or dribbling near the Bayern

into the most dangerous spaces into the

Patrick Hermann scored twice and was Gladbach's star of the show vs FC Bayern Munich

Recommendations –> next time, again– allowing Hermann to slip in to shoot and score

–>Tymoschuk could have slid in to interHermann – Tymo was in range to slide in but did not want to get his pants dirty uncharacteristic of his play

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ick Hermann scored twice and was Gladbach's star of the show vs FC Bayern Munich

> next time, Lahm should follow his mark – Lahm was way off allowing Hermann to slip in to shoot and score

Tymoschuk could have slid in to intercept or at least disrupt Hanke’s through ball to Tymo was in range to slide in but did not want to get his pants dirty -

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ick Hermann scored twice and was Gladbach's star of the show vs FC Bayern Munich

Lahm was way off once

or at least disrupt Hanke’s through ball to - this was very

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