Bavarian Football Works
Bayern Munich welcomed Borussia Dortmund who immediately set about camping in front of their goal and throwing bodies forward once the hosts were tired. It didn’t work as the Bavarians won 2-1 thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Michael Olise, which was enough to cancel a late Julian Brandt scare. What were the takeaways from today’s match?
It was clear what kind of football Niko Kovać was planning on playing against his old club. He benched Julian Brandt and brought on Julian Ryerson for Yan Couto, effectively making his back three into a back five. The plan was clearly sitting back and launch counterattacks. Dortmund lacked precision in Bayern’s box, if they had even gotten as…
