Saturday, July 30, 2005

Countdown To The New Season 4: Team - Bayern Munich

The mighty German club Bayern Munich won the Champions' League five seasons back and after that it has really been a very poor performance in Europe and they had to satisfy themselves with a couple of league titles. They had signed on German star Ballack after he led Leverkusen to that incredible run in Europe in 2002 only to lose to Real Madrid in the finals thanks to a wonder goal from Zidane. It's a pity that even with Ballack in their team, they couldn't go beyond the quarter-finals in Europe.

Bayern are a strong and physical team and are tenacious in nature, typical of a German team. They have good defensive players like Sagnol, Lucio, Demichilis and old warhorse Lizarazu. Their midfield is anchored by the German player of the year Ballack, supported by Deisler, Hargreaves and Salihamidzic. The young Schweinsteiger is considered to be a rising star and provides attacking options in the flanks. The attacking partnership of Dutch striker Makaay and Peruvian Pizzaro is very strong and there are young strikers like Guerrero and Cruz on the fringes.

Their goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is exuberant as ever at the age of 37 and is still the number one choice for the German national team, which by the way is coached by ex-star and world cup winner Jurgen Klinsmann. Bayern remain the top team in German football and among the top teams in the European elite list. If they manage to hold on to Ballack this season, they have a good chance to retain their league crown but there is not much of a chance they might succeed in Europe.

They usually play in a 4-4-2 formation which would typically be like this...
Kahn
Sagnol Demichilis Lucio Lizarazu
Deisler Salihamidzic Ballack Schweinsteiger
Pizzaro Makaay

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