| Gomez Celebrates His Second Goal Against Manchester City |
So what does this mean and what has been the key? I still don’t believe Bayern Munich or any other team for that matter are the quality of Barcelona, but they will certainly be around that ‘ final 4 ‘ mark assuming they don’t run into the Barcelona steam train early. The key to their recent success has not been their big names. Yes they have scored goals but Bayern’s defensive record is something to be noticed. They’ve had one goal against them this year in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League, which came in the first game and only loss for them in the opening round of the Bundesliga.
With the quiet achievers like Daniel Van Buyten, Jerome Boateng, Rafinha & Hulger Badstuber playing out their skin plus the brilliant Philip Lahm it seems that Jupp Heynckes has found the perfect formula. Add in Manuel Neur as your shot stopper it’s easy to see how the success has come about. But it’s not all the back line. A few key Bayern players have been in good form such as Mario Gomez with 8 Bundesliga goals and a brace against Champions League new boys Manchester City has seen him start in the perfect fashion. His natural sense for goal is something to behold. If he gets a sniff you can be quite safe to presume it will be in the back of the net. And lets not forget the usual suspects Franck Ribery (4) Thomas Muller (3) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (2) crafting nine goals between them and Thomas Muller scoring two himself. Another very impressive attribute with Bayern Munich is the team’s ability to methodically break down and destroy other teams. Their patience is key in their style of play which involves technically breaking down the opposition and frustrating them into submission. It is brutal, calculated and effective. In light of these recent events things are looking ominous for the chasing Bundesliga teams and indeed the rest of Group A in the Champions League.
good thing i was around or you'd have written this twice :P
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