Hamann sceptical: can Bayern keep up the intensity all season? | OneFootball

The intense football of FC Bayern under Vincent Kompany is earning praise, but also cautionary voices. TV expert Didi Hamann, in particular, views the enormous running effort of the Munich team with skepticism – and sees parallels to last season.

FC Bayern continues to march on. Three days after their 3-1 victory in the Champions League against FC Chelsea, they celebrated their fourth consecutive win in the Bundesliga. The Munich team secured a 4-1 victory at TSG Hoffenheim.

Even though the result looks very convincing, it was a hard-fought effort for the record champions. Vincent Kompany's team had to run a lot. From TV expert Didi Hamann's perspective, this running-intensive play could become a problem for Bayern's thin squad as the season progresses.

“Last season was the same…”

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“They did the same thing last season. After the winter, they didn't play well last year,” recalled the former Bayern player on Sky. “I'm not saying it will happen again. But last season was the same, they covered the most distance in the first half of the season. From January, they didn't really play well. I hope they manage it better this year. Then they have all the games in their legs. Then it becomes difficult and long.”

A look at the statistics shows: Hamann has indeed raised a valid point. With a running distance of nearly 488.5 kilometers, FCB is the leader in the Bundesliga.

Vincent Kompany is also aware of the problem. In Hoffenheim, the Belgian made five changes to his starting lineup. Sacha Boey, Minjae Kim, Leon Goretzka, youngster Lennart Karl, and newcomer Nicolas Jackson replaced the injured Josip Stanisic and the benched Dayot Upamecano, Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise, and Serge Gnabry.

“We must not forget, we had almost no vacation, a very short preparation, and although things are going very well at the moment, we must not forget that we need the entire squad,” Kompany explained before the match. “We trust all the guys and are really excited about this game.”

Of course, such rotation is a “risk,” the coach admitted. “But trusting the squad means using it at this moment and not waiting until someone is injured. We experienced this last season as well, and it must be our strength this season too.”

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