After Bayern Munich’s 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup, head coach Vincent Kompany was not not thrilled about Jamal Musiala’s horrible injury, but he did see enough positives from the squad’s performance to think that the defeat could serve as a building block for the season.
“For me, such situations increase the motivation for the future. We won’t go into the dressing room and say that the guys didn’t perform. The performance was exactly what we needed against this PSG team, but we couldn’t manage to reward ourselves. That’s football. It’s a pity we couldn’t create 2-3 more chances in the end after PSG got the red cards. It was absolutely possible. We knew beforehand that details would decide the game, and that’s what happened,” Kompany said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
The plan was, indeed, sound, but as Kompany inferred, the execution was less than optimal. That said, there were several issues on the pitch aside of inefficiency in the attack.
Before his injury, both Musiala and Harry Kane had some troubling getting away from PSG’s defense and midfield, while Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise failed to pick their teammates up when given opportunities. In addition, the backline struggle to work together cohesively.
Yes, the effort can be considered a building block in some respects for the season, but there are changes that will have to be made before anyone can start thinking about just how high the hopes should be for the 2025/26 campaign,
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