FC Bayern scored an absurd number of goals in half a season
Having already tackled the defense and midfield, it is now time to rate the Bayern Munich attack. Offensively, this was an incredible season for FC Bayern, and that will be reflected in the ratings. 85 goals scored in 25 matches averages out to 3.4 goals per match, an absurd number for any team.
So, let’s see how the offense fared individually.
Attacking midfielders
Serge Gnabry
Minutes played: 1,173
Goals: 5
Assists: 8
Serge Gnabry started the season in red hot form, scoring or assisting in each of his first five games. Then he suffered fitness issues that kept him out of the XI for some time, but he closed out the first half with a strong showing against Sporting CP, as well as assists against Mainz and Heidenheim.
We have not seen Serge Gnabry play like this since… since the 19/20 treble season. Guess that contract extension must really be on his mind.
Rating: 8.0/10
Lennart Karl
Minutes played: 944
Goals: 6
Assists: 2
It is impossible to write anything about Lennart Karl that hasn’t been said already. At seventeen, he is already a genuine part of the rotation. His shooting, dribbling, positioning, tenacity, and decision making are all mature enough to be a starter at one of the best clubs in the world. If he keeps this up, Jamal Musiala might have to fight for his spot in the starting XI.
Rating: 9.0/10
Wingers
Luis Diaz
Minutes played: 1,784
Goals: 13
Assists: 7
The value of Luis Diaz is shown not in the games he played (where he was great) but in the games he missed. Bayern Munich lost 3-1 to Arsenal and drew 2-2 with Mainz while the Colombian served a pair of match bans. Diaz, as Liverpool are finding out, does much more than just score and assist. His incredible work rate outside of possession is critical to any serious pressing system, and he offers an important outlet to any team with his erratic movement and runs between the lines.
Diaz is undoubtedly the signing of the summer so far.
Rating: 9.4/10
Michael Olise
Minutes played: 2,029
Goals: 10
Assists: 14
Watching Michael Olise is a strange feeling. His nonchalant demeanor has had him labeled an aura farmer by the terminally online football fanbase — and to be honest, the shoe fits. Olise makes what he does look effortless. He leads the team in assists and trails only Kane and Diaz in goals scored. So many years after Arjen Robben retired, it finally feels like Bayern Munich have a consistent threat on the right flank again.
Rating: 9.2/10
Strikers
Nicolas Jackson
Minutes played: 542
Goals: 5
Assists: 1
Nicolas Jackson’s only problem is that he is not Harry Kane. Having to be an understudy to someone that good is a thankless task. He does the job decently well, but not enough to justify the €65m price tag Chelsea have set on his head. We hope he has a great time at AFCON!
Rating: 7.0/10
Harry Kane
Minutes played: 2,025
Goals: 30
Assists: 3
It is tough to write this section, because Harry Kane is so good it almost defies description. Not only does he do the job of a striker, he drops deep and functions as a playmaker, and even gets back to make clutch tackles in front of the box. The game against Borussia Dortmund was his season highlight so far, and demonstrates everything that makes him so good. If not for the missed penalty vs Wiesbaden and the no-show vs Arsenal, he’d get a perfect rating here.
Rating: 9.8/10
Overall Offensive Rating: 9.8/10
Bayern Munich are the best offensive team in Europe right now, and it’s not particularly close. The stats prove this. Here is a comparison:
- Bayern Munich: 85 goals in 25 games
- Arsenal: 61 goals in 26 games
- Manchester City: 60 goals in 26 games
- PSG: 67 goals in 25 games
- FC Barcelona: 67 goals in 25 games
- Real Madrid: 52 goals in 25 games
- Inter Milan: 54 goals in 24 games
The closest teams are PSG (understandable) and Hansi Flick’s Barcelona (who play pure offensive kamikazeball) and they are almost 20 goals short. What Kompany has achieved here is remarkable. Not bad for a guy who was relegated with Burnley.
The offensive potential of this team is immense. Right now, you can confidently say that Bayern Munich have the best striker in the world (Kane), best RW in the world (Olise), a top 5 LW in the world (Diaz), and the best 17-year-old in the world (Karl). Now add Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies to this attack, and things could ramp up to stratospheric levels.
To add to this, Bayern’s mentality right now is the best it’s been since the Flick era. The attack does not crumble when it goes a goal (or even two goals) down, it rallies and comes back to win games. This would have been unthinkable under Tuchel or even under Nagelsmann.
Everything is well placed for a deep run in the Champions League. If Vincent Kompany can pull together the rest of the team, and injuries are kept to a minimum, the attack could power Bayern Munich to incredible heights.
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