Originally Posted by
Steveo
I am sure he will come good in what is a much easier league, but on Mané Hamann said earlier this week :
‘I saw him at Liverpool FC, where he played through the middle
‘That is not his position. Now he’s taking that position at FC Bayern as well.
‘He is at his best when he comes from the outside. He doesn’t look happy to me.
‘Other players like Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala or, in defence, Lucas Hernandez, who is injured at the moment, are putting in outstanding performances.
Nobody is talking about Mane at the moment. He seems isolated and hardly takes part in the game. FC Bayern has to get a grip on that.’
Mane became our best No9 in the second half of last season, doing exactly what I was expecting us to use Nunez for, dropping off, making the runs in behind as a true No9 and assuming or making runs beyond them to become the LFWD or RWFD
Bayern are used to having Lewandowski up top, used to playing with an out and out No9
We're using Nunez like they used Lewandowski, which isn't his game
Bayern seem to be expecting Mane to operate like Lewandowski, or are still playing as though he is, and that isn't Mane's game
Of Hamman's comments, it seems to have escaped his attention Mane's slight loss of power and pace post covid is what saw him switch to the No9 role for us, Sane and Gnabry are both more attacking midfielders come forwards, than out and out forwards as Jurgen made Mane, they suit Bayern's 4231 better, if anything Bayern need a No9 and to play Mane as a more advanced No10 in their system
We seem to be attempting some sort of ill judged transition to 4231 to accommodate Nunez, when he's ideally suited to the 433, it the plan was to buy an out and out No9 and switch to a 4231, Nunez wasn't the right signing for that
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