Bayern Munich: Takeaways from convincing display against Werder Bremen
It was yet another good weekend in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. The defending champions temporarily opened up five points top of the table with a comfortable 3-1 victory against Werder Bremen at Weser Stadium on Saturday.
Die Roten has managed to win three consecutive league games after the defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt in February. Hansi Flick was pleased with the team’s performance after the game on Saturday, so let us look at key takeaways for Die Roten from Weser Stadium.
Key players hitting form at the right moment for Bayern Munich
Bayern is entering the business end of the campaign with multiple players getting back to their best. The game against Werder Bremen encapsulated this statement as there were three different goalscorers, while Thomas Muller grabbed two assists.
Leon Goretzka is back to his best after a bout with coronavirus. He is consistently contributed in the final third and coming up with crucial goals. Meanwhile, Benjamin Pavard also looked fairly comfortable defensively and offensively against Bremen. At the other end of the pitch, goals and assists from Muller and Gnabry also bodes well for Die Roten.
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Controlled performance for Bayern Munich over 90 minutes
Throughout this season, Rekordmeister has played in patches during most games. They have often surrendered the momentum in the second half or started badly to give the opposition head starts in the game. However, it was a different case against Bremen as they delivered a controlled performance over 90 minutes.
Die Roten started slowly on Saturday, but they didn’t concede chances to Bremen during that spell. Slowly and steadily, the visitors took complete control of the game and kept creating chances. After the half-time break, Bayern gave no respite to Bremen and played most of the time in their half. Flick will be hoping that such performances are consistently replicated in the next two months.
Lewandowski’s hunger for goals rubs off on the team
Robert Lewandowski looked hungry for goals against Werder Bremen. The Polish striker is ruthless in terms of finishing, but luck was not on his side yesterday. Despite hitting the woodwork three times in the game, Lewandowski was relentless and eventually got his goal.
Full player ratings from 3-1 win over Werder Bremen. dark. Next
The Poland international’s hunger to score consistently rubs off on the other attacking players. His terrific movement helps wide players to create chances and open up space for them to take shots on the goal. Lewandowski is chasing a terrific record in the league, but he is a team man, so his relentlessness and hunger for goals will always have a good impact on other players.