Germany is also paying attention to Kim Min-jae, who succeeded in reviving after Bayern Munich’s replacement of the head coach.
Analysts say that Bang Sang Kompany, a legend and high-quality center back of Manchester City during his active days, has completely changed Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano. The two players, who were benched under Thomas Tuchel last season, have been selected as Bayern Munich’s main center back combination this season and are active.
German media ‘TZ’ said, “Kim Min-jae and Upamecano are Bayern Munich’s new latch defense,” adding, “Bang Sang Kompany is using Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano as the main defenders, and Kompany’s trust in the two central defenders is shining from the beginning.”
“Bayern Munich is dominating the Bundesliga. They scored 16 goals in their four matches. No team can stop Bayern Munich at the moment,” the team said. “The defense seems to be more stable than when Thomas Tuchel was in charge. There is a reason for this.”
“TZ” continued, “Kompany is sure to be the preferred center defender. Kim Min-jae and Upamecano are trusted by Kompany, and the combination of the two players is in harmony. Kompany considered using Kim as the right center back before the season, but Kim is playing as the left center back as he did in Italy.”
Bayern Munich’s main centre-backs under Tuchel last season were Matthijs Diricht and Erik Dyer. Tuchel did not instruct his centre-backs to press hard on their opponents, so the two players who showed stable defense and build-up at the back could be chosen by Tuchel.
As a result, Kim Min-jae and Upamecano remained on the bench. The two players, who have strong defense capabilities, often faced difficulties due to conflicts between their personal preferences and Tuchel’s tactical instructions even when they played in games, and their belated judgment eventually led to their mistakes.
However, this season is different. From the beginning of Kompany’s inauguration as Bayern Munich, local media outlets reported that Kompany preferred active defense by center backs. This was good news for Kim, who boasts predictive defense. As expected, Kompany gave Kim a starting position. Although he made a fatal mistake in the opening game, Kompany maintained his style.
This added a sense of stability to Bayern Munich’s rear in a different way than last season. Kim Min-jae and Upamecano are actively marking each other but complementing each other to strengthen Bayern Munich’s defense.
Analysts say tactical changes may have affected the move. “Kompany’s new pressure tactics are helping Bayern Munich defend itself,” TZ said. “The gap between players has shortened, and the distance from the opponent is not far. All players are encouraging the team to help the defense,” adding that Kompany’s pressure tactics have positive effects on defenders.
Kim Min-jae and Upamecano, who gained confidence compared to last season, are also performing well.
In particular, the media said, “Kim Min-jae’s tackle rate in the German Bundesliga is 66.67%, ranking first in the team in this category. The competition victory rate is 63.51% ahead of Upamecano, who is in second place,” highlighting Kim Min-jae’s tackle and aerial ball competition ability.
In fact, Kim displayed a 100 percent competition success rate in the match against Werder Bremen, his most recent competition, showing off his “iron pillar” aspect. The opposing strikers showed strong pressure from Kim. On the day, Kim and Upamecano did not even allow a single effective shot against Bremen players.
According to the analysis of “TZ”, Kompany delivered specific and detailed tactical instructions to players located in the back since he took office, and as the players accepted and performed it well, Bayern Munich’s defense as well as the build-up system became stronger. 스포츠토토
“Under Coach Kompany’s system, Jojua Kimmich, who plays the role of No. 6 (defensive midfielder), is often in charge of the build-up, and Jamal Musiala sometimes participates in the build-up,” the media said. “Kimihi’s pass rate is 93.45%, which is accurate enough to reach the top 100 in the Bundesliga.”
“Coach Kompany gives clear instructions to players. In many cases, it was unclear when Bayern Munich’s central defenders should advance or not. However, it is different under Kompany’s leadership,” Kompany said. “All these things are possible because of Kompany’s exact instructions.”
According to TZ, Kompany calls for strong pressure from his players throughout the 90 minutes. Kompany called Kim Min-jae to the bench to pressure his opponents even when his team was winning against Bremen by a wide margin.
Kim Min-jae and Upamecano had no problems even if they did not play last season, but now the absence of the two players has become something I don’t even want to imagine.
“Hiroki Ito and Yoshif Stanisic have yet to participate in the competition. Eric Dier has no experience in his role under Kompany,” the TZ said. “Dier, who has slow feet, is not suitable for Kompany’s game model, but he can still provide stable and robust capabilities.”