Bavarian Podcast Works: Postgame Show — Eintracht Frankfurt 1-6 Bayern Munich (Hinrunde)

Bayern Munich opened the 2022/23 Bundesliga season with a ruthless battering of Eintracht Frankfurt, a team that regularly gets the better of the Bavarians and won the Europa League just last season. Julian Nagelsmann’s side ran rampant in a game which saw the visitors up 5-0 within the first half, in a performance which somehow managed to shock the Eagles faithful into a stunned silence. Things look good right now.

Here are our talking points from the game:

• Our thoughts on the 4-2-2-2 and whether it looks like a plausible way for Bayern Munich to move forward in a post-Lewandowski era.
• How Sadio Mane, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, and Jamal Musiala work together to make an amazing front four system.
• What the current midfield setup offers to the team in terms of passing.
• Why Eintracht seemed practically bewildered by Bayern’s system in the first half, and the changes in the second.
• How Serge Gnabry has seen an incredible resurgence in form with the help of Sadio Mane.
• Why Jamal Musiala has changed the entire shape of Bayern’s offense.
• Dayot Upamecano’s resurgence and his excellent performances as of late.
• Concerns over pressing and defensive lapses in the side.
• Potential tests in the future, including games in the Champions League group stage.
• A final note on the strange fatigue gripping the squad at the 60th minute of every game.

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