Jonathan Tah explains Bayern Munich’s high line philosophy to Bastian Schweinsteiger
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7-second readBayern Munich moved on to the Round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal in an ultimately comfortable 6-1 victory over 1. FC Magdeburg. The newly promoted 2.
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Bayern Munich moved on to the Round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal in an ultimately comfortable 6-1 victory over 1.
Bundesliga team did give it a go for a while, though, not only scoring a shock equalizer not long after Bayern had opened the scoring, but also hitting the woodwork just before half-time—missing tying the game at 2-2 by a hair.
Bayern’s defensive approach of defending 1v1 in a high line has long been criticized, and the Bavarians’ middling defensive record so far this season will have done little to assuage the critics.
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