It’s been a small miracle that the marketing department of FC Bayern Munich had not yet organized a large fireworks this Saturday. Because through the first not fiery 4: 0 win over Cologne, the German champion has placed on his hunt for ever new records a nice round anniversary record: its 1000th Bundesliga victory.
That sounds monstrous and it is also, especially as Bayern have extended their record start of this season with now ten successes in series on. “1000 victories are superior, for all:. Coach, fans, players, employees I am very proud to be coach of Bayern Munich, the club has always been a part of my life”, Josep Guardiola said later appropriately pathetic.
The 0: 2 defeat to Arsenal last Wednesday? A small blemish on the Munich could only smile tired. And Cologne trainer Peter Stöger reported ironic contrite, to have prepared a letter of congratulations to 1000. victory: “I had hoped but that we can send out the next week.”
These fit that Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski with his 13th goal in the tenth league game continues in the footsteps of Gerd Müller. And that Douglas Costa with another assist of in this category next lonely circling in the League draws.
But a man stabbed but produced little more than everyone else, also because he was last so rare to see: Arjen Robben. The Dutchman had suffered a muscle injury during the match against Iceland on 3 September, had seven weeks pause – and met nearly two months later, on his return to Cologne to 1: 0 (35.).
Also Robben celebrated an anniversary, it was his 75th Bundesliga goal. Later, the 31-year-old said: “The 1: 0 is a very nice reward for the work that I have reingesteckt to come back.”
Robben returns and hits
His brother was specially traveled with his football team from Groningen to Munich to see Robben play. They all looked at her worthwhile excursion initially an interesting and tactically game: Guardiola had dared to set up Robben next Costa and Kingsley Coman from the beginning, with Muller and Lewandowski Bayern were occupied extremely offensive.
They played, if you will, a 4-1-5 system, with Robben behind Lewandwoski in the center, Costa on the right side and Coman on the left. But only exchanged as Robben after half an hour with Costa and returned to his former right-hand side, Guardiola’s plan worked – minutes later Robben put in the box of Cologne and met. “The game was difficult, we had no rooms,” said Guardiola lamented. Robben would blame the opponents: “It’s very negative if you are standing so deep inside, that’s Handball.”
An ample one-sided view of things, because the Bavarians efforts had to ahead also acted strangely uninspired. Cologne took advantage of the many turnovers of whirling on its box Bayern, but was too hesitant in his promising counterattack. “We have tried to include spaces. What I can criticize is that we have not used at all good counterattack chances,” Stoeger analyzed accurately.
In the Cup the Defender
The game was so in any case to a blueprint so many Bundesliga games of Bayern, without to offend the people of Cologne, many middle-waiting opponents. The 1: 0 blew their tactical corset, the Rhinelander had to play more offensive, the Bavarians have now found the necessary premises to by Arturo Vidal (40th), Lewandowski (62) and Müller (78. / penalty) to its unchallenged success come – of their large gaps that emerged in this offensive system in defensive superimposed.
There are gaps that should be at Bayern on Tuesday not open, in the second round of the DFB Cup in Wolfsburg (20.30 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE-High). “That will be difficult, that’s a good team, against which we have never been so easily dealt with us in recent years, especially abroad,” warned Bayern captain Philipp Lahm. His colleague Arjen Robben spoke of a “death or gladioli” game: “You can allow yourself anything.” Also, no sloppy 30 minutes after kick-off.
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