Bayern press high and man for man to pin you in your own half, then pass their way through with their stars.
“Der Ansatz unter Kompany dürfte auch in dieser Spielzeit wieder lauten: hohes, intensives Pressing mit starker Mannorientierung, um das Spiel in der gegnerischen Hälfte zu halten, kombiniert mit druckvollem Kombinationsspiel im Ballbesitz, das die individuellen Qualitäten der Offensivspieler zur Geltung bringen soll.”Kompany's approach this season should again be high, intense pressing with strong man-marking to keep the game in the opponent's half, combined with forceful combination play in possession that brings out the attackers' individual qualities. our translation
Bayern hunt the ball right up by the other team's goalkeeper, sometimes with four players on the last defender. Expect them to camp in the opposition half from the first whistle.
“Bayern pressed the Europa League winners high and sometimes pushed four attackers onto Villa’s last line.”The one way to hurt them: get past that first wave of pressure and run straight at the defence. Bayern commit so many players forward that the space behind them is enormous.
“When opponents escape the first challenge and attack the back line with runners, the enormous spaces produced by Bayern’s aggressive positioning become considerably less comfortable.”Even in pre-season they pressed high with four players up against the opposition defence.
“Bayern presste den Europa-League-Sieger hoch und schob zeitweise vier Angreifer auf Villas letzte Linie.”Bayern pressed the Europa League winners high and at times pushed four attackers onto Villa's back line. our translation
They will have most of the ball, but when they lose it there can be space to break into.
“Gegen Jeju SK dominierte Bayern den Ballbesitz, stellte aber wiederholt fest, dass Ballbesitz und Kontrolle darüber, was nach Ballverlust passiert, nicht zwangsläufig dasselbe sind.”Against Jeju SK Bayern dominated possession, but found repeatedly that having the ball and controlling what happens after losing it are not necessarily the same thing. our translation
Their defenders step out to follow opponents rather than sitting back, so at times three of the back four are up in the other half with nobody behind them. It only breaks if you are brave enough to play into exactly that space.
“Knacken kann man dieses Pressing nur, wenn man den Mut, das Tempo und die spielerische Qualität hat, um trotzdem genau in die Regionen zu spielen, in denen die Bayern ein solches Risiko eingehen.”You can only crack this pressing if you have the courage, the speed and the technical quality to play into exactly those areas where Bayern are taking such a risk. our translation