Klara Bühl is a German international player who plays mostly as a winger.
She started her footballing journey at SC Freiburg Frauen in 2016 before moving to Bayern Munich Frauen in 2020.
And at the moment, she is approaching her peak years step by step as she put on some excellent performances during Euro 2022 with Germany and during her time with Bayern Munich so far, even though it was painful for her to miss the Euros semi-final and final due to Covid-19.
The 22-year-old forward is becoming a more complete player this season, and her impact on her team’s results and performances is becoming more visible.
That’s why we think it would be very informative and fruitful to explore this player’s characteristics, abilities, roles on the pitch and what makes her a special player.
This Klara Bühl scout report will therefore focus on identifying her key skills, without forgetting to link this information to an analysis of Bayern Munich’s tactics.
Klara Bühl Positions And Roles
Bühl is mainly a winger who plays with almost the same efficiency on both the right and left wings.
She regularly alternates between playing on the right and the left wing in Bayern Munich’s 4-2-3-1.
Moreover, she has been used as a striker at times, especially with Germany.
However, in general, the 22-year-old is usually played on the wings, either with Bayern Munich or Germany, in their 4-2-3-1 formation.
What characterises this player is the fact that she has some great physical abilities that help her avoid her opponent’s disturbance in duels.
Moreover, her ability to use both feet with almost the same power and efficiency makes her a very useful player upfront.
Plus, Bühl has a very good vision of the pitch and her passing accuracy is usually outstanding, even when she is being tightly marked.
Her roles mainly consist of serving strikers inside the box either with crosses or with powerful through passes.
She is also required to get inside the box whenever possible to provide extra passing options when not in possession of the ball.
In these cases, the Bayern Munich forward positions herself in the best possible way to receive and complete the actions with success.
When in possession of the ball, Bühl’s mission is to advance on the wing, serve a striker, or get inside the box by trying to cut inside and shoot, or by advancing towards the line and providing a backwards pass to a player coming from behind.
In addition to these attacking missions, Klara Bühl has also had defensive roles, knowing that Bayern Munich is a very disciplined team that focuses heavily on teamwork and defending as a unit.
The following pizza map highlights her outstanding defensive statistics and shows that she is excellent in winning defensive duels, which helps her team a lot in the defensive phase.
At the same time, it indicates that there is still room for improvement for the German international in terms of goal contributions, especially in aerial duels and dangerous passing.
Nevertheless, it should be noted that the 22-year-old forward is an excellent dribbler, despite often relying on direct play.
Klara Bühl Radar Chart
Klara Bühl Playmaking And Assists
What makes Bühl a very useful winger is her unselfishness and her ability to always provide key passes or crosses to her teammates.
Playmaking and assist making are therefore the main strengths of the German international, as this is her primary role in the attacking phase.
The following action highlights the fact that the 22-year-old is an unselfish attacking player, as it clearly shows how she preferred to make an assist to her teammate instead of shooting herself, knowing that she was in a position that would have allowed her to score.
Nevertheless, her unselfishness and the fact that she quickly understood that her teammate was even better positioned helped her make the passing decision without complicating things.
Decision-making inside the final third is also one of Klara Bühl’s key strengths, and this quality helps her in having an advantage over her markers on most occasions.
Moreover, being able to provide assists using her left foot gives the Bayern Munich forward the opportunity to alternate her moves frequently when advancing on the wing.
Instead of using her right foot to cut inside, make early crosses or shoot from distance, she can surpass her direct marker and go for crosses using her left foot.
Klara Bühl did exactly that in the following example, during which she advanced towards the box before providing an accurate assist to her teammate using her left foot.
In fact, these penetrations on the left wing and on the left side of the box as well as passes with the left foot towards a player inside the box represent a recurring and successful play by Klara Bühl and perhaps the most identifiable action that resembles this one is her great anticipation of Serie A’s and Austria’s Carina Wenninger to then provide an assist to Lina Magull who scored the goal.
Klara Bühl is also a creative player in the sense that she can interpret situations in the best possible way after spotting the pitch and the movements of her teammates and opponents.
We opted to show the following example to highlight her creative and key passing abilities inside the final third.
The action shows the German international passing the ball to her teammate with her left foot despite seeing that the latter was tightly marked.
Nevertheless, she knew exactly where to provide the through pass in order to meet the team player and not the opponent.
Klara Bühl Goalscoring Abilities
It is fair to say that her goalscoring skills are impressive.
She is capable of scoring using both feet and from various distances and situations, as evidenced by her reliability as a goalscorer for both Bayern Munich Frauen and the Germany Women’s National team.
The following goal action against the WSL’s Manchester United shows a glimpse of what Bühl is capable of doing when cutting inside from the left wing.
The 22-year-old forward finds no issues in dribbling and aiming at shooting from distance using her right foot to score, and that’s exactly what she did here despite being marked by two defenders.
Moreover, Klara Bühl is never afraid of putting herself at risk and her high pressing is usually efficient and fruitful.
The best proof of this is her pressing during the Euro 2022 group stage match against Spain, during which she intercepted the goalkeeper’s pass, dribbled past the defender and put the ball inside the net using her left foot without fear of getting tackled and without hesitation or overthinking.
This direct approach significantly enhances the German forward’s goal-scoring ability, making her more unpredictable and dangerous to opponents.
The 22-year-old can also be very impactful when taking set-pieces as she has already proved that she can score free-kicks and provide dangerous crosses towards the box when needed.
She scored a direct free-kick against PSG Féminines during a UEFA Women’s Champions League match, and that free-kick highlights her great shooting techniques and accuracy.
Bayern Munich and Germany can utilise these skills more effectively and intelligently to maximise the potential of Klara Bühl.
And perhaps making her a regular set-piece taker most of the time would help a lot in this regard.
Conclusion
Klara Bühl is one of Bayern Munich and Germany’s top talents and is gradually becoming a vital player for both sides.
The 22-year-old winger possesses excellent skills and techniques that will serve her well throughout her career, especially if she continues to develop and refine those areas that require improvement.
Bühl’s ability to play with both feet with almost the same efficiency and her excellent performances in different positions make her deserve to be considered among the best forwards in Germany and Europe.
