Vincent Kompany’s first season at Bayern Munich was seen as a success.
After an entertaining title race, the Belgian won back the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayerns consistent domestic performances in the 2024/2025 season were offset by multiple evident lapses in UEFA Champions League matches.
In this article, we will examine the finer tactical details that Bayern lacked, both collectively and individually.
We will also discuss positions that require new players and identify which transfers would be optimal fits.
While Simeone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan knocked them out of the Champions League, the Bavarian giants showed signs of a rather dominant side, just missing out on small details in their gameplay.
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Bayern Munich Gameplay Issues
Under Vincent Kompany style of play, Bayern Munich are known to dominate possession and tire out the opponent before they find an opening to penetrate.
However, during the 2024/2025 season, they seemed to be out of ideas against well-structured defences.
Joshua Kimmich, for instance, played most games as the midfield general.
He operated from deep and controlled the game.
Although he had a terrific season statistically, his impact could be of a much higher calibre.
Bayern also struggled to get consistent performances out of their wingers, barring Michael Olise.
The Frenchman had a stellar debut season, racking up 35 goal contributions in all competitions.
Not Playing Vertical Enough
It was very common to see the Bayern Munich midfield play the ball to the wide areas.
It was not played even when a line-breaking pass into the central zone was available.
In this image, Kimmichs vision is set on the player hugging the touchline (Konrad Laimer in this case).
The defender in front of him sees that and slides across.
This wou
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