Bayern Munich dismantled Holstein Kiel 6-1 away from house on the Holstein-Stadion to proceed their excellent begin to life below Vincent Kompany.

Having simply breezed into an early 3-0 lead, Der Rekordmeister had threatened to show this tie right into a classic Bayern battering only a quarter of an hour into the sport.

Kiel had been in a position to dig their heels in and subsequently held Kompnay’s aspect at bay for half an hour earlier than Harry Kane added a fourth simply earlier than the interval.

After the break, it was clear that Bayern had taken their foot off the gasoline, registering a fifth and a sixth however conceding a objective to Kiel within the course of, who provided their followers one thing to cheer about.

Regardless, the document champions put the sport to mattress after twelve minutes and can sit on the prime of the Bundesliga desk on the finish of matchday three, whereas Kiel stay on the foot of the desk, with a number of work to do within the coming weeks.

Classic Jamal Musiala

Over the previous few weeks, Jamal Musiala has been headline information for a plethora of causes.

Whether or not it’s because of the reality he was shunned from the Ballon d’Or shortlist; Bayern are hoping to resume his deal on the membership; or resulting from the truth that the document champions are hoping to hyperlink the 21-year-old up with Florian Wirtz in the summertime of 2025, Musiala’s identify has been in all places.

Nevertheless, this has subsequently led to his current performances being analysed in excruciating element, with claims now being made that Musiala needs to be offloaded in favour of Wirtz slightly than securing the long-term futures of each people.

Regardless of this, in opposition to Kiel, it was clear from the primary whistle that the 21-year-old was solely ever going to make use of these claims to show those that doubted and questioned him improper.

Having opened the scoring, Musiala was key for Bayern’s third objective; after weaving his well beyond various Kiel defenders, his drilled ball into the six-yard field hit the unlucky Nicolai Remberg, who might solely bundle the ball into the again of the web.

Whereas he might have been withdrawn at halftime, the injury he precipitated had already put the sport past Kiel’s attain, and will Musiala use this efficiency to kickstart his marketing campaign, then it could possibly be a magical season for the Bayern Academy graduate.

Holstein Kiel are staring down the barrel of relegation

Previous to kick-off, there have been considerations that Kiel could be caught to the underside of the Bundesliga desk after their assembly with the document champions until they had been in a position to present some high quality but to be seen since their promotion.

Nevertheless, them considerations quickly changed into sheer dread after simply 18 seconds when Musiala opened the scoring. 

From then on, the hosts appeared misplaced at sea in opposition to Bayern, and whereas they’re definitely not anticipated to go toe-to-toe with Kompany’s aspect, their performances to date this season have been severely worrying.

As of but, they’ve been unable to show how they are able to survive this season, and as time goes on, it’s turning into extra obvious that they might grow to be this season’s whipping boys in Germany’s prime flight.

In years passed by, Heidenheim, Union Berlin, and Werder Bremen have all proven how braveness, self-discipline, and a douse of high quality are the required substances to keep away from relegation, however after simply three video games, Kiel seem to have left all three within the 2. Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich struck gold with Vincent Kompany

When Der Rekordmeister appointed Kompany to be Thomas Tuchel’s successor, many Bayern followers, pundits, and journalists had been left questioning how a lately relegated supervisor had been in a position to stumble upwards to the Bayern scorching seat.

Having guided Burnley to the Premier League, the Belgian head coach was unable to maintain his aspect within the English prime flight because the Clarets succumbed to relegation.

Nonetheless, these in cost on the Säbener Straße noticed how Kompany was in a position to information a proficient squad to the Championship title and drew comparisons to that Burnley aspect within the second tier and the present Bayern squad within the Bundesliga.

So far, Bayern’s thought course of appears to have been faultless, with the previous Manchester Metropolis defender operating on a one hundred pc document since taking on from Tuchel.

Whereas defensively, the document champions have appeared weak, they’re dominating video games and creating probabilities like a classic Bayern aspect, and will they iron out the failings of their system—and show their value in opposition to a fellow title challenger—then Kompany could possibly be the appointment of the season. 

GGFN | Will Shopland