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There are several slight tangents to that particular view as well, most of which start with the other big proclamation, ie, “Pep Guardiola via tiki-taka has made Bayern boring.” And then there are the real deep dark recesses of the Internet where people are saying that while Pep Guardiola and tiki-taka might be synonymous they are not what embody Bayern. Because let’s face it, somehow or the other, fans on the internet understand what embodies Bayern better than Uli Hoeness. - See more at: http://bundesligafanatic.com/in-defense-of-pep-guardiola-and-bayern-munichs-tiki-taka.
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Putting aside the somewhat incorrigible arrogance of using a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid (the record European Champions no less) at the Santiago Bernabeu as a referendum for the entire work that Bayern and Pep Guardiola have done this season, to me these conclusions make no sense whatsoever. And not without reason. The simple fact of the matter is that most people, who have not watched Bayern regularly over the past four years, somehow use the two games against Barcelona (and Juventus to some extent) last season as a blueprint for how Bayern must in actuality be playing. In truth those two games represented a significant departure to Bayern’s usual style of football, which was, whisper it, totally possession oriented. - See more at: http://bundesligafanatic.com/in-defense-of-pep-guardiola-and-bayern-munichs-tiki-taka/#sthash.9JJaq6Tk.dpuf
Putting aside the somewhat incorrigible arrogance of using a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid (the record European Champions no less) at the Santiago Bernabeu as a referendum for the entire work that Bayern and Pep Guardiola have done this season, to me these conclusions make no sense whatsoever. And not without reason. The simple fact of the matter is that most people, who have not watched Bayern regularly over the past four years, somehow use the two games against Barcelona (and Juventus to some extent) last season as a blueprint for how Bayern must in actuality be playing. In truth those two games represented a significant departure to Bayern’s usual style of football, which was, whisper it, totally possession oriented. - See more at: http://bundesligafanatic.com/in-defense-of-pep-guardiola-and-bayern-munichs-tiki-taka/#sthash.9JJaq6Tk.dpuf