Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023

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Apart from what you mentioned that doesn't match the tactics at Bayern Munich. That's because Sadio Mane was forced to replace Lewa, even though the two players have different playing styles and positions. For me, there was a mistake at Bayer Munchen's technical director. If they wanted to replace Lewa, why did they bring in Sadio Mane, who is clearly very different from Lewa.
The problem experienced by Sadio Mane at Bayern Munich reminds me of several players who left Liverpool but found it difficult to adapt to a new club. This didn't just happen to Sadio Mane. Because it's very rare for a Liverpool player to leave, let alone leave Liverpool with a problem that will shine at his new club, but not all. But most of them didn't shine, like Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Torres, Wilnajdum, dudek and others.

I agree with you. Sadio Mane was forced to replace Lewa. Both Lewa and Mane play completely different styles. This was the big mistake of the Bayern Munich management. And this is why Bayern Munich's performance last season was poor and erratic
Bayern Munich management may have realized their mistake. There are rumours that Bayern Munich is interested in Harry Kane. And I think Harry Kane can be a worthy replacement for Lewa. The style of play of these two players is almost the same. And both are capable of scoring plenty of goals.

The different match strategies used by Liverpool and Bayern Munich do make Sadio Mane transition to the German squad difficult. Mane success at Liverpool can be linked to his mastery of their unique tactical system which may not be perfectly compatible with Bayern brand of play. While it is true that Mane has a modest goal scoring history his contributions go far beyond goal totals. His quickness dribbling skills and teamwork have been crucial to Liverpool overall success and stability. Therefore it would be dishonest to evaluate Mane purely on the quantity of goals he scores. Instead of only counting on Mane to score lots of goals Bayern Munich should recognise his diverse skill set and consider how he might improve the team performance as a whole.

You are right. Mane's role in the Liverpool squad was not to score goals. And he didn't score a lot of goals or assists. However, Liverpool's overall performance would have been very stable due to Mane's performance. Mane has strengthened the forward's link with the midfield. But Bayern Munich expects a lot of goals from Mane. I would say that probably the Munich management has no idea of Sadio Mane's style of play, nor their coach has any idea of Mane's performance. But the new coach Tuchel is experienced enough. Perhaps he will be able to use Sadio Mane in the proper way.