Three things to note following Bayern Munich’s convincing 4-0 victory over SSV Ulm

In an interview conducted prior to the match, Thomas Müller, a seasoned player for Bayern Munich, expressed uncertainty about his future role under Vincent Kompany. Some have conjectured that Müller is nearing the end of his career, intending to retire the following summer. All those stories have now been resolved by this game. It’s obvious that Vincent Kompany has intentions for Thomas Müller. There’s just one more thing to wonder: precisely where does he play? The 34-year-old began the match against Ulm as a central striker, with Jamal Musiala lining up behind him and Mathys Tel and Serge Gnabry on each flank. Subsequently, at approximately the 70th minute, the coach replaced Musiala with Harry Kane, and Müller positioned himself beside him to establish a two-striker formation.
Müller continued to play the same way he usually has, using his movement and vision to take advantage of holes in the rival defence, but it is still unclear where he was exactly on the pitch. Harry Kane appears to be an advanced attacking midfielder when he plays. Musiala plays like a real striker—or, at the very least, a false nine—when he plays. What occurs then when Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane play together? With both of them available and fit, does Thomas Müller find a spot on the starting eleven, or does he slide to the bench? He’s making a compelling argument for his inclusion for the time being; we’ll have to wait and see what Kompany decides.
At Bayern Munich, Vincent Kompany has declined to start a revolution. The 4-2-3-1 system, which Bayern has been employing since Van Gaal’s time, is his preferred configuration. He frequently uses fullbacks who overlap and inverted wingers. He enjoys maintaining control and applying strong pressure. Above all, he hasn’t (yet) benched Thomas Müller. This attitude is demonstrated by the substitutes. Kompany stuck to adding like-for-like players rather than attempting to alter the composition of the squad with unduly ingenious substitutions. He substituted midfielders for midfielders and strikers for attackers. It makes sense that in a knockout competition such as the DFB-Pokal, he would not touch the defence (till the very end).
Since they can throw off the game’s equilibrium, replacements are commonly disliked by coaches; however, Kompany deployed all five of his substitutes, and his team didn’t lose a beat. The players who took the pitch right away settled into straightforward roles and started working. Since he dropped in next to Harry Kane, Thomas Müller was the only one who needed to adjust. However, Müller possesses more than enough game intelligence to make such adjustments on the fly.
Bayern Munich was able to play a complete ninety minutes without any discernible dip in intensity as a result. The subs didn’t break the established rhythm; instead, they were skilfully incorporated. Even though there were still sporadic mental errors, particularly in defence, it’s a terrific start for the coach in his first game of competition this year.

Despite being a huge star, Michael Olise hardly ever participated in team training. However, he was still able to assist Kingsley Coman with the ball on his very first touch. That is a very impressive way to start things off. His unfamiliarity with the team was evident for the time being. Olise set up Thomas Müller for a goal shortly after Coman’s, but he failed to get into space and missed the back pass from the Raumdeuter. Olise could have scored a goal by anticipating Müller’s return and running diagonally into the box rather than cutting across horizontally, had he been more accustomed with Müller’s style of play.

Training is necessary for that kind of familiarity. As of right now, Olise’s debut wearing a Bayern shirt has left a great impression. As he settles in with the team, we hope he keeps getting better. The coaches are closely monitoring his level of fitness.