Bayern: How will Kovac use James?

One of the most anticipated figures for German football in the 2018/19 season is the arrival of new coach Niko Kovac in the Bayern captaincy. And one of Kovac's most awaited incidents will be how he uses James Rodriguez.

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Bayern: How will Kovac use James?
Multi-functional star
Before going to find out what coach Kovac will use in what position in Bayern's squad next season, try to find out what James can offer Kovac. With a talented and versatile midfielder like James, the options are varied.

Looking back on what James showed in the Bayern shirt in 2017/18 is clear. The Colombian star once played center-half, left winger, right-winger and guard. Even in the Celtic 2-1 win on 31/10/2017 in the Champions League group stage, James is also coach Jupp Heynckes stone ... striker.

In particular, James can be paired with Thiago Alcantara, Arturo Vidal or Corentin Tolisso above a defensive midfielder such as Javi Martinez or Sebastian Rudy. The new James Bayern loaned from Real last summer under a two-year loan deal with the buyout clause, no less worried that James could step on Thiago or Thomas Mueller. However, the fact that James rock next to the stars has been okay. James and Mueller resonate with each other. James and Mueller are the two stars with the most goals for Bayern at the Bundesliga in 2017/18: James has 11 "assist" and Mueller's number is 14.

When laid out to rock the wings, James also played very impressive. Experts at bundesliga.com rated James's two best matches in the Bundesliga season of 2017/18 as two goals. In the first round, in the fifth round, James ran right. In that battle, he "opened" the goal in Bayern and added a tectonic road to his teammates, contributing to the Black Hawk Schalke 3-0 victory over the opponent. Second match, in round 10, James ran left wing. It was the match he scored, helping Bayern defeat Hoffenheim 2-0 to Gray League for the first time in the season to climb the top of the Bundesliga BXH.

Used in so many different places, it is important that James still performs very impressively. In the Bundesliga, he has seven goals and 11 goals. In the Champions League, he has a table and two ants to create the table. In addition to the German Cup, James has a total of eight goals and 14 assists for Bayern in the 2017/18 season.

What role does Kovac like James?
With James in the Bayern team, Kovac is both easy and difficult. It's easy because he has a talented and versatile star. James is positioned at any position on the field is played from good to good. And he does not react negatively to the layout of the coach. But it is hard to be here, Kovac will have to calculate carefully and accurately in order to maximize the power of James in particular and maximize the power of Bayern in general when James in the team.

Kovac is, by far, one of three elements: his personal philosophy, James's strength and Bayern's general resources in 2018/19. Unlike the 2017/18 season, new season Bayern have the addition of central midfielder Leon Goretzka from Schalke. In addition, the renewed "bomb" contract last season, Renato Sanches back is like a rookie. Bayern welcomes the return of youth star Serge Gnabry after he was loaned to Hoffenheim. The current lineup of Bayern are still Martinez, Thiago, Vidal, Rudy, Tolisso, Mueller, Coman, Ribery and Robben.

Bayern's 2018/19 season squad
Bayern's 2018/19 season squad

Bayern team rich in depth evaluation is also. That half of the Bayern team is too crowded is not wrong. The use of James, how to arrange who among the series on the rock next to James is not easy with Kovac.

Kovac is expected to leave Bayern with a three-figure defense, as is his favorite scheme in Frankfurt. The chart that Kovac uses most is 3-1-4-2. Of course, Kovac will have plenty of trials ahead of him. But based on all of the above analysis by Kovac, James and Bayern, perhaps the most appropriate position for James would be to kick another central midfielder behind Bayern forward.

Exceeds the old Kovac
James made 11 goals in the Bundesliga 2017/18. Meanwhile, the Frankfurt team under Kovac in the Bundesliga 2017/18, no one touches the 10th level "assist". Marius Wolf had 8 assists, the rest of the Frankfurt side had only four "assist" back.