I really don't doubt that Sadio Mane is a world class player, but when I heard about the successful transfer from Liverpool to Bayern, I instantly asked myself the question whether Mane can perform the same way for Bayern as he did for Liverpool. Sometimes a player fits perfectly into a certain system or put differently, builds an integral part of that system, and also perfectly harmonizes with the team mates, especially the offensive ones.
Now is Mane the right fit for the offensive style of Bayern compared to Liverpool? I doubt it. Mane's role was a significant one in Liverpool in particular for Salah, Mane understands to create space and attract defensive players of the opponent in order to create chances for Salah.
That is why I think he isn't a "substitute" for Lewandowski at all. Contrary to what many might have expected from him, I thought Mane would have been the perfect addition FOR Lewandowski's style. Mane and Lewandowski would have worked out very well I believe. Now there is no player with the absolute killer instinct who could benefit from Mane's style. This might indeed turn into kind of a deadlock for Bayern when it comes to their offensive effectiveness.
I totally agreed, watching him play for Liverpool was really a remarkable sight but with Bayern Munich at 1st he is doing kind of great but in shifting his position there they will have a problem on that since he is not familiar with that kind of position, but I can not say he isn't really fit the bill for Bayern Munich all Nagelsmann needs to do is to keep his position intact and do what he does best and give that position to a more prominent player that could likely score a goal, likely Sadio Mane having those mistakes is likely he is not used for that, but I think Nagelsmann is likely doing something here, he seems confident that Sadio Mane can pull this off, but we are in the Matchday 8 but I think we will likely see on Bayern VS Leverkusen,
why give an opportunity to the opponent because clearly their condition is also not very good.
Now Leverkusen are in their worst form from the previous few seasons I think and this should be a momentum for Bayern to get maximum results unlike the previous matches they did.
100% Bayern Munich will surely win this, that is for sure, I know Bayern Munich is not in their 100% form, but Leverkusen is down the negative of their performance having 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses now, Bayern Munich doesn't need to worry but he is also right because Bayern Munich sometimes let their guard down when they know their opponent is not that good on their form, so likely they could have underestimated Leverkusen, but I wish they will do this with their most intent to win, not giving any opportunity at all for Leverkusen,
No, imagine your best throw in basketball is three yards high and you have an offensive player who is tall enough to catch it and dunk it, but now the player is gone. But your quality was this perfect pass at that height.
What I am saying is that Mane and Salah exploited all the potential synergies between them, but what are you going to do if the other half of the two-pieces puzzle is missing?
It is difficult to judge and also difficult to argue that Mane should be able to adjust to another system. At times a system really works perfectly well and then the sentence "never change a running system" simply applies.
Can Mane really change his style so much that he can be as valuable for Bayern as he used to be for Liverpool? I doubt it for now. That doesn't make him a bad player at all. He is brilliant. But if you are a professional rally driver, would you still be as good in another racing discipline? I know that comparison isn't perfect. But looking back at Mane's role in Liverpool and the players he had around him and how they harmonized with each other, it doesn't seem to be the same at Bayern.
It remains to be seen whether he can find a way (and also the Bayern players can find a way) to get the best out him as a soccer player.
