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May 6, 2024 · Ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final second leg away at Real Madrid, we spoke to our No.25 as he looks back on the special energy from the first leg and the decisive millimetres in this battle to get to Wembley.
Sep 17, 2024 · In a career spanning over 16 years, Thomas Müller has seen and won it all with boyhood club Bayern Munich and Germany, cementing his place among world football’s greats with records that...
- Unique Müller.
- Müller the born-and-bred Bavarian.
- Müller will always play.
- Müller the 'Raumdeuter'
It took Müller five matches for him to get his first league goal; he scored it against Schalke 04 in Bayern's 2–0 win. Müller then scored in Bayern's next home game in the early stages of the match, which they went on to win, 3–0.
- Raumdeuter – ‘Space Interpreter’
- Scanning
- Positioning
- Half-Spaces
- Anticipation & Goal Scoring
- Summary
Müller has a very unique role within the Bayern Munich system, sacrificing his defensive responsibilities for playmaking in the final third. Being able to top the number of assists and key passes in the Bundesliga highlights the lethal impact that Müller can have. Utilising his freedom to roam across the pitch to full effect, the German has created...
Scanning is a key skill for any position on the pitch, with each role requiring varying scanning demands. For a Raumdeuter, awareness plays a huge part, with it being the only way to find the spaces on the pitch to determine the best positions to occupy. For Müller to be able to find and recognise where the spaces are on the pitch, he must make sur...
Müller’s heatmap highlights his movement towards the right wing as he looks to examine the pitch. When around the entry point for the final third, the wide channel provides lots of space and time on the ball, as well as the opportunity to get a picture of the whole pitch. The biggest issue for an attacking midfielder situated in the wide channel is...
Operating in the half-spaces is where Müller does most of his work to break down a defence. This is where he can slip in between the opposition shape most easily. The German thrives in these channels of the pitch, having assisted eight from this zone in the Bundesliga — 53%of his league total. Potentially influenced by Pep Guardiola’s time as Die R...
Picking up the golden boot in the 2010 World Cup and averaging exactly 0.5goals per 90 in his entire time in the Bundesliga displays the goalscoring side to his game. In the 2021-22 season, the German had the fifth–mostshots from open play across Europe’s top five leagues with 58. Making runs into space to receive the ball is an obvious way for the...
Thomas Müller is truly a one-of-a-kind player, possessing the goalscoring ability of a striker and the creative spark of a midfielder. Pulling both of those skill sets together is what has created this role as a ‘Space interpreter’, something is never before seen in football. The German international has taken football intelligence, awareness and m...
Aug 6, 2024 · Club legend Thomas Müller has beaten him to the punch in the most unexpected (but still Müller-esque) way. German equestrian Christian Kukuk and his horse Checker just won the Olympic gold medal for individual jumping. From the official Paris 2024 website: The jump-off course was no easy feat.
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Thomas Müller (b. 13.09.1989) is a German forward and at FC Bayern since 2000. Stats, info, honours & news - it's all here!
