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FC Bayern Munich: Three hopes, one fear

By Sean Maslin

Bayern Munich's midfielder Joshua Kimmich (L) celebrates scoring with Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Hamburg SV and FC Bayern Munich in Hamburg, northern Germany, on September 24, 2016. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL / RESTRICTIONS: DURING MATCH TIME: DFL RULES TO LIMIT THE ONLINE USAGE TO 15 PICTURES PER MATCH AND FORBID IMAGE SEQUENCES TO SIMULATE VIDEO. == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE == FOR FURTHER QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT DFL DIRECTLY AT 49 69 650050 (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Bayern Munich's midfielder Joshua Kimmich (L) celebrates scoring with Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Hamburg SV and FC Bayern Munich in Hamburg, northern Germany, on September 24, 2016. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL / RESTRICTIONS: DURING MATCH TIME: DFL RULES TO LIMIT THE ONLINE USAGE TO 15 PICTURES PER MATCH AND FORBID IMAGE SEQUENCES TO SIMULATE VIDEO. == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE == FOR FURTHER QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT DFL DIRECTLY AT 49 69 650050 (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) /
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MUNICH, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 17: Renato Sanches of Muenchen looks on during the Bundesliga match between Bayern Muenchen and FC Ingolstadt 04 at Allianz Arena on September 17, 2016 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 17: Renato Sanches of Muenchen looks on during the Bundesliga match between Bayern Muenchen and FC Ingolstadt 04 at Allianz Arena on September 17, 2016 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

The Carlo Ancelotti era has begun at Bayern. Can he get them back to the top of the Champions League?

Drop-off? What drop-off? While many clubs might expect a bit of a drop-off when they lose one of the best managers in the world Bayern Munich is not like many clubs. Despite parting ways with Pep Guardiola Munich went out and made yet another big-time splash in the coaching ranks, nabbing Carlo Ancelotti from Real Madrid.

The Ancelotti move sent a very clear message throughout the Bundesliga: this is not a rebuilding season for Bayern Munich. Despite losing Mario Gotze in the offseason and staying relatively quiet Bayern enter this 2016-2017 campaign as the clear front-runner to win their fifth consecutive Bundesliga season and reclaim the Champions League title.

If that is the expectation for Munich supporters then the hope is that Ancelotti is the right man for the job. But the fear is that this might be one season too soon for Die Bayern and that he might need some time to mold this club in his image.

So with that being said let’s take a deeper look into the three hopes and one fear of Bayern Munich.

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