I'm With Stupid
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He's 26 now, so based on his early career, you'd expect him to be world class by now. I can't say I watch Bayern Munich, but a quick look at his stats suggests a player that's still not an automatic starter (20 starts, 10 sub appearances). He got 7 goals and 7 assists in the league, which is respectable, but no better than any of our current players. He did better in the CL, with 6 and 6 in 10 games (9 starts). But it's also worth mentioning that a fair few of those goals came in pretty comfortable wins for Bayern, including the 7th in a 7-1 win over Salzburg.
Despite the hype, I reckon it's much easier to rack up goals in the Champions League, especially at the early stages where you're up against some fairly poor teams (Bayern scored at least 3 goals in every group stage game). Not only poor, but teams that are used to dominating games domestically, and suddenly have to switch their style to deal with much better teams. It's not like playing a Burnley where their entire game is set up to spoil your play and they're pretty good at it.
Despite the hype, I reckon it's much easier to rack up goals in the Champions League, especially at the early stages where you're up against some fairly poor teams (Bayern scored at least 3 goals in every group stage game). Not only poor, but teams that are used to dominating games domestically, and suddenly have to switch their style to deal with much better teams. It's not like playing a Burnley where their entire game is set up to spoil your play and they're pretty good at it.