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Pep has said he wants to work on what Bayern already are rather than try and turn them into some kind of Bavarian Barcelona.
In terms of new heights, this Bayern team will only join the ranks of the absolute greats if it can maintain its dominance over a period of years. Barcelona dominated Europe for at least 5 years - even without always winning the CL. They remained the team to beat. Bayern's only done that for a year so far, so there's still something for them to prove. Either that or become the pioneers of some innovative new way of playing. Of course truly great teams (for me, anyway) like recent Barcelona or 70s Ajax managed both.
Maybe in that sense (and in a way that contradicts my previous post) Pep could be the perfect appointment. Bayern have won everything so now we want to see if they can innovate, too. And Pep definitely has the right credentials for that. Either way, they'll be the most interesting team to watch next season, for all the reasons/issues mentioned.
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