It’s easier said than done to not change when superstardom hits. If anyone was ever going to pull it off with aplomb – both in terms of a rapid rise and not batting an eyelid – it was Michael Olise. After his almost one-man demolition of Werder Bremen on Saturday afternoon, which most players would have taken days to shut up about, Bayern Munich’s new favourite took around half an hour to emerge from the dressing room. Encouraged by Jamal Musiala to spare a few words for the club’s in-house television channel, Olise was almost frogmarched in front of the camera by his younger teammate, who then did much of the talking for him to describe the recent arrival’s brilliance.
The early traces of Bundesliga Olise, then, are just like Premier League Olise, on the surface at least. The difference is the relentless excellence is now at the heart of an all-star cast, and the first series has begun with a bang. We will have to see whether Vincent Kompany is able to steer Bayern to the trophies that eluded them last season, and perhaps Harry Kane’s comment during the week after a big Champions League win that his team will need to defend more thoroughly against better opposition is one to hold on to. For the moment, that is not something to worry about. Right now, Bayern are to be enjoyed.
