Man of the match for Bayern this Wednesday in the German Cup, Choupo Moting enjoys every minute with the reigning German champion. The proof with his incredible ratio since his arrival in October 2020.
Bayern can thank Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. The Cameroonian scored a brace and delivered an assist this Wednesday in Augsburg in the German Cup (5-2 victory), while the Bavarians were in a bad situation. He also confirmed his status as an impact player. He is indeed the most decisive player of Bayern since his arrival he is involved in a goal every 75.7 minutes (goals and assists) with 20 goals and 7 assists in 2044 minutes spent on the field according to beIN Sports.
Looking at the other players with at least 2000 minutes of play, Choupo-Moting is ahead of Leipzig's Timo Werner (1 goal every 93 minutes) but also three of his teammates who are Leroy Sané (98.9 min), Thomas Muller (99.6) and Serge Gnabry (104). In addition, excluding penalties, the 33-year-old scores every 97 minutes of play. This is better than Robert Lewandowski who scored every 108 minutes of play, without penalties.
97 - Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting erzielt im Schnitt alle 97 Pflichtspielminuten ein Tor für den @FCBayern - exkludiert man Elfmeter, hat er einen besseren Minuten-pro-Tor-Schnitt als Robert #Lewandowski beim FCB (108 Minuten pro Tor). Nachfolger? pic.twitter.com/iVhTY6vMeJ
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) October 20, 2022
Barred by the competition
Unfortunately for Choupo-Moting, the competition is fierce in Munich. The club's sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, confirmed this when asked by a German journalist if the club would recruit a striker. "We can't change our strategy every day. It will not work. We have several offensive players who can add value to our team in attack: Muller, Mané, Tel, Gnabry and Choupo-Moting. All have the level to play up front. We also have our side players and our playmakers. It's very diverse and flexible.
Despite this less playing time, Choupo-Moting already has 4 goals and 2 assists this season after 9 games in all competitions. This while he has been a starter only twice.
