ANCELOTTI: WE PLAYED MORE DIRECTLY THAN GUARDIOLA'S BAYERN

The Italian coach insists he has not made many changes to the Bundesliga champions since he took charge in the summer, apart from making them a more direct side


Carlo Ancelotti says he has made very few changes to Bayern Munich since replacing Pep Guardiola at the helm, but feels he has turned them into a more direct side.
The defending Bundesliga champions got the 2016-17 campaign off to a great start on Friday as they trounced Werder Bremen 6-0.

Robert Lewandowski netted three, while Xabi Alonso, Philipp Lahm and Franck Ribery were also among the goals in a comfortable win.


Ancelotti was delighted with his team's performance, but insists they look much the same as they did last term.

"We made ​​a very good start to the game, we scored quickly and completely controlled the game," he said. 

"I'm very happy, this is a very good performance from my team. 

"In fact, I have changed very little in this team, it's a great team. We just tried to play a little more directly."
Ancelotti hailed Lewandowski after the striker scored his second hat-trick in two games, with the Poland international having hit a cup treble against Carl Zeiss Jena a week ago.
"He is a fantastic player," said Ancelotti. "He is always in the box ready to score."
Mats Hummels made his second Bundesliga appearance for Bayern - the first was in May 2007 before his decorated spell at Borussia Dortmund - and the centre-back accepted it felt "weird" to be back at the club after eight years away.

"It was a little weird for me to return to the Allianz Arena," said Hummels. 

"I was a little nervous, but it's a perfect start for us, to put us on track in the league.

"For me, I'm still not 100 per cent in my form but it was a good match. The road is still long for us."

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