5 reasons why Carlo Ancelotti and Bayern Munich are in trouble

#2 The signs of age

Bayern Muenchen v SC Freiburg - Bundesliga — Arturo Vidal is one of a number of key Bayern Munich players that are the wrong side of 30

A look through the ages of Bayern Munich's strongest starting line-up raises concerns about the future. For those in the side that have not already turned 30, they are not far behind. Manuel Neuer, Rafinha, Arturo Vidal, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben have already passed the milestone. Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng, Javi Martinez and Robert Lewandowski will all join them over the course of the next 18 months.

Bayern have attempted to bring in an injection of youthful exuberance in Renato Sanchez, but the teenage Portuguese prodigy has disappointed despite impressing his country at the European Championships last summer.

The club needs players to bridge the gap between youth and experience in order to build towards a better future, and the hands of time suggest that this big rebuilding project is at a very early stage.

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Edited by Souvik Roy Chowdhury