"We need to improve on our structure, how we are in possession of the ball, so that we are better positioned to avoid counter-attacks," Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels told Kicker (in German) after Tuesday's UEFA Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven.
As deftly analytical with a microphone in his face as he is incisive with the ball at his feet, the Germany international echoed what everyone else has been thinking this season.
It was at the forefront of everyone's mind once again as PSV's goal in the German champions' 2-1 win had stemmed from a Bayern Munich free-kick just outside the hosts' penalty area.