With five goals and two assists in the last four competitive outings, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is the man of the moment in a Bayern Munich side comprehensively back to winning ways of late. We cast an analytical eye over the veteran Cameroon international’s specific tactical contribution in areas such as laying off the ball and opening up space for his fellow attackers. Bayern’s recovery from a spell of inconsistent form has, in other words, gone hand-in-hand with the redeployment of a centre-forward, doing what centre-forwards traditionally do.