"It is hard to be critical of just about anything with Kompany these days, but the coach opting for a heavily rotated lineup against Bayer Leverkusen (5th place entering the match) could have been perceived as arrogant by some, and risky by many. It still feels like the coach's reluctance to rotate regularly leaves him in a spot like this, where he has to go super-heavy on the rotation in the game before a massive match."
"Kompany, though, has trust in his subs and it is apparent, as they repaid his faith in them with an awesome showing. Some players like Michael Olise and Luis Díaz were definitely in need of downtime. There probably could have been a more effective way to rotate over the past two weeks rather than seeing the starting wingers and the starting striker all out at the same time."
"Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany looked at where this team has come from and where it is going and realized that some players were absolutely going to need a rest before facing off with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. A rotation was always going to be in play, but not many people probably expected this much of a rotation."
Kompany rotated heavily for the Leverkusen match to rest players ahead of the Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain. The lineup featured five changes and several key starters were given downtime, including Michael Olise and Luis Díaz. Substitute players repaid trust with strong performances, and extended minutes were given to Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl, and Kim Min-jae. Bayern began the match as the aggressor but showed some chemistry lapses due to the changes. Bayer Leverkusen adopted a very conservative, defensive approach. Bayern secured a 3-0 victory despite the extensive rotation.
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