After the failures, Vincent Kompany has to change the defense and now has two defenders available – perhaps his two best and strongest. Nevertheless, it is inappropriate to assume that the sporting leadership is subject to mistakes in squad planning. Two such serious injuries to the absolute unpolute cannot predict a sports director of the world or even compensate for a quality equivalent replacement.
Yes, Eberl and Co. decided in summer to sell Matthijs de Ligt. And yes, actually they wanted to hire Jonathan Tah from Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement. Yes, this change, which Eberl primarily progressed, ultimately failed not only due to the five million euros that Leverkusen also demanded. But also on the public skirmish that Eberl fought with Leverkusen’s managing director Fernando Carro.
Nevertheless, the current Bayern squad continues to offer enough alternatives at least quantitatively. Min-Jae Kim and Eric dier are now the first two candidates for central defense. In addition to the center, Hiroki ITō can also defend on the left side of Davies, where Raphaël Guerreiro is still considered. With Josip Stanišić, a playable player is available on the right.
And with Leon Goretzka, who actually plays in midfield, Kompany has another strong alternative for central defense in the hindquarters. As bitter as the two injuries for Bavaria are: for all players mentioned, they are also a great opportunity to demonstrate their qualities.
There are no these alternatives for another position: apart from Harry Kane, there is not a single other center forward in the squad. Kane is actually irreplaceable for Bayern at the moment. So if you want to keep Eberl a planning error, then it can only be exactly this. Even more: to voluntarily forego another attacker in the squad is almost negligent.