Kompany: There is logic behind this, and he has freedom on the pitch

Vincent Kompany, the Belgian manager of Bayern Munich, spoke about the tough 2-1 victory over Elversberg in the third round of the Bundesliga, revealing the reasons behind his heavy reliance on rotation in the team's lineup.

Kompany spoke about the numerous changes in the lineup: "There is logic behind it, and sometimes your gut feeling plays a role in such decisions. Overall, we have to give players minutes so they are ready at the right moment. If they just wait all season and then something happens, it will be too late. This is part of football."

He added: "It is important that there is logic behind the rotation decisions; it is not about giving players gifts."

Regarding Bayern Munich's failure to reach their best levels so far, especially after the unconvincing performance in the first half against Elversberg, Kompany said: "It is true that the first half today showed that there is more work to be done. We must not forget that the players did not have a long break; they returned and won the Supercup in Dortmund, then against VfB Stuttgart and Bodø."

He continued: "We must take that into account. Yes, we could have performed better in the first half, and we are aware of that. These moments happen during the season, and we need to react to them. The performance wasn't lazy, but it wasn't 100% active with full concentration both on and off the pitch. The question is how we maintain this level throughout the entire season; this is where rotation comes in, or what I call competition. We just have to keep working."

Vincent Kompany also spoke about Michael Olise's participation in the playmaker position and whether this option can continue in the upcoming period, stating: "Michael has the freedom. It's about putting him in the position where he can be most dangerous."

He concluded: "The biggest difference when playing in the number 10 position is in the defensive aspect, as you don't have full-backs behind you, but when we have the ball, I give Michael a lot of freedom. He can be dangerous from both positions, and that is important."