Kompany explains Bayern's bizarre lineup vs. Arsenal

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBayern's coach says the club planned the Arsenal game with only four attacking players, and then put a left-back on the left wing.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJoining us is Ignatius Brauweiler, sporting director of FC Ostmark Rovers, who knows a thing or two about building a squad.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIgnatius, is four attackers a plan?

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   Ignatius BrauweilerYes. On paper, four attackers is a very efficient number, because you only have to learn four names.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKompany says Olise was suspended, Musiala was out and Díaz was a doubt. So the four turned into about one.

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   Ignatius BrauweilerNo, and here is why. On paper, a doubt still counts as a player. We counted him. We just didn't ask him.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKompany said the club had enough defenders at the moment, which is why Alphonso Davies played in attack. That's a very specific kind of enough.

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   Ignatius BrauweilerIt's a surplus, Kenji.

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   Ignatius BrauweilerOn paper, defenders are the one thing you can never have too many of, so you send the extras up the pitch.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBayern drew two-two. Díaz scored a hat-trick against Leipzig and started on the bench. Is that also on paper?

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    Ignatius BrauweilerEspecially on paper. A man who scores three is a man you save for later. It's the same logic as saving the good cheese.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKompany's quote was, we knew a moment like this would come at some point, and we used it. They knew.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the part I keep stuck on.

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    Ignatius BrauweilerExactly! You can't be surprised by a thing you scheduled. On paper we scheduled all of it.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentClip it. Last question. When you run out of defenders too, who plays winger?

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    Ignatius BrauweilerOn paper, the goalkeeper. Then we need a new goalkeeper, and a left-back is free.