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Four things to watch out when Bayern Munich host Paderborn

By Kiran Thakare

PADERBORN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 28: goalkeeper Jannik Huth of SC Paderborn 07 and Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between SC Paderborn 07 and FC Bayern Muenchen at Benteler Arena on September 28, 2019 in Paderborn, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
PADERBORN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 28: goalkeeper Jannik Huth of SC Paderborn 07 and Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between SC Paderborn 07 and FC Bayern Muenchen at Benteler Arena on September 28, 2019 in Paderborn, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /
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COLOGNE, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 16: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) head coach Hans-Dieter Hansi Flick of FC Bayern Muenchen looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and FC Bayern Muenchen at RheinEnergieStadion on February 16, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Ralf Treese/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
COLOGNE, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 16: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) head coach Hans-Dieter Hansi Flick of FC Bayern Muenchen looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and FC Bayern Muenchen at RheinEnergieStadion on February 16, 2020 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Ralf Treese/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

Flick’s team selection and game management

One of the key reasons behind Bayern’s success in 2020 has been due to consistent team selection made by Flick. However, games are going to come thick and fast from now, so he will have to rotate the squad to keep the consistency in the team’s performances.

The German manager currently has a plethora of options in every department. Kingsley Coman has returned from injury, while Javi Martinez is also close to completing his recovery from a muscular injury he suffered against Wolfsburg in December.

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Flick will have to maintain a good balance in his lineup even after heavily rotating the starting XI. He will have to make some changes to the lineup ahead of the round of 16 game against Chelsea on Tuesday. The German manager will have to keep the spine of the team consistent, but make changes around them.

Apart from rotating the starting XI, Flick will also have to be smart with his in-game management. If Bayern has the game in the pocket during the first half, he will have to manage the playing time of important players such as Thiago Alcantara and Robert Lewandowski. Accumulation of games can lead to muscular injuries, so Flick’s team selection and game management will be under close watch on Friday.