Jonathan Tan is the biggest signing of Bayern Munich’s summer so far, though Liverpool FC’s Luis Díaz is looking to change that soon. Though Tah came on a free transfer, he will command hefty wages after the Bavarians won out in a race for his signature against FC Barcelona. Key to these two big clubs wanting his services is his experience, as the 29-year-old emerged into a critical leader at Xabi Alonso-led and Bundesliga winning Bayer Leverkusen.
However, his time under Alonso saw him play centrally
in a system with 3 center backs. Transitioning to a system like current Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany’s, which involves just two center backs at a time (a left sided one and a right sided one), the question is whether Tan is best suited to playing as the left center back or the right center back. Asked this question recently, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, the former Hamburg SV player had this to say: “We played with a back four many times in Leverkusen. I think we played it most often against Bayern. With a back three, it was in the middle, and with a back four, it doesn’t matter whether it’s on the right or left.”
Well, one supposes that it is a simple answer to this rather simple question.
Check out the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show where we hit these topics:
- Luis Díaz has arrived in Munich, passed his physical, and signed his deal. A new era begins...
- Will Vincent Kompany hand Díaz the job or will he have to battle Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman?
- Is there any chance that Coman or Gnabry get sold this summer?
- Why Paul Wanner, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Josip Stanišić need to win the preseason.
- A mini-rant on João Félix.
- Tottenham Hotspur could be ready to pay €52 million for João Palhinha.
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