Mats Hummels supports Niko Kovac’s rotation policy despite being benched

Nico Kovac is only four matches guiding Bayern Munich as head coach but he has already made it clear that he’s going to implement a rotation policy to keep his squad fully fit. After starting in both the DFL Supercup vs Eintracht Frankfurt and the first round DFB-Pokal clash vs FC Drochtersen/Assel, Mats Hummels was rotated out for Bayern’s Bundesliga opener vs Hoffenheim. Niklas Süle started alongside Jerome Boateng in the central defense. Speaking to the press Hummels has revealed that has no problem with the rotation policy despite being left on the bench. “Everyone sits on the bench sometimes, in every part of the team. It would be very unfair to the other two [center-backs], if I didn’t accept not playing once in a while. Jérôme and Niki are simply sensational center-backs. I hope he [Kovac] keeps up the rotation over the whole season. We have virtually only English weeks now until the winter break. That’s why we need a large and high-quality squad and rotation. That applies also to me,” Kovac said. “If I didn’t accept [Kovac’s decision] given the enormous quality of our central defense, I wouldn’t have a healthy opinion of myself. You can expect from me that I’ll simply accept it and push myself again at the next training session,” the player added. Bayern Munich will next play against Bayer Leverkusen trying to keep their winning campaign.

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