5 Reasons why Bayern Munich is struggling right now

#2 Rotation policy

Not everyone is a fan of Niko Kovac's rotation policy

If there's one clearly evident strategy that the Croatian has brought to Allianz Arena from his days at Frankfurt, it's the policy of squad rotation.

Kovac is yet to name a squad without any changes from the previous game in the Bundesliga. While it brought him great acclaim early on in the season, Niko Kovac's rotation policy has received much flak of late.

Most pundits would argue that a rotating squad allows the bench players to gel well with the squad and gives every player in the squad a decent opportunity to discover form early on in the season. It also allows you to try and test combinations which can be the go-to selections for certain oppositions in the future.

However, what it also does is, is that it doesn't allow players to settle down and establish chemistry with other teammates.

The same has been visible in the Bayern back line where a constantly rotating trio of Niklas Sule, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels has resulted in the breakdown of communication on several instances and Die Roten have succumbed to counter-attacks rather regularly.

On the offensive side of things, the midfielders have often failed to link up well with the forwards and been unable to thread the opposing defence with a telling pass.

Not only that, just the notion of not getting to start games on a regular basis can upset players and thereby disrupt player concentration when on the field.

Bayern president Uli Hoeness was quick to note that Kovac's rotation policy could stir trouble for the 2013 UEFA Champions League winners and he has been proven correct thus far.