Of course, losing wingers Robben and Ribery will have forced his hand slightly here, but it still shows a lack of a
Plan B that Pep couldn't bring out a similar threat from other players like Gotze and Muller, who can both play wide, or indeed use Lahm in his preferred position of right - back and utilise his quality from there — in fact, the former Germany captain's use as a midfielder since this manager's arrival is one of many examples of his attempts at
tactical innovation going
wrong.
They are put out on the pitch with absolutely no
tactical plan for what is ahead, the team selection is completely
wrong, and it looks like they aren't really motivated.