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Many different coaches deserve credit for making converted fullbacks out of Bayern Munich players who previously played different positions. It was Niko Kovac who once fashioned Canadian attacking winger Alphonso Davies (currently injured) into a left-back. Thomas Tuchel – in need of a right back – initially moved Austrian midfielder Konrad Laimer back into the defensive line.
Current Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany has nevertheless taken things to a whole new level. Immediately after moving Laimer from the right-hand-side over to the left without explanation, Tom Bischof received an audition at left-back. The 20-year-old – fighting for minutes in a crowded…
