Niko Kovac spoke against BVB at the press conference preceding Saturday's deciding match and said he felt no pressure. In addition, the Bayern coach announced new changes in the composition of the starting team and revealed that Jerome Boateng was participating in internationals who were not part of the DFB team.
"I can tell you that I do not know fear or pressure," said Kovac. He compared the current situation before Saturday's duel with BVB and his situation as coach of Eintracht Frankfurt and the relegation matches against relegation two years ago.
"There was pressure on the boiler, it was about existences," said Bayern coach. In comparison, he will enjoy the match on Saturday. According to Kovac BVB, the four points in front of Bayern, third, are "among the favorites": "We are the ones who must hunt Dortmund," the 47-year-old said clearly.
Black and yellow currently have "a lot of strengths and few weaknesses". This one must look with magnifying glbad, however, BVB had no opponents like Bayern had: "Bayern is very big in such games, I am convinced that we are our man."
It is still uncertain that Arjen Robben can participate on Saturday. "He still has knee problems, we have to watch," Kovac said before the last record session on Friday. With the exception of the long-wounded Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman and Thiago are "all ready".
Despite the first draw in weeks against AEK Athens in the Champions League, Kovac will probably rebuild his starting lineup. "I'm not sure, but as long as I trained in the Bundesliga, I never managed to get the same team twice in a row," Kovac said.
Kovac calls Boateng's waiver to Jogi Löw "a novelty"
The fact that Jerome Boateng is not in the DFB team for future international matches, Kovac has described as "novelty" but wanted to know that the central defender would have ended his career in the national team did not mean not so much that it "would not come back in the future" ".
Bayern-PK with Niko Kovac before the BVB match in the ticker live to read
Summary: Let's be clear: it is unlikely that the same team will play on Saturday, as in the starting lineup in Athens. In addition, an effort by Arjen Robben remains debatable. Kovac also hinted that you can live with one point in tomorrow's deciding game. Respect for BVB is great, but Kovac feels neither fear nor pressure. "Maybe BVB did not have an opponent like Bayern, We should not always talk badly about our opponents, "said Kovac about the current form of BVB and his Bayern.In addition, the Bayern coach did not want to look in the cards and He did not reveal much about his tactics and personal plan for tomorrow, however, he again said: "I do not care about sympathy and dislike."
12:20: "I guess we will not lose tomorrow and we will play a good match," Kovac concluded, ending the press conference.
12.17: To what extent does the zero victory against Athens play a role in starting lineups and rotations: "I'm not sure, but as long as I trained in the Bundesliga, I never managed to line up the same team twice in a row." So, there will probably be some changes. However, Kovac reveals what it will be – surprise, surprise – not.
12:16: Kovac on Favre and BVB: "I was able to watch him while he was in Berlin, and what sets him apart is his experience: they are very stable and compact from the defense point of view, not to mention the fast-paced game and the big players who will surely become world-clbad players there for the moment. "
12:14: "Maybe BVB did not have an opponent like Bayern, It's not always bad to talk about our opponents. "
12:12: Kovac under pressure before the BVB match: "We are going to enjoy the match tomorrow, I can tell you that I do not know any fear or pressure, when I played with Frankfurt in relegation two years ago, it was the pressure.C & # 39; Was for existences. "
12:10 pm: Kovac on the possible disappointments of the nomination of the starting eleven: "Tomorrow is the clbadic German, everyone wants to be there, we want to win the game, but everyone has to give everything, even those who can not react to the outside." Just that Manuel Gräfe hisses tomorrow, he sends me the best referee ".
12:08 pm: Kovac on the weaknesses of BVB: "At the moment, BVB has a lot of strengths and few weaknesses, they are very well trained in all areas and you have to look for the weak points under the microscope."
12.07 hours: The appointment of the DFB team and the fact that Jerome Boateng is not here: Jerome is not there is a novelty, but that does not mean that he will not be back in the future. "He now has the chance to train with us he did well, so I do not think Jerome ends up in the national team."
12:06: S & he will try a little more because he was released from the master's duty, Kovac denies: "I do not like sympathy and antipathy. Otherwise, I should not have let Müller play in their eyes against Athens. "
12:05: Hoeneß's statement that the FCB will not lower if it does not become mistress: "This shows that I have the absolute confidence of the club, but that does not mean that we do not want to become masters. teams are much stronger, they do not weaken as they were last year. "
12:04: In tactics: "The two teams respect each other, you know we have a good team like FC Bayern, even though we have not yet shown our performance, we want to try our football, but we also know that we have virtues in the defensive Everyone has to work together. "
12:03: "It is we who must hunt Dortmund," Kovac says and shares the view of President Uli Hoeness, who had postponed the role of favorite in the Ruhr.
12:02: Arjen had some knee problems, which we will see during the last training session, "Kovac said in an introductory statement on the personal situation.
12:01 pm: Kovac is here, it can start.
11:55: From Kovac, we still do not see what brings us to the next central theme: what will be the tactical orientation of FC Bayern? Leon Goretzka was waiting for a defensive behavior of the BVB, designed for the counter-attack.
11:40: The personalities of central defense should be particularly interesting. If Süle plays, Jerome Boateng or Mats Hummels will have to sit on the bench. "Maybe we'll play all three," Hummels said in the mixed zone after the match against Athens about a tactical change.
11:35: Of course, the constitution of the team for the first leg will also be a central theme of the next press conference. Niklas Süle and James Rodriguez were on the bench for 90 minutes against Athens. Robben was not even in the team because of knee problems. However, it is quite possible that all three go against BVB on Saturday.
11:30: A preview of the range will reveal the dimensions of the game Saturday: the "German Clasico" will be broadcast live in more than 200 countries. This is also because the duel has become a permanent rivalry. SPOX watched the story of the duel and watched the past games.
11:21: Unlike Kovac and Hoeneß, Leon Goretzka and Manuel Neuer have tried the famous "Mia san Mia" from Bavaria. "We are not obliged to hide, we are Bayern and we want to win in Dortmund," said captain Neuer, who clearly stated that BVB had defense problems. Goretzka, however, announced that the champions of the record would be "on the spot and would leave with a large chest in the field".
11:11: As a result stacked Bayern before the match against BVB deep. Uli Hoeneß said that Dortmund would be the favorite, even a championship for the Black and Yellow is not an end to the world. Does Kovac still declare his team to strangers today?
11:10: The week has been mixed for Bayern so far. Although they won the 2-0 win against AEK Athens on Wednesday and the knockout stages of the Champions League are more or less valid, they have already lost a 1-1 draw against the SC Freiburg. Four points behind the German record champion, Dortmund is currently in the lead. In case of defeat, there would be seven chips.
