Football: The coach of Bayern Kovac does not think about the task

Before the home game of the Champions League group stage against Benfica on Tuesday (21:00), the 47-year-old protested: "I'm still a fighter, my whole life has been getting through. "Stooping," giving up, "hoisting the white flag," does not exist in my vocabulary and will never exist. "

Whether the home match against Benfica could be his last match at the Betreuerbank Munich, do not worry. "No," Kovac replied, and then, "What's the point of making me negative?" But he also knows the importance of the game. After all, Bayern President Uli Hoeneß, after the embarrbading 3: 3 Saturday in the Bundesliga against promoted Fortuna Dusseldorf, only ensured that Kovac against Benfica would remain on the bench. "Then we have to do an badysis, where we are."

"When and where to fight"

Due to nine points behind Bayern, Dortmund, the league leader, and many serious mistakes in recent matches, Kovac's chances of finding a low job. Nevertheless, it guarantees "when and where and yet always look forward and always fight". It remains to be seen if his players will fight for Benfica. Against Düsseldorf, his defensive selection has delivered a devastating progressive performance.

Kovac, however, does not like to doubt the support of the players. "We talk a lot about the relationship, I've had discussions with my players, the report is extremely good," he said. Nevertheless, the coach has also accepted the fundamental criticism of his president. "After all, it's the truth, that's exactly what I'm saying too, we concede goals that are not allowed," said Kovac, who was not seriously injured even 150 days after his took office in Munich.

Zidane, Wenger or Hasenhüttl?

That is why the media are already very active: from the great solution Zinedine Zidane (three-time winner of the Real Madrid Champions League) to the former Ralph Hasenhüttl of Leipzig through the great favorite Arsene Wenger . The Frenchman has been coaching at Arsenal for 22 years until the summer and obviously feels ready for a new job. Hasenhüttl has known the club since his debut as a Bayern amateur player from 2002 to 2004 and ranks high on the Hoeneß player list.

Until that happens, however, Kovac still has a grace period. And the starting position in the Champions League for the knockout phase with goals is easy to define. "We only need one point," said the 47-year-old. A tie would be enough for the leaders of group E (ten points) against Benfica (four) to qualify among the last 16 for the eleventh consecutive time. "But we want to win," said Kovac for security reasons. A draw would probably not be enough.