Kovac as Löw – Kimmich passes in the middle of the field

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NOTIko Kovac recalls the current debate on Bayern at the time of his studies. Despite four consecutive victories, one questions the unconvincing match of long Munich and the tactical work of the coach. According to him, what are the reasons for the less confident performance of his team, where is the concept of the game? Kovac smiled during his press conference on Friday and said it was like he was in the advanced German course: interpretation, it matters.

Its players are not machines, uncertainty is possible even with such stars. Even Bayern can not always shine so much, "that sounds magical," said the coach. His answer to the question of the reasons for the problems he repeats for weeks: The lack of evaluation of opportunities. "If we score two more goals, the heavy play style will also make things easier."

Today (15:30, Sky) has received Munich in the Bundesliga SC Freiburg, Mats Hummels, Arjen Robben, Jerome Boateng and James, recently beaten, are at his disposal again. How will he replace Thiago, the last bright point of Bayern's weak offensive game? He does not have many options for the many wounded. Handing Joshua Kimmich from center to center of the field no longer excludes Kovac, "it will be an alternative for the future". National coach Joachim Loew has already placed Kimmich, 23, at the international center after the World Cup in Russia.

A week before the first leg at Borussia Dortmund, many Bayern fans are not very confident. Kovac says that he can not handle this game more intensively. "You can not think around the corner as a coach and two or three steps away." We now want to win the fifth game and then take a big step forward to the knockout stages Wednesday in the Champions League against Athens "We are about to gain confidence in ourselves.

The working atmosphere in the club is positive and the fact that its players celebrated a Halloween party in the middle of the English week last Wednesday is part of their privacy. "I do not want to control that, the fact that the players get together is a sign that the Spirit lives with us," Kovac says. The coach said nothing to Defender Rafinha's defender, who appeared as a sheikh with a bombshell during the celebration and thus caused misunderstanding and international criticism.