Kovac beat Tuchel: "Not overestimated"

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Lagenfurt (dpa) – In the short conversation on the turf, the winner satisfied Niko Kovac and the smiling loser Thomas Tuchel did not speak about Jerome Boateng

Just in time for the premiere of Kovac at Bayern 3: 1 ( 0: 1) of the champion of Germany against Paris Saint-Germain at Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadium has been announced that the new PSG coach Tuchel wanted to attract the national team in the French capital. Kovac blocked this request as expected: "I know Jerome pretty well, and I'm absolutely certain that he will stay at FC Bayern."

"Guarantees" will not exist in football until 39 at the end of the transfer period on August 31, added Kovac. And a premature separation of Boateng and Bayern is still possible with a transfer fee of 50 million plus X, although Kovac does not want any changes in the staff. "At the moment, I am extremely satisfied and with this team we can definitely enter the season."

46-year-old Tuchel remarked, "I know Thomas is still looking for One or two good players, maybe he'll look at us too. "Tuchel lowered his head: Of course, they try to" bring us the best players, "he told the TV channel "Sport1".

The opening game of the International Champions Cup failed PSG top stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappé as well as participants in the FC Bayern World Cup. In front of 23.200 spectators, others appeared: Javi Martínez, Renato Sanches and the only 17-year-old forward Joshua Zirkzee gave Kovac a "prestigious success" in the first match while Bayern was "three good goals" . Timothy Weah, son of the famous George Weah (age 51), aged eighteen, met for Paris.

"One should not overstate the friendly games.What happens in the pre-season (preparation) is not so important," Kovac said. But this is not wrong if you start as a Bayern coach successfully. This gives peace just before the start of this Monday's trip to the United States with top-level tests in Philadelphia against Juventus and Miami against Manchester City with former Bayern coach Pep Guardiola. "We make the most of it," said Kovac

. In Klagenfurt, he received his first valuable advice. Serge Gnabry celebrated after his injury an attractive start of 28 minutes in the Bayern jersey. He prepared the 3: 1 with a nice counterattack. "It was very fun with the boys, with the win and the template for me," said the 23-year-old, who wants to challenge the routines Franck Ribery (35) and Arjen Robben (34) on the wings. Martínez after a seal corner and a free kick Sagittarius Sanches were also quite in the trend of the World Cup. "In high-level international football, every standard can make all the difference, in a friendly match, but also in a quarterfinal of the Champions League," said Robben. The fitness is right. "But we have also worked for that," Robben said in light of Kovac's intensive training.

He also wants to develop the Portuguese-Sanche, which has already been labeled as a transfer flop, to become a valuable Bayern professional. In Klagenfurt, Kovac pleaded for the only 20-year-old player: "He came in highly motivated coaching.He is really on the gas.That's why I'm glad he did a good game with a good free kick. "Kovac wants to support Sanches:" If a player comes from a foreign country, from a different culture, from a different environment, you can not wait for it. so fast Kovac dares to bring the champion of Europe on the track: "It will certainly make a lot of good matches this season for Bayern."

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