Wednesday April 14, 2021
Kovac on Bavaria’s power struggle
“We all know how it works in Munich”
At the end of 2019, Niko Kovac’s term of office at Bayern will come to an abrupt end. He will be replaced by his assistant coach Hansi Flick. Its successful era could be over by the end of the season – much to the incomprehension of its predecessor.
Niko Kovac reacted with incomprehension to the discussions about his successor Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich and described the transfer planning at his new club AS Monaco as “the opposite” of the situation in Munich. “Personally, I cannot understand why there are such debates about Hansi Flick despite these successes,” said Kovac of “Sport Bild”.
Flick was assistant coach under Kovac and inherited the 49-year-old Croatian after his release from the German record champions in autumn 2019. Since then, Flick has won six titles with FC Bayern. Kovac emphasized that returning to Germany is not an issue at the moment and that he feels very comfortable in the French league.
Swipe at old employer
“I will remain a coach here, it is really fun for me and my coaching team,” he said and praised the fact that the squad planning was so closely coordinated between him and sporting director Paul Mitchell. “We talk through everything, talk to the entrants or potential new players together,” said Kovac. In his opinion, this should be the case in every club.
When asked about the difference to FC Bayern, he said: “We all know how it works in Munich: It’s exactly the opposite there. The situation I find in Monaco is the same as it was back then in Frankfurt – and that’s exactly what you want as a coach. You want to be included and included in the squad planning. “
At Bayern there has been a lot of friction between Flick and sports director Hasan Salihamidžić in recent months. In particular, the question of whether DFB captain Manuel Neuer Spiele should cede his designated successor Alexander Nübel caused a lot of friction. Flick also disliked the departure of Rio World Champion Jérôme Boateng at the end of the season.
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