Coach Kovac fighting for Bayern job despite possible double
Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac with Bayern Munich’s Jerome Boateng during the Bundesliga match SC Freiburg v Bayern Munich in Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany, March 30, 2019. — Reuters pic
Yet he continues to face criticism from inside and outside the club, amid questions over his safety-first style and rumours that Bayern are eyeing Ajax coach Erik ten Hag and former Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui. Yet even a domestic double may not be enough to save Kovac, who appears to be the subject of a tug of war in the Bayern boardroom.
Later that evening, speculation over Kovac’s future hit fever pitch when sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic refused to confirm whether the Croatian would still be in charge next season.Asked directly whether Kovac would hold on to his job, he replied: “we will see”.Kovac has faced the sack once before this season, after a draw at home to Fortuna Duesseldorf saw Bayern slip nine points behind Borussia Dortmund in November.
He also succeeded in integrating young players such as Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka into the first team.“We played too defensively in both games and I don’t know why,” striker Robert Lewandowski told Norwegian television after Bayern were knocked out of the Champions League second round by Liverpool.
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