Bayern Munich patient with Ivica Olic injury - Bundesliga news
German giants Bayern Munich have decided to wait for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivica-Olic-c17399’s return from injury rather than buying a new striker. It was earlier reported that Bayern could add a new striker to their squad following an injury to the Croatian. The player suffered from
a hip injury during the club’s last league game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485 on Saturday, August 20.
Bayern manager Jupp Heynckes previously hinted at the arrival of Manchester City striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez during the summer. Tevez was tipped to provide backup to the first choice striker Mario Gomez, who is currently shouldering all the responsibility. The
Bavarians do have the likes of Nils Petersen as cover for Gomez but the newly recruited striker will take time to settle down at the club.
Heynckes was talking after the second leg of his team’s Champions League play-off tie against FC Zurich on Tuesday, August 23. Bayern qualified through to the group stages by beating their Swiss opponents 3-0 on aggregate. The Bavarians registered a 2-0
victory at home in the first leg before scoring a 1-0 win on Tuesday.
Last season’s Bundesliga top goalscorer, Gomez, scored the solitary goal in the second leg. Midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 were the scorers from the first leg.
Heynckes expressed displeasure at Olic’s injury, which has ruled the striker out for eight weeks. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 international was making a comeback in Saturday’s game after a nine-month layoff. He scored his team’s fifth and final goal on the 80th minute
mark to finish 5-0 drubbing of the Red Shorts.
While talking to the reporters, Heynckes further added, “I have full confidence in the existing squad. Also our medical department is convinced that Olic will return to the team in the near future. We all, the board, sports director and CEO are certain we
can meet our targets with the existing team.”
Meanwhile, Dutch winger Arjen Robben also suffered a slight niggle in the game against Zurich on Tuesday and is doubtful for the weekend’s clash with FC Kaiserslautern.
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