Former Bavarian manager Ottmar Hitzfeld reckons that the UEFA Champions League final at the Allianz-Arena could be a good motivation for Bayern to win this season’s Bundesliga.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016 national team manager feels that the Reds would definitely want to win this season’s Bundesliga to make amends for the disappointment last season. He added that Bayern went empty handed last term and would want
to win everything on offer to stamp their authority on their opponents.
Hitzfeld believes that the Champions League final at the Allianz-Arena could be a motivating factor behind Bayern’s bid to go all out for the Bundesliga title. He stated that Bayern are a club which is always in search of trophies,
and ideally will be looking to complete a treble this year.
Bayern were dismal last season under former manager, Louis van Gaal, as they finished third on the league table, marginally qualifying for the UEFA Champions League this season. However, the Bavarian giants have been in sublime
form in the current campaign, and stand a perfect opportunity to make it to the finals of the European competition.
While talking to the official Bundesliga website, the former Borussia Dortmund tactician further elaborated:
“Having the chance to play a final inside your own stadium will provide an incredible amount of motivation for the players, the coaches and everyone involved at the club. However, Bayern will always have the Bundesliga title in
their sights. It's almost mandatory for die Münchner to win the title every season.”
On the other hand, Hitzfeld believes that lack of depth upfront could be a major problem for the former German champions. He feared that if the striker gets injured at some stage of the competition, the Reds will be without a perfect
replacement.
Even though Bayern have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivica-Olic-c17399 and Nils Petersen up their sleeves, the duo has not been tested that much this season, and therefore might not be able to fill in the boots of this season’s top goal scorer thus far.
“At the moment FC Bayern don't have an adequate replacement for Mario Gomez and that's very risky. If he were to pick up an injury then they might find it difficult to reach their lofty targets,” Hitzfeld concluded.
Bayern are currently leading the Bundesliga standings, and will take on Borussia Monchengladbach once the season restarts on Friday, January 20.
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