With Hansi Flick as coach, FC Bayern is back on the master course. Can he stay longer? The record champion is suddenly under pressure.
- Hansi Flick took over as head coach at Bayern from Niko Kovac in November.
- The FCB coach has his job safe until the end of the season, and a decision on whether to continue in the summer will be made.
- Bayern bloom again under Hansi Flick - can he stay longer?
Update from February 13: FC Bayern Munich are still unbeaten in the second half of the season. Hertha, Schalke and Mainz were clearly dominated. There was a goalless draw in the top game against RB Leipzig last weekend. Next Sunday it's against 1. FC Köln.
One thing can finally be seen again at the record champions : the handwriting of the coach . But its future has not been clarified beyond the summer. Will Hansi Flick stay or not? Coach legend Jupp Heynckes demands in the kicker : "Basically, clarity is desirable until mid-March so that the club and the coach can schedule."
Triple-Jupp is not alone in this. Ottmar Hitzfeld also sees it similarly: "At the beginning of March it is ideal so that both sides can plan and concentrate on the essentials," says the "General" in the kicker .
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The fact is: So far, the Bayern bosses have been very satisfied with the work of Flicks . But it is striking how the Bayern coach himself avoids the discussion. When it comes to topics for the coming season - especially transfers and team planning - Flick always avoids and claims that he would not deal with that at all.
Bayern would need clarity especially on the coaching bench if the top transfers (Sané, Havertz) and the desired contract extensions (Neuer, Müller) are to be implemented. We already have it in mid-February. So everything could happen very quickly now ...
At Hertha BSC, Klinsmann's chaos seems to be carefully considering the next steps. That became clear at the press conference.
Hansi Flick (FC Bayern): Hainer with a strange appeal to the coach - "Don't do this to me ..."
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (left) and Herbert Hainer.
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Update from February 9: Will interim coach Hansi Flick stay with Bayern? Herbert Hainer , president of FC Bayern for about three months, spoke about Flick in a picture interview. The ex-Adidas boss still seems to be convinced by the coach of the record champion. "We all see a steady upward trend since Hansi took office," said the 65-year-old. He had already "emphasized several times" that he wanted to continue working with Flick, but a final decision on how to proceed in the future is still pending. Hainer said: "We want to wait a while, but everything we've seen so far is excellent."
The Bayern president sees FC Bayern * in a good starting position in the championship fight before the game against RB Leipzig (all information in the live ticker). However, the players and the coach must win it. Hainer, who started his post just eleven days after Flick's promotion, now said that he approached Hansi Flick * with a special concern. "Don't do that to me that we won't be champions in my first season as president," Hainer asked the FCB temporary coach.
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While Bayern Munich played against RB Leipzig, Bayern fans demanded Dorothee Bär's departure. The politician is a member of the administrative advisory board.
Hansi Flick: Herbert Hainer speaks power word about staying with FCB
Update of February 4 : FC Bayern Munich has extremely stabilized under Hansi Flick . It only lasted three games in the new year - and the Reds greet again from the top of the table. In the Bundesliga you suddenly have the feeling that you have known for years: FC Bayern Munich * is dominance, sovereignty - and a victory against the record champions seems almost impossible.
The share of Hansi Flick * seems to be huge. But it has not yet been decided whether he will also be Bayern coach next season - or is everything clear now? President Herbert Hainer has now spoken a word of power.
Hansi Flick: Long-term contract with Bayern Munich? President Herbert Hainer speaks power word
“We want to play successful and enchanting football, like now under Hansi Flick. If he continues to win like this, there is no alternative, ”he said during a fan club visit last Sunday in Simbach, Lower Bavaria.
"I think he does an excellent job and I say that not only because we won the three games this year, but also because of the way we play," added Hainer. He had "rarely seen such a convincing Bayern victory as last against Schalke, where the opponent barely crossed the center line in the second half".
Hansi Flick: Will he stay at Bayern Munich? Results speak for him
CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had recently expressed a similarly positive opinion about the head coach. In addition, he already announced to Flick in December that from Bavaria's point of view he was also an option beyond the summer. He may even be able to greet Leroy Sané on Säbener Straße.
Captain Manuel Neuer again emphasized his high esteem for Flick, which he publicly praised from the start. It was different with him than under the predecessors, said the national goalkeeper. “Because he is a very communicative person - but not just towards me because we have known each other for so long, but also with all other players. He responds to everyone, tries to take everyone along and make us better every day. ”Only winter newcomer Alvaro Odriozola under Flick should be anything but happy.
© @Manuel_Neuer in an interview with the # Säbener51 about his captaincy, Bayern-Dusel and half-time speeches.
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Will the Bayern coach react to the statements on Tuesday? From 1.30 p.m., Flick will answer journalists' questions at the press conference before the DFB Cup match against Hoffenheim. The media round is accompanied by tz.de * in the live ticker. Flick also reported a shock during training at the PK - an offensive star broke his ankle.
Lothar Matthäus talks about the future of Hansi Flick - comparison with a Bayern legend
First announcement of January 16 : Munich - After Niko Kovac's release in early November, his assistant coach Hansi Flick took over the reins at Bayern Munich . After the weak ideas in autumn, the native of Heidelberg put the Reds back on the road to success.
Hansi Flick leads FC Bayern back on the road to success - discussions with Hasan Salihamidzic
Despite one of his record streak of four wins and 16 goals * from the first four games, his future is still in the balance. At least until the end of the season, he has the confidence of the Bayern bosses . The Munich team did not convince in every game under Flick, but overall the performance of the team stabilized.
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The coach, who laced his own shoes for the record champions from 1985 to 1990, is very popular with fans of the Reds. This is also because he gives young players from his own youth a chance, like Joshua Zirkzee, who also convinced with two goals.
Flick immediately took on his role as head coach * and publicly called for reinforcements for the thinned-out squad in the winter training camp in Qatar. Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic didn't like that. He criticized Flick: “I was surprised by the media's management planning. I'm not a friend of that. "
Lothar Matthäus on Flick's future at Bayern: "Not an easy situation"
Shortly after his promotion, there is stress with the club leadership. A bad omen for collaboration beyond the summer? For former world footballer Lothar Matthäus , continued employment at Bayern also depends on the results: “That will be decided in the next four months. Of course, it is measured by results. If the success is there, and success does not only mean several titles, then Bavaria should continue with it. "
In an interview with the kicker , however, he clearly praised Flick and compared him to the young Jupp Heynckes : “He can convince the players, make them laugh. That is important in Munich. It's also about the atmosphere - one shouldn't forget that it was and is not an easy situation for him. For example, to replace Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. ”Bayern's bad start to the season didn't make it easier either. Nevertheless, Matthäus von Flick is convinced: "I trust Hansi to be a Bayern coach in the long term." In the kicker interview, Matthäus also spoke about the Nübel change to Bayern.
And now Lothar Matthäus also made his opinion about Hasan Salihamidzic known. It doesn't seem too good.
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