"There are many considerations" - Bayern coach Hansi Flick still ponders who could replace the injured striker Robert Lewandowski.
- FC Bayern have to do without Robert Lewandowski for a few weeks.
- For coach Hansi Flick, Serge Gnabry is "an option" against Hoffenheim
- Another player now gets a special chance
Munich - Everything was almost too good to be true. Chelsea in their own living room 3: 0 beat, in the Bundesliga anyway again the front runner - all sunshine on Säbener Strasse until dark storm clouds came up again on Wednesday evening. Of course, we're not talking about LewandowBianca, but Robert's storm . Lewandowski is missing the Bayern "around four weeks" according to the club, which raises the head coach Hansi Flick before the away game on Saturday in Hoffenheim the following question: How to replace a man who has scored 39 of 101 FCB goals this season?
Solving the Lewy puzzle on Saturday at 2.30 p.m.
Flick did not want to comment on his mind games on Friday - as is sometimes the case in his guild. "There are many considerations," said the 55-year-old on the search for the Lewy replacement. With regard to past games and the line-ups of national coach Joachim Löw in the national team, Serge Gnabry appears to be the most obvious option for the storm center, but Flick himself left it at that: “Serge is an option.” Like all-rounder Thomas Müller or Jungjoker Joshua Zirkzee also. The Robert question will therefore be resolved on Saturday around 2:30 p.m. when FC Bayern announce their starting eleven .
After all, Flick revealed a name that will be listed among the eleven beginners: Philippe Coutinho .
"He will definitely play," said operator Flick and also took the Brazilian, who was still unable to develop fully, into a duty: "He now has the chance to integrate into the game. He does it very well in training and I appreciate him as a footballer, but also as a person. It is important that he has games and shows what quality he has. We all hope that his knot breaks. Now is the best time to do it. "
"We are not blessed richly on the offensive"
The time for Zirkzee , on the other hand, is not so optimal, which should soon forego amateurs' gaming practice in the sense of sufficient bank staffing. In addition to the currently injured Ivan Perisic and Gnabry, the 18-year-old talent is the only player who knows his way around the storm and can come from the bank if the worst comes to the worst. Flick: “The best thing for him is that he gets game practice. At the moment we need him in our squad. We are not blessed richly on the offensive, so it is important that he is with us. ”And who knows, maybe Joshua will soon be sweeping down the stadiums of the Republic…
FC Bayern have to do without Robert Lewandowski for several weeks. It will be anything but easy. Two editors comment on the unusual situation with the Reds.