In the press round before FC Bayern's away game on Saturday in Cologne, head coach Hansi Flick took young player Joshua Zirkzee into duty.
FC Bayern coach Hansi Flick * directs clear words in the direction of
Joshua Zirkzee
.
Most recently, the 19-year-old was only used by the
FCB amateurs
in the third division
The Dutch also lost an injury recently.
Update from October 31st, 8:30 p.m.:
Bayern coach *
Hansi Flick
last addressed
clear words to his storm talent Joshua Zirkzee at the press conference * before the away game in Cologne.
The 19-year-old may have “the quality to play in the Bundesliga”, according to the coach, but he “also cares a little about mentality, attitude and the absolute will to show what you can do.” Zirkzee probably left this in miss the past few weeks.
FC Bayern: Zirkzee four weeks without a professional minute - can he go back to the bench in Salzburg?
Since his seven-minute short
stint in the
Supercup victory against BVB
at the end of September
, Zirkzee only played in the amatures in the third division - until the Bundesliga * Saturday on the last day of October!
In Cologne, Robert Lewandowski was spared by Hansi Flick, Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting was allowed to play from the start.
But the Cameroonian international remained unlucky and was replaced by
Zirkzee
after an hour
.
In the overall rather lackluster Bayern appearance, the Dutch
U21 international
could not really stand out, but he still got
half an hour of playing time
with the professionals.
The announcement of his trainer has apparently reached the young professional.
ℹ️ Double change from Hansi #Flick: @douglascosta 🔄 @ LeroySane19 @JoshuaZirkzee 🔄 Choupo-Moting
🔴⚪️ #KOEFCB 0-2 (63 ') pic.twitter.com/4aGK8e02yf
- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) October 31, 2020
“Who says I wo
n't
get
any game minutes
?
It's up to me to measure myself “, Zirkzee confidently announced at the beginning of October after his loan exchange failed.
Apparently the fine offensive technician has now found the connection to the professional team again.
Top striker
Robert Lewandowski
will be seeded in the Champions League * game at Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday, which is why Zirkzee may not be in the squad of the record champions *.
FC Bayern: Hansi Flick sounds the alarm - Bayern prodigy suddenly on the wrong track?
First report from October 30th:
Munich - It has become quiet about
Joshua Zirkzee
.
The storm talent of
FC Bayern *
, who received minutes from head coach
Hansi Flick
every now
and then and repaid them with four goals in the upper house, has not been allowed to play a single game with the professionals for over a month.
The Dutchman played three times in the third division with the
amateurs
, but the 19-year-old is still waiting for his first goal of the season in the U23.
At the press round before his team's game in Cologne on Saturday, Flick revealed the reason for this - and should have only partially contributed to Zirkzee's inner peace.
It's about mentality, attitude and the absolute will to show what you can do
Bayern coach Hansi Flick
“He had problems with his ankle while on vacation and wasn't able to train that much.
Accordingly, I was
not entirely satisfied
with his physical condition, "said Flick, who, however, also urged the apparently not entirely smooth character of his jewel:" We know that he is a great talent, but
talent alone
is not always enough. " And further: “He has the quality to play in the Bundesliga, we are all convinced of that.
But it's also a bit about mentality, attitude and the absolute will to show what you can do. ”Words that, from Zirkzee's point of view, should not be misunderstood.
Especially since Flick
now has another attacker
in
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
, whom he can fall back on in case of doubt.
Bayern Munich: Sané in Cologne again from the beginning?
In
Cologne
, the second of four away games in a row,
Robert Lewandowski
should
go hunting for
goals once again
.
Also
Leroy Sane
is "now so far that he can play from the beginning," assured Flick,
Serge Gnabry
(unnecessarily) to corona forced break anyway.
Otherwise, all players - including the
ailing
Leon Goretzka
and
Thomas Müller
- except
Tanguy Nianzou
and
Alphonso Davies
, said Flick.
🗣️ Hansi #Flick on four away games in a row: "I would have preferred if there had been a home game in between. But we accept that. We had Wednesday off, trained yesterday, today the final training and then it's off to Cologne."
#KOEFCB #packmas pic.twitter.com/B9Sl0qyEjR
- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) October 30, 2020
In view of the three remaining games within a week before the next international break, he should also use the lever again. But there is one thing Flick wanted to mention in view of the strain: “We won seven games in a row. You quickly forget that when there is a game every three days. ”In Cologne, victory number eight is expected.
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