Niko Kovac vows to improve Bayern Munich’s form insisting he has always been a fighter.
Kovac took the charge this summer but Bayern’s hope of successfully retaining their title got dashed following a poor run of games in the Bundesliga. The defending champions couldn’t hold on to their lead as a brilliant hat-trick from Dusseldorf’s Dodi Lukebakio saw the host crumbling to a 3-3 draw.
They are now nine points adrift of league leaders Borussia Dortmund who defeated Mainz 2-1 to maintain their unbeaten run in the Bundesliga. Kovac’s future has been the subject of speculation as Bayern hierarchy isn’t happy with how things are shaping currently.
But the former Bayern player insists he won’t leave his post without fighting. “Those who know me know that I am always a fighter.
“My whole life has been to assert myself, giving up or waving the white flag does not exist in my vocabulary. I will always fight.
“Criticism is always there if you don’t live up to the expectations – we need one point tomorrow to progress, but we want to win. And then we hope we’ll perform better in the Bundesliga than we have before.”
“No! What should make me negative? I’m always positive.”
“I was very disappointed and annoyed on Saturday. If you lead against Augsburg, Freiburg and Dusseldorf and then give away points, then that’s annoying,
“This way we’ve dropped six points, the mistakes are repeated but we can’t play havoc with our plans.
“We only have 14 outfield players available and I hope the boys can reach their limits tomorrow.”
