Drochtersen-Assel vs Bayern Match Preview
The German Champions, after easily winning the Super Cup are hoping for a good opening of the season against a lower division side in the DFB Pokal.
Bayern has won 5:0 or 6:0 against any lower division team in DFB Pokal in the last two years.
This is a once in a lifetime chance for the hosts, as they can hardly wait for the match: “It’s the game of the century for us,” commented an excited Rigo Gooßen, president of SV Drochtersen/Assel.
The Lower Saxony outfit will be doing all they can to pull off a shock. “We can’t underestimate them,” demanded Kovac, who wants to maintain the good mood at Säbener Straße.
The anticipation ahead of the second competitive game following a long, hard pre-season should be enormous for the new coach Niko Kovac and his team. 91 days after losing in the final in Berlin, FCB’s next cup quest starts with an encounter against fourth-tier side SV Drochtersen/Assel. Coach Niko Kovac is leaving nothing to chance as he looks to avoid a rude awakening.
“We’ve looked at video recordings of the opposition. We’re prepared and we’ll brief the lads,” explained the 46-year-old. “They’ve scored a lot of goals from set-pieces. They’ll certainly be compact and direct,” he reported.
Kovac and his side want to show right from the first round that Berlin is their aim this season. “The final is huge motivation, we want to get there again. It’s a nice trophy and one that I want to hold in my hands again,” he said, recalling his own cup triumph with Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer. That’s why the former midfielder will be taking a full-strength team to Drochtersen.
Odds and Predictions
Anything but an easy win for the strong Bayern side will be a huge upset. And one can't see any scenario except a big Bayern victory.
Editor's Pick
Bayern winning easily, scoring 5 or more goals.