In the DFB Cup, FC Bayern meets Wiesbaden on Wehen. After five years without a cup success, coach Vincent Kompany clarifies that the greed is “big” to go to Berlin. Youngster Jonas Urbig will be guarding the gate.
After The 6-0 gala in the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig It continues for FC Bayern on Wednesday with the first round in the DFB Cup. The opponent is SV Wehen Wiesbaden. The Munich travelers travel as a record cup winner, but the last of the 20 successes have been five years ago. The greed to Berlin – the final location – “is already big,” says coach Vincent Kompany, who does not want to underestimate the third division club. “It’s not a harmless team.”
Youngster Urbig moves into the goal for new ones
Against the Hesse, Youngster Jonas Urbig is supposed to keep the box of the record champions clean instead of Manuel Neuer. He had represented the veteran for almost half a season during his long injury break and experienced a little high. The captain was closed in the trophy after his dismissal when he ends against Leverkusen in the previous season.
The 22-year-old delivered mostly properly, but made one or the other mistake, like At the championship thriller on the 32nd matchday against RB Leipzig. However, Urbig always shone with spectacular parades, excursions and good opening.
New successor has to collect game practice
Then it went back to the bench for Urbig. At the club World Cup, Kompany had also left the U21 international there. Now the youngster finally gets operational time again. “He worked a lot. It helps, of course, when the first goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is. He prepared himself very well, he took steps forward again, hopefully the fans can see it too,” said the Belgian.
The “hunger” after the trophy is great
For the team, it is now a matter of resting just because it is against a third division club, emphasizes the Bayern coach. “Cup also means wanting to want it more than the others”. The motivation must also be there against underclass teams, “only in this way can you avoid that you make mistakes.”
The SVWW made it to the cup quarter-finals in 2008/2009. For coach Nils Döring, the upcoming duel against the star ensemble from Bavaria is a “huge game”. Hope for a surprise also resonates: “My team has quality. She is able to do something special on a special day.”
Goretzka use still questionable
Kompany did not want to reveal too much against the ambitious Wiesbadener in addition to the Urbig insert against the ambitious Wiesbadener. “The team that will start will have the opportunity to win,” explains the 39-year-old. “When Leon Goretzka survives the final training today, he is normal.
This also applies to Minjae Kim, who was long -traded as a seller, who “made it very well” against Leipzig. “We are glad that Minjae is now completely fit again and know that he is important for us.”
