adminBayern Munich’s bosses have put pressure on coach Pep Guardiola ahead of today’s Bundesliga home match with Hanover 96 as the European champions enter a tough few weeks.Bayern are second in the Bundesliga behind rivals Borussia Dortmund and launch the defence of their Champions League title against CSKA Moscow next Tuesday.
“We have to immediately go full throttle and tackle our work with hunger, as we did so phenomenally last season,” president Uli Hoeness told German daily Bild.
Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge also said there can be no more excuses. “We’re at the stage where you can’t allow for any more weaknesses”, he said, referring to Bayern’s 1-1 draw at Freiburg a fortnight ago.
Stern-faced director of sport Matthias Sammer also described the result as “reckless and annoying” after Guardiola fielded a weakened side.
Fixtures
Today: Bayern Munich v Hanover 96, Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen v Eintracht Frankfurt, Mainz 05 v Schalke 04, Augsburg v Freiburg,Borussia Dortmund vHamburg
Tomorrow: Hoffenheim v Borussia Moenchengladbach, Eintracht Braunschweig v Nuremberg: — Sapa-AFP
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