Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich - Overconfidence could be Bayern's undoing
Posted Thursday, October 29, 2015 by PA
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola admits he has a challenge on his hands trying to keep his players' feet on the ground as their record-breaking season shows no signs of slowing.
Bayern eased past Wolfsburg 3-1 in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday, keeping their hopes alive of completing a treble this season.
They travel to Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday evening looking to make it 11 straight wins since the start of the season in the Bundesliga and Guardiola fears it is his own side's euphoria rather than their opponents which might eventually be their downfall.
"Every single day the players are reading about how they are the best, how they are the cup winners, the champions - that's the hardest thing for the coach," Guardiola told the German media at a press conference on Tuesday.
"But we have not won anything yet. We're going to give everything to the very end to win titles.
"I want to see us fighting and for the fans to be proud of these players."
Following Bayern's win over Wolfsburg on Tuesday, the club's director of sport Matthias Sammer slammed the German Football League (DFL) for scheduling them to face Frankfurt on Friday.
He said it was asking too much of the players to be back in action again on Friday, suggesting Saturday would have been a better date to leave them still with enough time to prepare for the visit of Arsenal in the Champions League next Wednesday.
Guardiola disagrees, however, saying the one good thing about the euphoria which is carrying his team at present is that they are not showing any signs of tiredness.
"The calendar is the way the calendar is," Guardiola said. "Big teams don't complain.
"Big players always need new challenges."
Frankfurt will provide that too with Guardiola expecting the "best possible" Eintracht side
Frankfurt coach Armin Veh is feeling the heat with the Eagles currently 12th in the standings, but he has defended his record since returning to the club in the summer, insisting he has no intention of resigning.
"I get the impression the whole world is falling apart, yet we're only in 12th position," said the man who guided Stuttgart to the Bundesliga title in 2007.
"Our challenge this season is to ensure there are three clubs below us. Yes, we do have more quality (than 12th place), but maybe not enough to break into the top seven.
"We've just got to break this negative spiral, preferably with a good game tomorrow night."
Veh is likely to name his strongest team in an attempt to put their midweek DFB-Pokal 1-0 defeat to Erzgebirge Aue behind them.
Guardiola says he must first confer with his medical team before deciding who to field, although rotation in view of the Arsenal game is likely.
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