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Bayern Munich's Jupp Heynckes: We were lucky to beat Bochum
The Bavarian club's head coach has admitted that his side were fortunate to book their ticket for the next round of the DFB Pokal against Andreas Bergmann's men
Dec 21, 2011 9:20:00 AM
By Stefan Coerts
Bongarts
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has admitted that the Bavarians were somewhat fortunate to beat Bochum 2-1 in Tuesday's DFB Pokal clash.
The Bundesliga table-toppers needed a late Arjen Robben strike to book their ticket for the quarterfinals of the cup competition, and the 66-year-old had nothing but praise for their opponents.
"We won it luckily at the end against a Bochum team who fought well and played well," Heynckes told the press.
"All credit to [head coach] Andreas Bergmann’s players, who I think were outstandingly well-prepared and built superbly well from the back."
Heynckes added, "They made life very difficult for us, especially in the first half, and came at us time and again. I wasn’t happy with my team in the first half, even though we prepared well for the game. "
"We looked much more up for it in the second half and we had Bochum on the ropes on a couple of occasions. It was a typical cup tie, where the underdogs rise above themselves."
Bayern's first match after the winter break is the Bundesliga game away to Borussia Monchengladbach on January 20.
The Bundesliga table-toppers needed a late Arjen Robben strike to book their ticket for the quarterfinals of the cup competition, and the 66-year-old had nothing but praise for their opponents.
"We won it luckily at the end against a Bochum team who fought well and played well," Heynckes told the press.
"All credit to [head coach] Andreas Bergmann’s players, who I think were outstandingly well-prepared and built superbly well from the back."
Heynckes added, "They made life very difficult for us, especially in the first half, and came at us time and again. I wasn’t happy with my team in the first half, even though we prepared well for the game. "
"We looked much more up for it in the second half and we had Bochum on the ropes on a couple of occasions. It was a typical cup tie, where the underdogs rise above themselves."
Bayern's first match after the winter break is the Bundesliga game away to Borussia Monchengladbach on January 20.
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