The Poland star earned praise from his new manager, who also singled out Jupp Heynckes as Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup <\/p>\n
Niko Kovac lauded hat-trick hero Robert Lewandowski but the Bayern Munich head coach thanked former boss Jupp Heynckes following Sunday’s DFL-Supercup victory.<\/p>\n
Kovac’s tenure got off to a winning start thanks to star striker Lewandowski, who scored three goals in Bayern’s 5-0 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt .<\/p>\n
Former Eintracht coach Kovac \u2013 who masterminded a DFL-Pokal final win over Bayern in May \u2013 claimed his first piece of silverware since replacing Heynckes at the end of 2017-18.<\/p>\n
Lewandowski was the catalyst at Commerzbank-Arena, where he scored twice in the first half before completing his three-goal haul in the 54th minute.<\/p>\n
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The Poland international earned praise from Kovac, who also singled out club great Heynckes as German champions Bayern celebrated a third successive DFL-Supercup triumph.<\/p>\n
“We don’t have to talk that much about Robert. He is a very good and world class striker, who proved this today,” Kovac said via DAZN.<\/p>\n
“It’s not easy to score three goals in 70 minutes. And I have to mention that the reason why we played today is because of Eintracht Frankfurt and Jupp Heynckes, who won the championship last year.<\/p>\n
“Thanks to him to leave me this strong team. To work with this squad, that’s fun. I hope that we continue to be so successful.”<\/p>\n
On the match itself, Kovac added: “We managed to let the ball circulate well. We actually did not allow any big scoring chances. I imagined that as well.<\/p>\n
“The first 20 minutes were not easy, because Frankfurt were compact. Through a strong action on the right side by [Joshua] Kimmich and Lewandowski, the game gets easier for us. Then of course it plays in our cards. Maybe you could have expected one or two goals less.<\/p>\n
“I am satisfied and I hope that this title will strengthen us in the future. Of course I wish my Eintracht all the best and that the season is as successful as the last one.”<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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