There was certainly a lot of consternation from footballers, fans and more as FIFA announced the creation of the Club World Cup. It replaced the FIFA Confederations Cup in a summer that is usually meant
to be a break between the European Championship and the World Cup. Not anymore, though. Instead, teams like Bayern Munich were called to attend the tournament, which ran from mid-June until mid-July. Shorn of a summer break two years in a row, many were worried what the effect would be on players at top clubs as the games racked up for them.
But Bayern seems to have done fine so far. With 28 victories in 33 matches, the Bavarians seem to be flying. How has the club managed this?
Asked about this in an interview with ESPN reporters following a victory over Rasenballsport Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal, Bayern striker Harry Kane had this to say:
“Credit to the staff and to the way we train [for our form]. We spoke ahead of the season about getting to this stage of the season, getting to February and March with a fit and healthy squad with competition for places. We are pushing ourselves each day with every training session we have and the level is getting higher and higher. We know there is a long way to go but we are in all the competitions we need to be right now.”
If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor…
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