{"id":1232,"date":"2019-02-28T17:52:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T09:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/its-half-full-half-empty-kovac-not-celebrating-after-bayern-hold-liverpool-2\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T17:52:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T09:52:07","slug":"its-half-full-half-empty-kovac-not-celebrating-after-bayern-hold-liverpool-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=1232","title":{"rendered":"'It's half-full, half-empty' – Kovac not celebrating after Bayern hold Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool had the only two shots on target in a game of few chances in the first leg of the last-16 tie <\/div>\n
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Niko Kovac praised Bayern Munich’s disciplined defensive performance against Liverpool but resolved to not revel in a tactical triumph with the job only half-finished in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Bundesliga champions Bayern left Anfield the happier of the teams on Tuesday after securing a 0-0 draw that puts them in a good position for the return leg of their last-16 tie, to be played at Allianz Arena on March 13.<\/p>\n

Though they only occasionally threatened a patchwork Liverpool defence and failed to register a shot on goal, a Bayern side which has avoided defeat in five of six matches since the mid-season break will fancy their chances of overcoming the Premier League outfit.<\/p>\n

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Bayern head coach Kovac commended his players for subduing the home side while warning against viewing the result as a victory.<\/p>\n

“It is half-full, half-empty,” Kovac said. “I can’t remember that many clubs have not lost and not conceded at Anfield and the way Liverpool played, they are a sensationally good team.<\/p>\n

“My team in defence and as a whole kept everything tight at the back and played at a high level, tactically and mentally.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t score but we didn’t let one in. We are at home now, we will play in front of 75,000. We know if we concede, we have to win.<\/p>\n

“At this level, very small differences can decide everything so we will wait and see.<\/p>\n

“I said before, we played a really good performance against a top opponent and they were in the final last year and that is a great performance. We don’t have to hide.<\/p>\n

“We have got the quality and we have showed that over recent years, but we haven’t achieved anything. I am the last person to start celebrating. We are modest, focused and have to give 100 per cent in the next game.”<\/p>\n

The two coaches were\u00a0involved in a moment of confusion at full-time when the Bayern boss left Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp waiting on the touchline for the traditional post-match handshake.<\/p>\n

Kovac explained the incident as nothing more than a harmless misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

“That was funny,” he said. “We were on English soil. In Germany it is normal when games end, you shake hands with your players.<\/p>\n

“In England, first the coaches shake hands, [but] I did what I do in Germany, said sorry and made up for it, and in Germany we will do it as we do it in Germany.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liverpool had the only two shots on target in a game of few chances in the first leg of the last-16 tie Niko Kovac praised Bayern Munich’s disciplined defensive performance against Liverpool but resolved to not revel in a tactical triumph with the job only half-finished in the Champions League. Bundesliga champions Bayern left Anfield … <\/p>\n

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