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Munich (AP) - After the short Christmas break, Hansi Flick is optimistic about the start of the year in the Bundesliga against the table penultimate FSV Mainz 05 at Bayern Munich.
«Everyone is dying to get started.
The team wants a good start into 2021, ”said the leader's coach on Saturday.
Flick is curious to see how the Mainz team will perform tactically and personally under interim coach Jan Siewert on Sunday (6 p.m.) in the Allianz Arena, which is still open to spectators.
"It's difficult to predict," said the Bayern coach.
But you will look more at yourself anyway: "It's about how we get into the game."
Winger Kingsley Coman will be absent from the German series champions.
The Frenchman is not yet fit after his muscle injury in the 2-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen.
In addition to Tanguy Nianzou, who was injured for a long time, midfielder Marc Roca will also not be part of the Munich squad due to muscular problems.
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The season's goals have not changed, said the 55-year-old Flick at his first press conference in the new year: "We want to be as successful as possible, like last season."
In order to be able to repeat the triple, however, performance and quality would have to be called up continuously from game to game.
"Hopefully such a work will be crowned in the end," said Flick after five titles in 2020.
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