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2021-09-04 17:20:53 Euro U21 Qualifier - Holland U21 v Austria U21This all could have happened much earlier.Marcel Sabitzer’s transfer from RB Leipzig to Bayern Munich has been lauded as one of the most shrewd moves all summer.Did you know, however, that the Austrian star had the chance to move to Bayern Munich at the age of 14, but opted to take a different pathway for his career according to his father, Herfried.“When Marcel was 14 years old, we were at the Bayern Academy,” the elder Sabitzer told Tz. “Marcel decided against moving to Munich. He wanted to develop step by step, first of all to become a professional at an Austrian Bundesliga club.”Sabitzer instead choosing to join Admira Wacker Mödling’s academy in 2009. Just a year later, he turned professional with the club and eventually moved to Rapid Vienna in 2013. As his reputation grew, Schalke 04 came calling, but were rejected as well.“We sat down with Horst Heldt and then sports director Gerhard Zuber in Vienna,” Herfried recalls. “I advised Marcel to assert himself at a top club in Austria before going abroad. When we told Schalke about our decision, they thought: ‘That doesn’t exist!’ But we had a clear career plan.”

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2021-09-04 15:20:56 Germany Training And Press ConferencePhoto by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty ImagesHansi Flick knows all too well about a team battling injuries from his time at Bayern Munich.On the heels of his first victory at the helm of Germany, manger Hansi Flick is already facing adversity.Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller was sent home earlier in the week with an injury, but he is not alone. Robin Gosens suffered a knock in the match against Liechtenstein, and now Chelsea FC’s Kai Havertz has come down with flu-like symptoms.On the bright side Manuel Neuer will be back in the squad against Armenia on Sunday.“Manuel Neuer has resumed full training and is available tomorrow. Robin Gosens will miss the game, but is getting better. Kai Havertz has a slight flu and we have to wait if he can play tomorrow,” said Flick as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia.As for who could fill the void at left-back,“We will not reveal the team yet. David Raum is the only natural left-back, but we have other options and we’ll wait and see,” said Flick. “(Armenia) will try to press us in midfield, play a quick transition and bring their four attacking players into play. (Henrikh) Mkhitaryan and (Sargis) Adamyan are quick and technically good players, we know them from the Bundesliga. We need a good compact defense.”Flick also knows his team must start to gel and improve no matter who is on the pitch.“Of course we cannot be happy with a 2-0 against Liechtenstein. But we’re at the beginning of a new path together, a new coach, new methods, so we need time. But the players showed good signs and willingness to implement the things we’ve talked about,” Flick stated.

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2021-09-04 15:13:20 @FCBayernEN: Joachim Löw was also invited by the DFB to be honored before tomorrow's game but he decided to delay it to a later point in time. Löw doesn't want to take any limelight from Hansi Flick and wants to leave the whole stage to the new coach at his first home game [Bild] https://ift.tt/3kT2pfm Open / Comment

2021-09-04 15:13:17 @FCBayernEN: Thomas Müller (106 caps) and Manuel Neuer (104 caps) will be honored by the DFB in front of the fans before the kick-off of tomorrow's game against Armenia for surpassing the 100 international cap mark [dfb] https://ift.tt/38Gji7y Open / Comment