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June 30th 2001 – New Boss For FC Bayern
Earlier today Franz Beckenbauer, the Chairman of FC Bayern München, announced that the club had appointed a successor to the recently departed Ottmar Hitzfeld. The new man in charge has been named as Adolf Bohl, former coach of the German national Under-21 side. Herr Bohl, 47, has never managed in the top flight before but he has a track record of coaching youth, under-19 and reserve teams throughout Germany. The U21’s achieved some success under his guidance and he is seen as a skilled coach adept at spotting and developing talented youngsters. How he will cope with the egos at “FC Hollywood” remains to be seen but he will need all of his man-management skills if he is to succeed in his new position.
July 6th 2001 – Coaching Changes At FC Bayern
New Bayern München manager Adolf Bohl unveiled some changes in the backroom staff today. Assistant Manager Hermann Gerland has agreed to step down and join the general coaching staff and his place is taken by Bulgarian Giorgos Pomaski. Bayern legend Gerd Muller has left the coaching staff by mutual consent after being overlooked by the board as Hitzfeld’s replacement. Norbert Eder and Georg Schwarzenbeck have left the scouting team to be replaced by Rolf Herings and Englishman Kit Carson.
July 7th 2001 – Bayern Cruise Into League Cup Semi Adolf Bohl’s first match in charge at FC Bayern München was a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hertha BSC in the League Cup Quarter Final. Alexander Zickler was on target twice for the home side in the second half as both teams eased their way towards full fitness in this early summer encounter.
July 10th 2001 – Bayern Reach League Cup Final
With many first-choice players rested because of early-season fitness problems, FC Bayern still managed to overcome Schalke 04 to reach the League Cup Final. The only goal of the game was scored midway through the first half by veteran backup striker Ralph Hasenhüttl.
July 13th 2001 – Dortmund Lift League Cup
A weary FC Bayern were overcome 2-0 by Dortmund in the League Cup Final as three games in 6 days so early in the season took its toll. Defender Benjamin Knoche scored twice in each half to give Matthias Sammer his first trophy of the season.
July 25th 2001 - A Season Of Glory For FC Bayern?
With the first round of games in the Bundesliga just three days away what does this season have in store for FC Bayern München under their new manager Adolf Bohl? Well the new man has no shortage of talent at his disposal but how well will he be able to deploy their skills? Herr Bohl is not a high-profile manager with a track record of success, so how will his new charges react? Will they give the new man time to prove himself or will player-power result in failure on the pitch? Only time will tell and the demands of a success-hungry set of supporters is such that this commodity may be in short supply. There is no doubt that his side have the quality to succeed. In Oliver Kahn they have one of the best goalkeepers in the world even if his private life is sometimes a little colourful! Croatian Robert Kovac is a very assured and cultured central defender and the French pairing of Bixente Lizarazu and Willy Sagnol are talented wingbacks. There is plenty of quality in midfield with the likes of Michael Ballack, Mehmet Scholl, Hasan Salihamidzic, Zé Roberto and Alexander Zickler. Jens Jeremies and Nico Kovac add some steel to the side and Élber is a quality striker. With youngsters such as Owen Hargreaves, Roque Santa Cruz, Sebastian Deisler and Claudio Pizarro waiting in the wings there are also positive signs for the future.
July 28th 2001 – Comfortable Opener For Bayern FC Bayern shrugged off the disappointment of losing out in the League Cup and started their league campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win at Bielefeld. Despite not looking fully match-fit Bayern were still far too good for their opponents. Hasan Salihamidzic, Alexander Zickler and Michael Ballack were all impressive, each getting on the scoresheet in the first half. Élber added the 4th after the break as Bayern underlined their dominance.
August 4th 2001 – Wolfsburg Brushed Aside
The impressive early season form of FC Bayern continues with a crushing 6-0 defeat of Wolfsburg in Munich. Zickler, Ballack and Élber all scored twice as the hapless visitors failed to threaten Oliver Kahn’s goal. New Bayern boss Adolf Bohl has adopted a very aggressive attacking formation in his early games and thus far it is paying dividends.
August 11th 2001 – Brave Nürnberg Hold Bayern
A battling performance by Nürnberg saw them hold visiting FC Bayern to a 1-1 draw. The Bayern attack, so effective in their last couple of games, still created plenty of chances but home keeper Marko Simeunovic was in fine form. Élber opened the scoring for Bayern midway through the first half but Nürnberg hit back immediately though Martin Driller as Oliver Kahn failed to collect a cross. The game developed into a duel between Élber and Simeunovic with the Slovenian keeper coming out on top as he denied the Brazilian with a series of fine stops.
August 18th 2001 – Bayern Back On Track FC Bayern produced a workmanlike 2-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart without ever really getting into top gear. Élber and Ballack provided the goals in the first half and Jens Jeremies was an imposing figure guarding the centre of the defence.
August 24th 2001 – Bayern Lift Super Cup FC Bayern gained their first trophy of the season when they defeated Liverpool in the European Super Cup in Monaco. Alexander Zickler scored the only goal of the game after 15 minutes as Bayern restricted Liverpool’s scoring opportunities. Adolf Bohl switched his team’s formation to a 4-4-2 lineup for this game to mirror their opponents. Herr Bohl said after the game that he felt that this would serve to nullify much of Liverpool’s midfield threat and his switch of tactics worked well. Didi Hamman was a peripheral figure for the English side, being substituted in the second half, and the Bayern defence kept Michael Owen quiet throughout.
August 29th 2001 – Élber Scores Four In Cup
Brazilian striker Élber scored all four of FC Bayern’s goals as they comfortably beat non-league VfB Leipzig in the 1st round of the German Cup. Such was the visitor’s dominance that they could easily have doubled their score as they spurned chance after chance. As comprehensive as their victory was, manager Adolf Bohl will hope that their accuracy in front of goal will improve as the season progresses.
September 5th 2001 – Bayern Squeeze Past Rostock
A stuttering first half performance by FC Bayern saw them go into the break 1-0 down at Rostock. But a much-improved display in the second period allowed them to turn the game around and record a 2-1 victory. Michael Ballack was key to their recovery as he transformed his game after the interval to score the Bayern opener and then set up Élber for the winner.
September 8th 2001 – Ballack Does For Gladbach
A superb attacking midfield display by Michael Ballack was key in the 3-0 win over Borrusia Mönchengladbach. His exquisite pass after 10 minutes allowed Claudio Pizarro to open his account for the club. Ballack himself scored the second before Robert Kovac put Bayern 3-0 ahead with his first goal of the season. Bayern continued to press in the second half but were unable to add to their three-goal tally.
September 11th 2001 – Zickler Tears Barcelona Apart FC Bayern made a glorious start to their Champions League campaign with a brilliant hat trick from Alexander Zickler inside the first 30 minutes of their phase 1 group game against Barcelona. The Spaniards, deploying a very defensive formation, were ripped apart by Zickler’s sparkling attacking play. Élber added a 4th before half time to send Barca into the changing rooms wondering what on earth had happened out there. Bayern slowed the pace a little in the second half but Élber was still able to get his second goal of the game shortly before the end. Niko Kovac made a welcome return to form in midfield after a poor start to the season, creating two of the goals.
September 15th 2001 – München Derby Ends All Square
The first Munich derby of the season ended honours even at 1-1 as 1860 München somehow survived a Bayern onslaught. The first half ended scoreless as visiting Bayern missed a series of fine opportunities, Élber twice striking the woodwork and home keeper Simon Jentszch in fine form. With 62 minutes on the clock 1860 took the lead with a breakaway goal from new signing Davor Suker, his 4th goal in 6 appearances. With less than 15 minutes remaining the Bayern pressure finally told as Zé Roberto scored the equaliser. The home side had to weather further intense pressure but managed to hold on for a very satisfactory draw.
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