Flick comes up trumps in first season as Bayern secure league crown

REUTERS: When Bayern Munich's bosses named Hansi Flick as interim coach to replace the sacked Niko Kovac in November, no-one believed he was heading for a record-breaking season and a shot at the treble.

"We wanted to give our fans titles but also to delight with attacking football. We succeeded in that."Before his appointment, Flick, known for his detailed planning and meticulous data analysis, had no experience as a Bundesliga head coach, having been surprisingly appointed as Kovac's assistant at the start of the season.

But after a winning debut in the Champions League, Flick's team demolished title rivals Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the Bundesliga only a week after a 5-1 thrashing by Eintracht Frankfurt had triggered Kovac's departure.The club's bosses, impressed by the quick turnaround and the team's attacking game, announced Flick would be staying until further notice and Bayern won five out of seven league games under him to go into the winter break.

A sensational run since the winter break saw Bayern win 13 of 14 games before Tuesday's triumph and remain unruffled by the two-month suspension of the season due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

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