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Thomas Muller: Bayern Munich must always win every game
The Germany international was not a happy man after seeing the Bavarians displaced at the top of the Bundesliga by reigning champions Borussia Dortmund over the weekend
Feb 6, 2012 7:55:00 PM
By Mark Doyle
Bongarts
Thomas Muller did not even attempt to hide his frustration after Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw with Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
The Bavarians fell behind to a terrific strike from Jacopo Sala midway through the first half of the game at the Imtech Arena but drew level with 19 minutes to go through Ivica Olic.
Bayern pressed hard for a winner in the closing stages but they could not find a winner and the lost points saw them usurped at the top of the Bundesliga table by titleholders Borussia Dortmund.
"We need to always win at FC Bayern," Muller is quoted as saying by SportBild.de after the 1-1 draw. "And especially if you want to be champions, you have to win a lot of games.
"Therefore, the draw frustrates me immensely because it was a game where there was more there for us."
Olic, meanwhile, was happy to have gotten his name on the scoresheet but the veteran forward was also frustrated by Bayern's failure to collect all three points.
"I was lucky that the ball comes to me but strikers need that luck," the Croatian reasoned.
"In the second half we made more pressure [but this result was] certainly not enough. We still have a lot of work to do."
Bayern winger Arjen Robben was also disappointed with the draw but he was quick to point out that there is still everything to play for.
"For us, this [result] is not enough," the Netherlands international conceded. "In the end, we were lacking a little focus, that last percentage.
"But there is still a long way to go. We are not top, but it's coming."
Bayern face Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal in midweek before returning to Bundesliga action against Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
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The Bavarians fell behind to a terrific strike from Jacopo Sala midway through the first half of the game at the Imtech Arena but drew level with 19 minutes to go through Ivica Olic.
Bayern pressed hard for a winner in the closing stages but they could not find a winner and the lost points saw them usurped at the top of the Bundesliga table by titleholders Borussia Dortmund.
"We need to always win at FC Bayern," Muller is quoted as saying by SportBild.de after the 1-1 draw. "And especially if you want to be champions, you have to win a lot of games.
"Therefore, the draw frustrates me immensely because it was a game where there was more there for us."
Olic, meanwhile, was happy to have gotten his name on the scoresheet but the veteran forward was also frustrated by Bayern's failure to collect all three points.
"I was lucky that the ball comes to me but strikers need that luck," the Croatian reasoned.
"In the second half we made more pressure [but this result was] certainly not enough. We still have a lot of work to do."
Bayern winger Arjen Robben was also disappointed with the draw but he was quick to point out that there is still everything to play for.
"For us, this [result] is not enough," the Netherlands international conceded. "In the end, we were lacking a little focus, that last percentage.
"But there is still a long way to go. We are not top, but it's coming."
Bayern face Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal in midweek before returning to Bundesliga action against Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
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