Kovac agrees with Hoeness over 'slapstick comedy' defending

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Uli Hoeness was scathing of Bayern Munich's defending at the weekend, and Niko Kovac agrees with the club president.

Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac agrees with club president Uli Hoeness' "slapstick comedy" appraisal of their recent defending.

After Saturday's shock 3-3 draw at home to struggling Fortuna Dusseldorf, Hoeness was less than complimentary about Bayern's defending.

He suggested Bayern were comedic at the back and that he felt like he was living in a "surreal" and "bad film".

"It's the truth," Kovac acknowledged in his pre-match news conference on Monday. "We concede goals that are not allowed to happen.

"I'm sorry for Manuel [Neuer] most of the time. Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.

"Of course, you [can] misjudge situations, but so many mistakes must not happen. I agree with Uli Hoeness' opinion."

Kovac, who is coming under increasing pressure at Bayern, is not about to give up on their season.

"Those who know me know I'm always a fighter," he said. "My whole life I have had to fight. The words 'give up', 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

"Criticism is always there if you don't meet the demands that this club naturally has. We only need one point [to reach the last 16], but we want to win."