his reason for antipathy towards Bayern Munich ahead
of Tuesday's Bundesliga clash.
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking has said he "was never a fan"
of Bayern Munich ahead of the eagerly anticipated Bundesliga
meeting between the teams on Tuesday.
Hecking led Wolfsburg to second place in the Bundesliga behind
Bayern last term, a highlight of their season coming in the form
of a 4-1 home thumping of the champions.
That stunning victory was followed up with a penalty shootout
triumph over the Bavarian giants in last month's DFL Super
Cup.
A 2006 win while in charge of Hannover marks Hecking's only
triumph away to Bayern but his antipathy towards a club for
which he concedes a grudging respect stems from his in the
upbringing in the Ruhr area – more than 600 miles north-west
of the Bavarian capital.
"I was never a fan of Bayern," he said in an interview with
Kicker. "What has been created there is outstanding, however,
and has my greatest respect.
"There are stadiums in which the atmosphere excites me more.
"That I do not like to go to Munich is not because of my record
there, but due to my lack of proximity. I come from the Ruhr
area - one has different preferences."
Wolfsburg head into the match four points behind joint-leaders
Bayern after Bas Dost came off the bench to net a decisive
brace in the 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
Hecking revealed that the Dutch striker was left out due to a
perceived poor reaction to being substituted against CSKA
Moscow in the Champions League and added that he is not
guaranteed a return to the starting XI.
"If somebody strolls around for three days as if somebody has
taken his toy away then he's got to reconsider his attitude
towards the rest of the team," Hecking said.
"If he thinks that is the right way, then he's in the wrong place in
Wolfsburg.''
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