Before the Battle of Bayern - Frankfurt: All eyes are on Kovac

There are too many reasons for Kovac to show up at the Allianz Arena with Frankfurt tomorrow night. First, in theory Frankfurt still have the right to embrace the Champions League next season despite their opportunities are not many. Frankfurt are in fourth place with Leverkusen 5 points, while the Bundesliga this season is three rounds.

Second, the match against Bayern tomorrow evening can be considered as important exercises for the German Cup final this season. Frankfurt will compete for the German Cup with Bayern in the morning of May 20. Third, the individual Kovac is desperate to prove he deserves to be the "chosen" of the Bavarian giants.

Kovac was announced as the successor to coach Jupp Heynckes to lead Bayern after this season's closing. The contract between the 46-year-old Croatian strategist and the Gray Lobster is valid for 3 years, until June 2021. Bayern have to pay 2.2 million euros to Frankfurt to break the contract of Kovac which is still valid until 2019.

There are still many skeptics about the success of Kovac Bayern coaches, although he had two seasons of gray lobster while wearing shoes peak (2001-2003). Kovac has no experience leading in the Champions League. Kovac as manager with a poor record against Bayern: lost 3, drawn 1, no win. Bayern's opponents like Thomas Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralph Hasenhuettl are comparable figures.

This match Bayern will be the opportunity for Kovac to step out the skeptical. In Frankfurt, Kovac usually plans to use three central defenders (3-4-2-1 or 3-1-4-2). There will be no more convincing reasons for Kovac to prove the effectiveness of his favorite scheme before Bayern himself. At the same time, Kovac has a chance to show why he is interested in attracting Spanish midfielder Omar Mascarell from Frankfurt to Bayern.

It seems that everything is very supportive of the opportunity to prove the ability of Kovac. Bayern are likely to face Frankfurt with a patchwork of "double-side" patches. Arturo Vidal, David Alaba and Kingsley Coman, due to injury, have just extended the names of Arjen Robben and Jerome Boateng. Gray also has to spend the Champions League semi-final on Real Stadium on Tuesday night.