Bayern 04 Leverkusen forward Stefan Kießling is cautiously optimistic ahead of his side’s meeting with FC Bayern München on Saturday, and believes there is plenty more to come from his budding partnership with Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez.
Speaking exclusively to bundesliga.com, the 32-year-old talks about his proposed move to Hannover 96 falling through, playing alongside a certain Mexican megastar and the upcoming match against the Bundesliga leaders.
bundesliga.com: Stefan Kießling, a couple of weeks ago you had as good as signed for Hannover 96, but are now about to extend your contract at Leverkusen. That would appear to confirm the theory that it is better never to make plans in football…
Stefan Kießling: That’s right [grins]. The last couple of weeks have been intense, and even for an experienced professional like me it was very confusing emotionally. I had made up my mind to join Hannover and had already agreed to move there. My children were already enrolled in school and kindergarten and we were busy house hunting.
eßling: I had some very good discussions with the decision-makers at Bayer, especially with Rudi [Völler, Leverkusen sporting director]. He made it clear from the off that he didn’t want me to go and he didn’t change his mind throughout the discussions. When someone like Rudi Völler supports you like that, it’s a nice indication of how much I’m appreciated by him and by Leverkusen in general.
Kießling: There’s no hiding that back then a lot of things didn’t click and I wasn’t in great form personally. But ahead of our last home game before the winter break against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the coach took me to one side and told me I’d be starting. I assumed it would be my last ever home game for Bayer and obviously I wanted to thank the club and the fans for all their support over so many years by putting in a good performance.
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