Bayern boss Kovac already feeling the heat

BERLIN - Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac is already under pressure after four matches without a win and he is acutely aware that the German champion is not a club that deals well with failure.

Kovac only took over at Bayern in the summer and was portrayed as a long-term leader after Jupp Heynckes had successfully steadied the ship for a season on a temporary basis after the firing of Carlo Ancelotti.

The 46-year-old former Bayern player's coaching reputation had risen after he won the German Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt in May, beating Bayern in the final.