GUARDIOLA: BAYERN HAD ENOUGH CHANCES TO BEAT FRANKFURT

The Bayern Munich coach was frustrated
his side passed up opportunities to score
as their 100 per cent Bundesliga record
came to an end
Pep Guardiola rued Bayern Munich 's
missed chances as they were held to a 0-0
draw by Eintracht Frankfurt.
After 10 successive wins at the start of the
Bundesliga season, the Bavarian side
dropped points for the first time at the
Commerzbank Arena on Friday.
Javi Martinez, Douglas Costa and Robert
Lewandowski all passed up opportunities
to find the net as Armin Veh's side
defended resiliently to earn a share of the
spoils.
Guardiola felt his side deserved more from
the game and praised their efforts despite
failing to make a breakthrough.
"Of course, the opponent can play as they
please," the Spaniard told reporters
afterwards. "They defended very well with
depth, because we had less space.
"I think we had enough chances to win the
game. A big compliment to my team and
for having tried everything."
The fixture saw Philipp Lahm make his
450th competitive appearance for Bayern,
but he was not pleased with the gameplan
of their opponents or the result.
"Every game you think it cannot get more
defensive and then another opponent
arrives," the Bayern captain said.
"We had some tremendous opportunities
that you have to take against such
opponents and today we did not succeed."
Manuel Neuer suggested that Frankfurt's
defensive tactics may have been more
suited to a different sport.
"Frankfurt were clever and defended for a
long time like it was handball or
basketball," he commented.
"It is frustrating. Frankfurt created very few chances.