Bayern star Toni to launch comeback in reservesBayern Munich's World Cup winner Luca Toni Luca Toni, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born May 26, 1977 in Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, Something of a late bloomer who played for almost ten clubs said Tuesday he hopes to launch his comeback in the German giant's reserve team as he fights to win back his first-team place. "I would like to play for the reserves because I really want some match time," said the 32-year-old who has yet to make an appearance for Bayern this season and has struggled with an achilles tendon Achilles tendon n. The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg. Also called calcanean tendon, heel tendon. injury since last term. Bayern have an abundance of riches in attack at the moment with Germany stars Mario Gomez
Mario Gomez García (born July 10, 1985 in Riedlingen) is a professional German football player who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart. His father is Spanish and his mother Christel is German. and Miroslav Klose Miroslav Klose (born Mirosław Marian Kloze June 9, 1978 in Opole, Silesia, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga in Germany, and for the German National Football Team. backed up by Croatia's Ivica Olic while 20-year-old Thomas Mueller scored two goals in Saturday's 5-1 win at Dortmund. Toni is likely to play for Bayern's reserves on Friday at home against Bavarian side Jahn Regensburg SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg . "I am a footballer and I must play as much as possible, I need the practice," said Toni. Having played for Italy in their 2006 World Cup triumph over France, Toni had an impressive debut season when he scored 24 goals in 31 games in 2007/08, but dropped his ratio to 14 goals in 25 games last season as injury struck. "If I spend the whole year playing for the reserves that would be a demotion de·mote tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status. [de- + (pro)mote. ," said Toni. "But I am convinced of my qualities, if I am healthy, there is no one I have to worry about." Toni was missing from Bayern's trip to Israel to face Maccabi Haifa in their opening Champions League game on Tuesday night. Bayern are fifth in the Bundesliga and play Nuremberg on Saturday. 
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