I've played on dirt, I'm not afraid of artificial grass/ Tah: Viking is brave as Vikings!

The defender of Bayern Munich said in the press conference of the game with Viking that he has a lot of respect for the Norwegian opponent, but Bayern wants three points.

According to Sports Three, Jonathan Tah, the central defender of Bayern Munich, on the eve of the meeting with Viking Norway in the European Champions League, says that the Bavarians will not be captured by the mental games of the artificial grass and will go to the field with all their strength for three points.

In the press conference before the match against Viking Stavanger in the second round of the group stage of the European Champions League, Tah talked about the playing conditions on artificial grass, the dangers of the Norwegian opponent and the situation of the team's goalkeepers.

"We shouldn't get too caught up in this issue," Tah said in response to the controversy over the stadium's artificial turf. I have played on artificial grass many times as a teenager in Hamburg and the last time I played on such a field was three or four years ago. Long before that I was even playing on hard clay courts and I dare say anything is better than playing on those clay courts. "Every single one of us has experience playing on artificial turf, so we're not focused on that at all."

Bayern's defender continued praising the Norwegian opponent's performance: "We know that they will enter the field with high confidence. Viking has won the Norwegian league and is currently shoulder to shoulder with Budo Glimt at the top of the table. They are extremely dangerous from set pieces and have quality strikers. This team does not hide and does not back down even in front of Bayern. We saw that they did not play defensively against Stuttgart, because this is not their style of football, and we expect them to play bravely with the same approach tomorrow."

He said about Neuer's injury and Jonas Orbig's presence in the goal: "To be a teammate with Manu is really special. I used to watch his matches on TV and the charisma he has around us is amazing. Yunas definitely learns a lot from Manu, but he has his own style and characteristics."

At the end of his speech, Tah emphasized the need to respect the opponent and said: "It is always important to never underestimate an opponent. There are many stories and hadiths about being the first chance and the word claimant, but we are not familiar with these words. Our focus is on our own potential and the quality of the team's play. We always want to maintain the same process and it doesn't matter what the rival team is. We want to play at 100% in all matches and we will do exactly the same thing tomorrow night.