Injuries affected the Frenchman's performances last season, as Bayern could only manage a third-placed finish in the Bundesliga. That relative failure led to the departure of Louis van Gaal and the arrival, for a third spell at Bayern, of Heynckes.
The 66-year-old told Bild: "In today's football, the team needs to function as one, particularly defensively. Franck Ribery must be integrated into that like any other player.
We have so many top players so I do not need to focus on one.
Jupp Heynckes, Bayern Munich coach
Ribery finally took to training with a ball at Bayern's pre-season camp in Italy this morning, and he is hoping his health concerns are now behind him.
He told Munich's TZ newspaper: "I feel good and have no problems. I am fit to start the season. Under Heynckes the fun has returned. It was missing under Van Gaal. That is why he is a highly regarded coach and will give us a great season."
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