Custom controller - request object empty in constructor

Hi,

i created my own controller:

PHP Code:

class CustomController extends BaseController {
  public function __construct() {
   var_dump($this->request) // NULL Why?
 }
}
class Home extends CustomController {} 


The request object is empty. Can i use a constructor in controllers? I have no access to the request object and i think the __constuct will be called before initController but how can i access the request object in the constructor?