Cup embarrassment: “Absolute nonsense” – Tuchel counters Scholl’s criticism

FC Bayern Munich cup embarrassment

“Absolute nonsense” – Tuchel counters Scholl’s criticism

Status: 10.11.2023 | Reading time: 4 minutes

“Absolute nonsense” – Tuchel rebukes the next expert

Thomas Tuchel has rebuked the next expert, Mehmet Scholl. The Bayern coach was bothered by Scholl’s statement about the record champions’ squad in the sensational cup exit at third division team Saarbrücken.

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Former Bayern star Scholl has put forward a controversial theory about FC Bayern’s embarrassment in the DFB Cup. This doesn’t go unanswered, Munich coach Tuchel reacts – and explains his motives for the game in Saarbrücken.

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has rejected Mehmet Scholl’s criticism after the DFB Cup embarrassment at 1. FC Saarbrücken. According to the former national player, Tuchel wanted to once again point out to the club management the thin staffing level with his line-up in the 1:2 against the regional league team on November 1st.

“That’s absolute nonsense,” said Tuchel before the home game in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m., WELT sports ticker). “I used the cup game to rest players, which is what we did in the first round, to spread the load and also give people who deserve the chance a chance.” But of course the responsibility for the line-up lies with him, emphasized the Bayern coach.

Tuchel had rested several stars against Saarbrücken; striker Harry Kane, for example, was on the bench for the entire season. “He saw in training that there was still something to do behind the best twelve or thirteen players,” said former Bayern star Scholl on Sky. He brought “the second suit that doesn’t even beat Saarbrücken. So how are these players supposed to help win the Champions League?”

That’s what Müller and Tuchel say after the cup disgrace in Saarbrücken

After the embarrassment in the DFB Cup, there is great frustration among those involved at FC Bayern Munich. While coach Thomas Tuchel searched for explanations for his team’s performance, Thomas Müller criticized the behavior of his teammates.

However, Scholl did not believe that Tuchel had expected a defeat and had deliberately taken it into account. “Tuchel didn’t sacrifice the game on purpose, but he didn’t unconsciously use this game to say: ‘Guys, I told you before, look at it and then you can react.’ We’re at that point now,” said Scholl. He “assumes that Tuchel expected a narrow victory. Now the worst case scenario has occurred. I think Tuchel didn’t expect that, nobody expected that it wouldn’t even be enough for this game.”

Question marks with Goretzka and Upamecano

In terms of personnel, things aren’t looking too rosy for Bayern ahead of the weekend’s Bundesliga duel against Heidenheim. Tuchel left it open whether Leon Goretzka and Dayot Upamecano’s appearances would be possible. “We have to see how Leon is doing, how Upa is doing, how Raphael Guerreiro is doing,” said Bayern coach.

Goretzka and Upamecano recently had to make a 0-to-10 start at FC Bayern after injuries and could not be gradually integrated. Several professionals such as Alphonso Davies and Minjae Kim have also played a lot recently, said Tuchel. The puzzle will only be solved on match day.

In any case, the Munich team will have to do without the injured Matthijs de Ligt and Jamal Musiala. Joshua Kimmich is missing due to suspension. De Ligt and Kimmich were already missing in Dortmund. Instead of Musiala, who also had to cancel the last international matches of the year due to a torn muscle fiber, Thomas Müller will probably move into the starting line-up. “We have several alternatives. But Thomas is of course the top alternative if we play in the same system,” said Tuchel.

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According to Tuchel, Guerreiro feels like he could play half. However, you have to be particularly careful with his injury history, warned the 50-year-old coach. The 29-year-old Portuguese is back after a torn muscle fiber in his left thigh. After tearing a muscle bundle in the summer, the former Dortmund player had only appeared twice for Munich so far.

Substitute goalkeeper Daniel Peretz has also left for the Israeli national team for the first time. “Daniel will be released by us today and therefore cannot be in the squad on Saturday,” said Tuchel. Israel’s national team’s games could not take place in October because of the Gaza war. Now the selection will face Kosovo, Switzerland, Romania and Andorra as part of the European Championship qualification. The game against Kosovo will take place this Sunday. Two games were originally planned. “I think he even has a chance of playing. Of course we’re happy about that,” said Tuchel. Manuel Neuer will be in goal again against newly promoted Heidenheim, while Sven Ulreich will be on the Bayern bench.

Tuchel is in contact with Peretz, who was signed in the summer. “It is our duty of care to talk to him and find out how he is doing and whether football is possible for him,” Tuchel said recently. The 23-year-old goalkeeper is worried about family and friends in his homeland. “I know it’s good for him to train here and have distraction and support,” said Tuchel.

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