Bundesliga dispute at FC Bayern
“I don’t know what’s going to happen next in the club”
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The anger between Uli Hoeneß and Thomas Tuchel overshadowed FC Bayern’s preparation for the duel with Real Madrid. Sports director Eberl and club legend Müller are trying to moderate the dispute. Tuchel, however, reiterates his criticism of Bayern’s patron.
In Munich they could calmly prepare for the exchange of blows with Real Madrid. After all, the semi-finals of the Champions League offer a great opportunity to somewhat salvage a messed up season. It is important to combine strength and concentration in order to survive in the duel with the top Spanish team. But you can also get lost in internal arguments, as the record champions celebrated three days before the most important game of the season – without much distress.
The public dispute between Thomas Tuchel and Uli Hoeneß determines the situation at FC Bayern. It doesn’t help that the sports director wants to put out the fire he set himself by any means possible. That does “nothing” for the team, emphasized Max Eberl, with a view to the public dispute between honorary president Hoeneß and coach Tuchel. “The team has shown that it doesn’t affect them. The coach showed that it doesn’t affect them and neither does it affect us. We will go through it and still achieve the best possible results,” said Eberl after Munich’s 2-1 (1-1) win against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Hoeneß, the patron of FC Bayern who still reigns in the background, criticized Tuchel’s work in developing young players during a panel discussion with the “FAZ”. Tuchel feels his “coaching honor” has been violated, the “accusations” are “miles” away from reality and “baseless,” Bayern’s coach blurted out in an interview with Sky before the Frankfurt game. Tuchel seemed visibly stunned. He added more later. “There are ten incredibly important days ahead for all of us. There’s no worse time for any sideshows. It’s now just about Real Madrid, VfB Stuttgart and Real Madrid,” said Tuchel. The attempt to focus on sport seems almost desperate.
Uli Hoeneß watched the home win against Frankfurt from the stands. The honorary president’s comments about coach Tuchel caused loud irritation
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Just like Eberl’s appearance as a mediator. He assumes that the “two men”, Hoeneß and Tuchel, “get together and then focus everything,” explained the sports director. “Two men will discuss this with each other and then the matter will be settled.” However, Tuchel had already signaled before the Frankfurt game that he had little interest in discussing it with his “boss” Hoeneß.
Müller reacts like Kahn
For Dietmar Hamann, the ball is in Munich’s honorary president anyway. “I would be surprised if Hoeneß doesn’t try to put this right in the next half hour or hour. If that doesn’t happen, I don’t know what will happen next in the club. This also influences his preparation for Real. I would be very surprised if Hoeneß didn’t try to clarify that or apologize,” said Hamann on Sky. The expert then defended Tuchel and said with regard to the promotion of talent at Bayern: “Nobody knew a Pavlovic before Tuchel. He now has 20 games and has been called up to the national team.”
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Meanwhile, Thomas Müller tried to drown out his superiors’ arguments with a laugh. After the win against Frankfurt, the longest-serving Bayern professional parodied the long-time goalkeeper and former Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn when he was asked about the argument between Hoeneß and Tuchel. “I don’t give a shit,” said Müller on Saturday on ARD in his successful Kahn imitation with a disguised voice.
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Kahn spoke the legendary words in 2002 after a defeat in Bremen. “If things go bad, things go bad,” Kahn said at the time and, when asked about his fault for the goals conceded, added with a smile: “I don’t give a shit.” It remains to be seen how important the background noise will be to Bayern in the semi-final against Real.
