The defeat in Heidenheim hits FC Bayern hard just a few days before the important Champions League duel at Arsenal. Coach Thomas Tuchel is at a loss, but according to sports director Max Eberl, he will definitely remain in office.
German football record champions Bayern Munich are sticking with their coach even after the bitter 2-3 defeat in Heidenheim. Thomas Tuchel is expected to be on the bench in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Arsenal on Tuesday. Christoph Freund explained that. “Yes, one hundred percent, everyone has to take a look at their own nose,” said the sports director in the Sky interview.
It is also clear to sports director Max Eberl. “This is not the Bayern Munich I knew.” But throwing the coach out is definitely not the way to go. For him it was “absolutely clear that Thomas Tuchel would be on the bench in the Champions League on Tuesday and also on Saturday against Cologne.”
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Friend: Everyone needs to look in the mirror
After the Munich team lost a 2-0 half-time lead at 1. FC Heidenheim, Freund also found clear words. “That’s not Bayern Munich like. Everyone has to look in the mirror, that can’t be our claim, we’re talking about a topic that we have to question as a group, that’s not acceptable,” said the sports director. And added: Tuchel is trying everything “to get energy in”. The Champions League is the last chance for a title for Bayern. “We all know that we can and must do things differently.”
Eberl also followed up in the Sportschau interview: “We should quickly get rid of the arrogance of saying that we’ll just come second. We’re not second yet and we’re not sure of CL qualification yet.”
In the audio: Sports director Christoph Freund after the defeat against Heidenheim
Tuchel appears perplexed
Coach Thomas Tuchel struggled to find the right words for the defeat after the game. “We have a hard time keeping our concentration and level up, that’s proof of that,” said the 50-year-old football teacher. With a view to the upcoming duel in the premier class, he was still missing the right idea how to do it so shortly after the low blow can give a positive impulse to the team: “I don’t know now, I’ll know tomorrow, I’ll know the day after. Now we’re facing the fan curve and it’s a little difficult for me to talk about a positive impulse.”
Matthäus calls for Tuchel’s immediate dismissal
Tuchel will leave Bayern after the season, but that is too late for record national player Lothar Matthäus. “Thomas Tuchel no longer reaches the team, he gives strange press conferences and makes strange statements. I could imagine that Bayern Munich will react in the next 24 or 48 hours,” said the Sky expert and added: “The team needs a new one Impulse, Thomas Tuchel can no longer give it to the team.”
Video: Highlights 1. FC Heidenheim – FC Bayern Munich
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Source: Blickpunkt Sport April 7, 2024 – 9:45 p.m
