FC Bayern lost their away game in Mainz 3-1 and with it their lead in the Bundesliga.
Nevertheless, the players got three days off.
Munich – This is not how Thomas Tuchel imagined his debut at Bayern Munich.
He only won two of his first seven games, was eliminated with Bayern Munich in the DFB Cup and the Champions League and even lost the championship lead on Saturday.
Now he is in demand both as a motivator and as a mediator in the crisis and made a surprising announcement right after the recent bankruptcy in Mainz.
Despite the defeat, Tuchel gave his players three days off.
Thomas Tuchel | |
Born: | August 29, 1973 in Krumbach |
Stations as a player: | Stuttgarter Kickers, SSV Ulm |
Stations as a trainer: | 1. FSV Mainz 05, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC, FC Bayern Munich |
Thomas Tuchel at a loss after bankruptcy in Mainz: "The problems are obvious"
The 3-1 defeat in Mainz marked a new low for FC Bayern this season.
After the record champions had led at half-time, he gave up the game without needing to.
In the second half, Bayern couldn't find an answer to the hosts' three quick goals, which is why Tuchel criticized his team's effectiveness after the game, using the example of the hapless Thomas Müller.
"We find it incredibly difficult to win games and the problems are obvious," complained the 49-year-old about the current situation at Bayern.
During his interview on the Sky microphone, the head coach was also asked about the announced break that he wanted to impose on his players.
Despite the highly unsatisfactory result, he stuck to his decision.
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Tuchel gives his pros three days off: "Don't think we look fresh"
When asked specifically whether the three-day break was necessary, Tuchel promptly replied: "Yes, urgently for everyone.
Because there is no energy.
And we won't get that now if we all call in and keep going," said the Krumbacher, who was largely at a loss in view of the defeat.
"We've been going through the program for three and a half weeks without a day off.
I don't think we look fresh.
That's why we need a little distance," he added before ending the interview.
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Thomas Tuchel was surprisingly critical of Thomas Müller's performance in Mainz.
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FC Bayern next against ailing Hertha – BVB with an advantage in the title fight
Whether the short break is what Bayern need will only become clear next weekend, more precisely on Sunday afternoon.
Then the bottom of the table, Hertha BSC, who is in danger of relegation and who is also in free fall with the new old coach Pál Dardai, will be a guest in the Allianz Arena.
The Munich team shouldn't allow themselves another slip in the last five games of the season, as Borussia Dortmund leads the table by one point.
The series champion faces a "disaster" season without a title, as Oliver Kahn called it.
(ajr)
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