As of: February 14, 2024, 4:40 p.m
By: Johannes Skiba
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After FC Bayern's defeat against Leverkusen, Thomas Müller raged in a TV interview.
Coach Tuchel has not yet seen the angry speech.
Munich – In the upcoming duel in the round of 16 of the Champions League, FC Bayern against Lazio Rome will be about making amends for the clear 3-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.
To do this, coach Thomas Tuchel has to demand a reaction from his players.
After the defeat against the Werkself, Thomas Müller in particular provided such an impulse with his angry speech.
However, his coach has not yet heard the statements, as Tuchel revealed at the press conference before the important game against Lazio.
Tuchel agrees with Müller's statements
When asked about Thomas Müller's statements, Thomas Tuchel said: "I didn't hear them." According to his own statement, the 50-year-old has been "offline" since the end of the game against Leverkusen.
So far, Tuchel has only been asked by press representatives about the Munich native's comments.
The trainer apparently has no problem with either the content or the manner of Müller's incendiary speech.
“There’s nothing wrong with saying it like that.
If anyone is allowed to do that, it is of course Thomas who is allowed to express it like that.”
Tuchel agrees with his protégé and also recognizes a difference between his team's training performance and their performance in competitive games.
“There is a discrepancy.”
Tuchel agrees with Thomas Müller's statements after the defeat against Leverkusen.
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Tuchel sees Müller's statements as the initial spark for better performance
At the press conference, Tuchel painted a similar picture to Müller: “It feels like we are playing with a backpack.” But the coach sees something positive in the offensive player’s angry speech: “It is important that the process is controlled by the players What is meant is the process in order to be able to use the training performance in the important games.
A reaction from FC Bayern is essential against Lazio Rome.
It is quite possible that spokesman Müller could become an important factor for the game in the Italian capital, not only on the microphone but also on the field.
(jsk)