With Thomas Tuchel on the way out at Bayern Munich in the summer, the club does not have significant reason to defend the manager. The main reason Bayern would want to outwardly back the German is to keep the peace in the dressing room. Bayern may have fallen short in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. However, in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League, the Bavarians still have a means for success this season.
Bayern’s honorary President Uli Hoeness has disregarded that, and he has criticized Thomas Tuchel and his ability to develop players. Speaking ahead of this past weekend’s game against Eintracht Frankfurt, Hoeness pointed to the fact that Tuchel does not create an environment that benefits growth among players.
“He doesn’t think he can improve a Davies, Pavlovic or Musiala. If it doesn’t work, you should buy someone else,” Hoeness said. “You should work hard on them and give them confidence. Improve young players and give them a hug sometimes.”
Tuchel responded by calling the claims baseless and that they hurt his coaching honor.
“If we have proven something in the coaching team over the last 15 years: that we always give young players, especially from the academy, a place in training and on the pitch,” Tuchel said. “The three examples in this incorrect content I can’t understand it. I have very little understanding of that.”
Hoeness and Thomas Tuchel show division at Bayern
Hoeness did not backtrack his original comments following Tuchel’s response. Instead, he insisted he was “determined to make his opinion clearer again.” What that constitutes is unclear. However, it does show two things. On one hand, Uli Hoeness is not a fan of Thomas Tuchel and what he has done at Bayern Munich. Despite having a clearly talented squad that had won 11 Bundesliga titles in a row, Thomas Tuchel floundered. This also comes on the back of Tuchel bringing in his top target, Harry Kane. The Englishman thrived in Germany,…
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-04-29 15:55:09
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