The CEO of the German record champions comments on Munich’s performance after the 3-0 defeat in Leverkusen – and also speaks plainly about the future of Thomas Tuchel.
After the 3-0 defeat in the top Bundesliga game at Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen spoke clearly to coach Thomas Tuchel. “Nothing changes at all” in terms of the 50-year-old’s support from the Bayern club management, said Dreesen after the game on Saturday evening in the mixed zone. Tuchel “will not be questioned”. Then Dreesen became clear: “I don’t like to repeat myself. It remains as I just said.”
Dreesen emphasized: “We knew it would be a difficult game. We would have liked a different result. But we have to look forward now.” The club boss of the German record champions was combative in the race for the championship: “The defeat is deserved, but we will not give up. There are still 13 match days left. We are not giving up, we have to be there if Leverkusen slips up.”
“Of course” he still has hope for the championship, emphasized Dreesen. “Who would I be if I wasn’t an optimist until the end?”
“It’s a typical football story”
It was ironic that Josip Stanišić, on loan from FC Bayern, scored the 1-0 for Leverkusen. “It’s such a typical football story that Josip of all people scores this goal for Leverkusen against us,” replied Dreesen when asked by t-online. “He scored a deserved goal and he scored it at the right moment against us.”
Dreesen still paid respect to Leverkusen: “We used to always hear about this famous Bayern nonsense, which is actually a quality when you win games from the back, Leverkusen have shown that in the last few games, you have to have real respect for them “They’re doing it brilliantly. And we have to get back to having that madness again.”