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.”
“No, I didn’t have that thought, because it’s not football, that you throw the coach out on Saturday after a defeat like that. That’s definitely not the way. Bayern have already fired a coach, but you’re still where you are . It’s not just a trainer problem.” Max Eberl
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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.”