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Thomas Tuchel is under pressure at FC Bayern Munich. There are well-known coaching candidates to succeed him on the transfer market.
Munich – There are rumblings at FC Bayern. After the bitter 0:3 (0:1) in the top Bundesliga game at Bayer Leverkusen, individual fans on Säbener Strasse called for Thomas Tuchel to be thrown out. The next defeat was against Lazio Rome in the Champions League and in Bochum they were also losers in the end.
FC Bayern: Coach Thomas Tuchel is criticized
In the league, Bayern are now the hunters of the “Werkself”, in the DFB Cup the German record champions failed embarrassingly in the second round against third division team 1. FC Saarbrücken (1:2). Bayern had already clearly lost the Supercup against RB Leipzig (0:3) in August.
So will it actually be difficult for Tuchel? As the Picture writes, the relationship between the 50-year-old coach and Joshua Kimmich as well as Leon Goretzka and Matthijs de Ligt should be manageable. The transfer market would always provide successor candidates. IPPEN.MEDIA provides an overview of the top trainers available.
Antonio Conte: An Italian as coach of FC Bayern?
Antonio Conte: Former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who sits on the supervisory board, is considered a big Italy fan. Since his interlude at Tottenham (November 2022 to March 2023), 54-year-old Antonio Conte has been without a job. The southern Italian had previously coached Inter Milan, Chelsea FC and – quite successfully – Juventus Turin. With “Juve” he won the Scudetto three times between 2012 and 2014, and Conte also became Italian champion with Internazionale (2021).
FC Bayern: José Mourinho is said to be interested in a coaching job in Munich
Jose Mourinho: As the Picture Reportedly, José Mourinho is said to be interested in the coaching job in Munich. Germany is still missing from the Portuguese’s long life. “I heard he is learning German. He has flirted with the office in the past. He would be ready,” explained sports reporter Christian Falk from Picture and Sports picture on Sunday (February 11th). World TV. Mourinho was once considered a coaching candidate at Borussia Dortmund because he has good contacts with BVB managing director Hans-Joachim “Aki” Watzke.
The 61-year-old’s CV reads at least impressively. The Portuguese coach won the Champions League with FC Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010). With Porto he also won the UEFA Cup (2003) and with Manchester United in 2017 in the successor competition, the Europa League (2017). . With Chelsea FC, Mourinho became English champion three times (2005, 2006, 2015), with Inter he won the Scudetto twice (2009, 2010) and with Real Madrid the Spanish championship in 2012.
Joachim Löw: Would the former national coach be considered for FC Bayern?
Joachim Löw: The world champion coach has been without a job since summer 2021. Although he has since been linked to several top clubs, the 64-year-old from Baden has not yet decided to get involved. However, the long-time national coach (2006 to 2021) is spotted again and again in the Munich Allianz Arena. An indication?
The last time Löw coached a club team was between summer 2003 and spring 2004, when he coached Austria Wien in Austria. What could speak against such a solution: In the summer of 2021, FCB honorary president Uli Hoeneß sharply criticized Löw for his tactics after the disappointing European Championship.
Hansi Flick: Ex-coach would be candidate for successor at FC Bayern
Hansi Flick: As the Sports picture Reportedly, the Bayern bosses are looking into a possible return campaign for former coach Hansi Flick. In the 2019/20 season, the Baden native won the Champions League, the championship and the DFB Cup as well as the national and international Supercup with the Munich team. What would speak for this constellation: Flick and Hoeneß are now said to have spoken out after the coach left the club at his own request in the summer of 2021.
What speaks against it: At the end of his time as national coach, the 58-year-old was no longer successful, and attacker Leroy Sané in particular remained pale under him. And midfield strategist Leon Goretzka also fell short of his own standards under Flick. The coach is said to have had a very good relationship with Thomas Müller and Joshua Kimmich, as well as with Manuel Neuer. Would the old Bayern coach become the new man on the Munich sidelines if Tuchel remained without a title this season? (pm)