FC Bayern starts the DFB Cup on Tuesday (9/25/23, 8:45 p.m.) against third division team Preußen Münster. Most recently, the Munich team was eliminated from the competition three times early. This is also why Thomas Tuchel “doesn’t want to send a signal that it won’t be that difficult.”
Anyone who has ever been to the Munich Oktoberfest will perhaps be able to confirm that a visit to the Oktoberfest and outstanding professional achievements in the following days do not necessarily go together. And yet FC Bayern Munich celebrated on Sunday in the marquee on Theresienwiese – although he starts the DFB Cup against Preußen Münster on Tuesday (live in the audio live stream and ticker on sportschau.de).
Tuchel about visiting the Oktoberfest: “It’s clear that no one is going overboard”
The third division team is not exactly the biggest name in the football business, completely different from FC Bayern, and yet Thomas Tuchel didn’t seem particularly enthusiastic about this company outing. “We know that visiting the Oktoberfest is part of it. That it is a tradition in the club and above all in Munich. That’s why we respect it.”said the FC Bayern coach and, despite his somewhat earlier departure, he was optimistic that none of his players had looked too deeply into the beer mug: “I haven’t seen anyone today, but they’re all professionals. It was matchday minus two, so it’s clear that we behave accordingly and nobody goes overboard,” said Tuchel.
The coach definitely doesn’t want to experience a nasty surprise in the cup. He has been forewarned. Three different FC Bayern coaches have now had to experience the fact that the DFB Cup is not a sure-fire success even for the series champions. Whether Hansi Flick, who was knocked out in the second round against Holstein Kiel, Julian Nagelsmann, who said goodbye just as early in a defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach, or Tuchel himself last year, when he lost against SC Freiburg shortly after his arrival in Munich quarterfinals had failed.
Daniel Peretz in goal before his debut
Now the DFB Cup is entering a new round and the Munich team has a clear goal: “We want to go to Berlin, we want to get to the final,” Thomas Tuchel explained the unsurprising claim. On Tuesday we have to overcome the first hurdle against Preußen Münster. Against the clear underdog, it will also be important not to go into the game with overconfidence. The coach therefore did not want to announce too many rotations. “I don’t want to give the group the slightest signal that it won’t be that important or that it won’t be that difficult,” said Tuchel.
However, the coach made an exception. Daniel Peretz (23) will make his debut in the goalkeeper position. “I’m used to it from abroad that the second goalkeeper, if he has earned it – not only through performance, but also through his attitude – plays in the cup. That’s important for him, that’s important for the team,” said Tuchel and praised the Israeli: “Daniel is doing great. He has a lot of potential and was brought in with great hopes for the future. He can prove that tomorrow.”
Upamecano struck: Kim the only one Central defender?
There could also be a change in defense. In addition to Matthijs de Ligt, who was substituted injured in the 7-1 win over Bochum, his central defender colleague Dayot Upamecano is also injured. “He has latent complaints,” Tuchel said, and just a few weeks after the start of the season, the exact problem that the FC Bayern coach had warned about occurred: Min-jae Kim could only be a trained central defender with professional experience Squad stands.
It will be all the more important that the Munich’s offensive worked as well as it did recently. 13 goals in the last three games is an impressive record that should be expanded against Münster if possible. “We want to be dominant, we want to have possession of the ball and we want to use our individual quality,” said Tuchel, warning against underestimating Münster despite their weak start to the season.
The DFB Cup opponents are currently in 15th place in the 3rd league, but: “We don’t focus so much on previous results. Playing against us is something completely different. Münster can play without pressure,” said the FC Bayern coach and expected: “An opponent who fights, who will fight with the audience as a unit for the sensation.” If Münster were to actually be successful, the good atmosphere that currently exists on Säbener Straße would probably have vanished suddenly. But Tuchel has been well warned about the effects that a DFB Cup exit can have on FC Bayern.
Source: BR24Sport
September 25, 2023 – 6:30 p.m
