FC Bayern: Thomas Tuchel gives an insight into the incident with Sadio Mané

“Energetic Mood”

For Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel, the “blatant incident” involving attacker Sadio Mané after the club’s internal ban of one game and a fine has no further consequences. “We cleared it up so that it would be cleared up. Sadio, I’m his first lawyer and also his first defense attorney. I only know him as an absolute top professional. He was never, never, ever guilty of anything. Everyone has the right to make a mistake. That was too much. He saw it and there was an apology,” said Tuchel during the press conference before FC Bayern’s game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday (3:30 p.m. / in the TM live ticker).

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After the 0: 3 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League at Manchester City on Tuesday, Mané and Leroy Sané clashed in the dressing room. That got the club busy. It was important that it was clarified, said Tuchel. That had a “cleansing effect”, emphasized the Bayern coach. “We had a good, positive and energetic atmosphere in training yesterday and today and that’s necessary.”

Mané was back in training and will serve out his internal ban against Hoffenheim. According to Tuchel, the way Mané dealt with it was exemplary. Africa’s footballer of the year apologized to the team. However, the coach would prefer such incidents to remain inside the dressing room in the future. His predecessor Julian Nagelsmann had already complained that internal team matters had become public.

New signing Mané still doesn’t seem to have really arrived in Munich. “He’s still looking for himself a bit at Bayern,” confirmed CEO Kahn last week, adding: “We would like him to explode.” As a result of his recent performance, Mané will come in 2023 after recovering from an injury to the fibula head in six Games for an assist, the left wing was cut in the interim update of the Bundesliga and the market value was corrected down by 15 million to 45 million euros – the biggest minus of the update.

In the performance ranking of all Bundesliga newcomers in 2022/23, the former Liverpool star ranks just under the top 10 with a quota of six goals and four assists, but behind players such as Marcus Ingvartsen from Mainz, Michael Gregoritsch from Freiburg and Philipp Hofmann from Bochum. An interim report that not only does not meet the requirements of the FCB supporters, but also of the professional himself.

Choupo-Moting is missing from Bayern Munich against TSG Hoffenheim

Meanwhile, FC Bayern will have to do without attacker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting on Saturday. The 34-year-old tried his hand at team training again this week after his knee problems, but it was not crowned with success. The record champions had already missed Choupo-Moting against SC Freiburg (1-0) and Manchester City (0-3).

Serge Gnabry is expected to be back in the starting XI in the center of attack. Mathys Tel (17), who has recovered from his muscle injury, will probably get a joker chance. “Starting from scratch would be a bit early,” said Tuchel, looking at the youngster.

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