Thomas Tuchel wants to ‘banish’ Kimmich of his position to occupy a more offensive role
The coach of the Munich team He already has substitutes for his player in the pivot
There is a good ride in the capital of Bavaria. Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel remains at odds with the club over the role of one of its best players, Joshua Kimmich, whom he is looking for a replacement in the pivot position to make him more attacking. The 28-year-old midfielder andis radically against of this opinion, and It is that he already knows who his replacements would be.
The season at Bayern has not started in the desired way. After being defeated in the German Super Cup by a resounding 0-3 against Leipzig, the sensations have not gone better in the offices. Tuchel is generating a climate of tension with Kimmich and the Bavarian entity, and it is that the coach has different opinions regarding the role of the midfielder in the field.
Joshua Kimmich has been playing the role of ‘6’ throughout his career, a position in which he finds himself extremely comfortable and in which it has become one of the best in Europe. You don’t want to lose your status because of a sudden change in position, something that at 28 years old could take its toll, but Tuchel already has names on the table to sign a substitute.
Kimmich’s Replacements
“He brings a lot of quality to the team, but he still doesn’t have the DNA of a defensive midfielder. He likes to roam freely around the field and tries to help everywhere, he likes to get involved in all tasks” said Tuchel, a few words that have not sat well with the club, who highly values Kimmich for his commitment to nearly a decade on the pitch.
According to sources close to Bayern Munich, the coach considers two options for the pivot. The first is Wilfried Ndidi, a Leicester City player who marveled in the Premier League a few years ago, but that the past two seasons has suffered a grotesque drop in performance. The Nigerian will play in the Championship for the first time this year, the English second division, one of the reasons that could lower the cost of leaving England. youuchel knows him well from his time on the Chelsea bench, and is confident of recovering the best version of Ndidi now in Germany.
The other name on the technician’s agenda is that of Florentino Luis, 23-year-old midfielder from Benfica. The Portuguese ‘pearl’ stands out for his skills with the ball at his feet and his good sense of the game, some characteristics to which he adds a physical wonder when it comes to recovering ballsone of the records that Tuchel wants to promote in his team.
Despite being two good options, it does not seem that either of these two players can fulfill the functions of a pivot in a giant like Bayern. A few days ago, it was leaked that Thomas Tuchel privately declared thate Kimmich was “too slow” for the Bayern game, but nothing indicates that Ndidi and Luis can make a significant level leap in this facet.
De Gea, another ‘soap opera’
The situation of the Munich team in goal is more than alarming. They are still looking for a temporary replacement for Neuer, who will be out for a long time due to injury, and one of the options that was raised was that of De Gea. The Spaniard is now a free agent, after spending more than a decade as Manchester United’s goalkeeper, but neither does it seem to Tuchel’s liking.
De Gea can leave the club
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Bayern was seriously considering his incorporation, attracted by the signing at zero cost and the player’s low contractual claimsr, but at the last moment everything fell apart because of Thomas Tuchel, who supposedly would have vetoed his arrivalas stated by the media of the German country.
With the latter, there are already two clashes between the club and the coach, who do not seem to have started the season on the right foot.