Unusual position for Thomas Tuchel. At the start of the Champions League, the FC Bayern coach has to take a seat in the stands – in the top game against Manchester United, he completely trusts his assistant coaches.
Right at the start of the group phase of the Champions League there is a top game: FC Bayern meets Manchester United. “Bayern Munich against United is a big game. They are two big clubs in Europe,” emphasized Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel at the press conference.
Manchester United is currently in a crisis and has suffered three defeats in its first five league games. For Tuchel, this is irrelevant: “Your previous results don’t say much about you.” The 50-year-old warned urgently about Erik ten Hag’s team and their quick switching game: “We can never switch off. United are always dangerous, they have a lot of individual quality.”
Lockdown is “a shame, but that’s how it is”
The Bayern coach has to watch the Champions League opener from the stands. The reason is a ban because of the yellow-red card that Tuchel received in the quarter-final against Manchester City last season. “It’s a shame, but that’s how it is. We are a strong coaching team. My colleagues will pick it up. I’ll try to bring in energy from the stands. Then we’ll manage it.”
Champions League is “the icing on the cake”
FC Bayern is under pressure after three lean years in the Champions League. After the triple year of 2020, it always ended in the quarter-finals – which makes it all the more important to start successfully in the premier class. The record champions have been successful in their opening games 19 times so far. But: “It’s one of the most difficult competitions you can play. But at the same time the most beautiful. This competition is the icing on the cake.”
100 million purchase Kane, who is still without a title, made it clear before the top duel with his ex-colleagues from the island “that I want to play for the title. That’s why,” he made it clear in the dark red Bayern shirt, “I am came here”. If this is to succeed, his goals will play an important role.
