At the weekend, Thomas Tuchel engaged in a public verbal duel with his critics over the top game between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern. Stefan Effenberg is critical of the head coach’s appearances.
The football evening at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday became a memorable event. First, FC Bayern almost traditionally took apart their long-term rivals from Dortmund using every trick in the book.
With the tailwind of the victory, Tuchel then settled accounts with “Sky” with the experts Lothar Matthäus and Dietmar Hamann, who had become his harshest critics in recent weeks.
The coach even broke off the TV station’s large group interview with Matthäus before the record national player could respond to his comments.
Effenberg believes that Tuchel has only made the issue even bigger. “That’s not how things are calmed down and sorted out. Now Matthäus will counterattack again and Tuchel doesn’t seem to say anything more about it. I understand Tuchel that it has to come out. But as a coach you’re not allowed to break off a conversation. He made a mistake there.” , criticized the former Bayern player on Sunday in the “double pass” on “Sport1”.
Effenberg cannot explain FC Bayern’s cup exit
Overall, Tuchel has recently appeared “thin-skinned” in headwinds, the 55-year-old continued.
The situation could even escalate further in the coming weeks if there is no sporting success. “We are in November and they have already lost two titles – the cup and the Super Cup. Tuchel has to be measured by that,” recalled the former midfielder.
Effenberg was satisfied with the performance against BVB. At the same time, the cup exit against Saarbrücken seems even more inexplicable in all aspects.
“It was the best game under Tuchel from the first to the last minute in all areas. That was really impressive. You can’t stop Bayern Munich’s offensive in the Bundesliga. That’s why it’s all the more incomprehensible why these players aren’t in the cup “We played,” he denounced, referring to Harry Kane, who sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the cup.