On Saturday (3:30 p.m.) FC Bayern welcomes SV Darmstadt 98. At the press conference before the ninth matchday of the Bundesliga, coach Thomas Tuchel answers questions from journalists.
sport.de reported from 1:00 p.m at this point in the LIVE ticker from the PK of the German record champions.
+++ Tuchel about Darmstadt 98 and Thomas Müller +++
“The fact that Thomas, as a player who is used to playing, will never like sitting on the bench, is something completely normal. I can only give Thomas the highest compliment on the way he is training at the moment. That is sensationally good and absolute exemplary. He is a real team player at an extremely high level.”
+++ Tuchel about the new number 2 +++
“Very good question. The hierarchy was actually always the same. Ulle got the performances he did from this role as Manuel’s friend and not just as his competitor. They were outstandingly good. I think that was also the case because Ulle simply recognizes the hierarchy. If Manuel plays tomorrow, Ulle would go on the bench. In the long term, our wish would be for Daniel to take the next step and then become the challenger or successor to Manuel over the next few years. Do that But usually the goalkeepers and their coaches are out first.”
+++ Tuchel about disadvantages for Neuer in terms of match practice +++
“Ideally, now would be the moment when we fly to Asia and distribute playing times. That’s not the case now, we have to improvise. We rely on the playing experience and the memory function of his athlete’s brain. He has been in team training for several weeks and is fit to play. At the same time, we trust him to do it.”
+++ Tuchel about the lack of development that Hamann accuses FCB of +++
“Didi is getting a little out of hand at the moment, I have the feeling. On the other hand, he’s definitely not important enough for us to care about it, react to it or let ourselves be annoyed.”
+++ Tuchel on slow pace against Darmstadt +++
“There’s a rating that I don’t like at all. It’s always about three points, about maintaining the flow and the bite. Mathys Tel definitely deserves to play. Now it’s the case that we’re currently in the lead “We’re very strong. We’ll wait for the final training.”
+++ Tuchel above Neuer’s level +++
“No one can predict that. It all depends on how you deal with the long time. I think the “I’ll show everyone again” plays a big role, but I don’t feel him tense at all. At the moment For him, the joy and pride of what he has achieved predominates. What I notice in training is a completely new level of goalkeeping. That is very impressive. Manu makes every defender and his goalkeeper colleagues stronger. That is simply one League of its own. I hope he sees this as a gift too, since I realized for a while after the accident how close it was.”
+++ Tuchel on the “greatest football comeback” +++
“I don’t know. Do we always need headlines, even bigger and bigger and the biggest thing? It’s definitely very impressive. I notice the difference in his condition, in his relaxedness compared to how I got to know him at the beginning. That’s allowed He is very proud of himself and the doctors, physios and those around him can also be proud of themselves. I am really happy for him. I am also almost proud of him that he is coming back like this, even if my performance was the smallest. That’s anything but a given. I’m very confident that he’ll reach his top performance very quickly.”
+++ Tuchel on Neuer’s emotional state +++
“I do think that this is a special situation. It’s been a long time. But I feel his anticipation, I feel his whole class, he has a lot of experience. The situation is new now, but situations like this are there to to be lived. He can also be proud of himself and can enjoy it too. There will definitely be a certain amount of nervousness and tingling, that’s also normal. Let’s hope that everything goes well.”
+++ Tuchel about new comeback+++
“Yes, you can assume that. If nothing happens in training now, toi toi toi, then he’ll play tomorrow. He’s looking forward to it, we’re looking forward to it, probably a few more are looking forward to it.”
+++ FC Bayern’s PK begins! +++
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel and press spokesman Dieter Nickles take their place on the podium. The first journalists raise their hands.
+++ New guy before a comeback at FC Bayern? This is the latest status +++
According to information from RTL/ntv and sport.de The players’ side assumes that Neuer will be used again for the first time against the Lilies.
Bayern coach Tuchel expressed caution to “Amazon Prime” after FC Bayern’s 3-1 win in the Champions League group match against Galatasaray on Tuesday evening. “I still have to wait and talk to him, I can’t say yet,” said the coach, who also noted: “If he can, then he will play. He wants to anyway.”
Sven Ulreich, who recently represented Neuer excellently, would have no problem with a Neuer comeback. “Of course you’re always happy when you play, but I’ve already said: I know my role at FC Bayern, and Manuel fought his way back and I’m happy for him because it was just a long road for him “, the goalkeeper made clear on Tuesday evening.
+++ Is Manuel Neuer making his comeback in the FC Bayern goal? +++
One question is particularly troubling FC Bayern fans before the match against Darmstadt: Will regular goalkeeper Manuel Neuer make his comeback after an almost eleven-month break?
Neuer made his last appearance as a professional on December 1, 2022 in the German national team’s final World Cup group game against Costa Rica. Eight days later, the five-time world goalkeeper suffered a serious lower leg injury while on a skiing holiday.
Neuer’s last game for FC Bayern was even longer ago: on November 12, 2022, he was between the posts in a 2-0 win at Schalke 04.
+++ FC Bayern against Darmstadt 98 clear favorite +++
The Bundesliga home game against newly promoted SV Darmstadt 98 on Saturday (3:30 p.m./Sky) probably won’t give Bayern fans the biggest stomach ache. After eight matchdays, Munich are in third place in the table with 20 points. Only leaders Bayer Leverkusen (22 points) and VfB Stuttgart (21) are in a better position. BVB is level with Bayern.
After a weak start to the season, the Darmstadt team trained by Torsten Lieberknecht now find themselves in twelfth place with seven points. At the beginning of October, the South Hesse team won their first two wins of the season against Werder Bremen (4:2) and at FC Augsburg (2:1). The Lilies did well in the 1:3 home defeat against RB Leipzig.
The Bundesliga record between FC Bayern and Darmstadt 98 speaks for itself. In eight league duels so far there have been seven wins for the record champions, the goal balance is 18:5 goals. Only in their first meeting on November 11, 1978 were the Lilies able to celebrate a 1-1 draw in Munich.